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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 4, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 4, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 4, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Baumann |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Tsitouris |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 5,457 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Bill Renna | Left Fielder |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Frank Baumann | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Herzog | Center Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
John Tsitouris | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 4, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Tsitouris
Buddin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Tsitouris
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tsitouris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Tsitouris
Runnels is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Baumann
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Baumann
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Renna. Williams reaches second base with a double. Herzog goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Baumann
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Baumann
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Baumann
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. Lopez scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Baumann
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Baumann
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Tsitouris
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Tsitouris
Malzone hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Tsitouris
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Baumann
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. DeMaestri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tsitouris vs. Baumann
Tsitouris strikes out. The ball gets by White. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Baumann
Herzog takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to third. Tsitouris moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Monbouquette
Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Tsitouris
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Tsitouris
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Tsitouris
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Tsitouris
Buddin takes first base on ball four. Renna moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keough vs. Tsitouris
Keough hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maris who is chasing the ball. Keough reaches third base with a triple. Renna scores. Buddin goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Runnels vs. Tsitouris
Runnels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Jensen hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Monbouquette
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Monbouquette
Hadley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Hadley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Monbouquette
House hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Monbouquette
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Coleman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Renna vs. Coleman
Renna hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Coleman
White hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Monbouquette
Coleman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Monbouquette
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Monbouquette
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
There goes Herzog. The throw from White and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monbouquette vs. Coleman
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Coleman
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Coleman
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Coleman
Runnels strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Monbouquette
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Monbouquette
Hadley takes first base on ball four. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Monbouquette
House strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Coleman
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Coleman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Coleman
Gernert hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Gernert reaches second base with a double. Malzone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Coleman
Renna hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Coleman
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gernert scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monbouquette vs. Coleman
Monbouquette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Monbouquette
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin misplays the ball. That's an error on Buddin. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Monbouquette
Preston Ward pinch hits for Rip Coleman.
Ward hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Monbouquette
Herzog takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Monbouquette
Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Lopez takes first base on ball four. DeMaestri moves to third. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Gorman
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gorman
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Monbouquette
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Monbouquette
Hadley hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Monbouquette
House hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Gorman
Malzone bunts in front of the plate. House juggles the ball. That's an error on House. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gernert vs. Gorman
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herzog. Gernert reaches second base with a double. Jensen scores. Malzone goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Renna vs. Gorman
Renna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Daley
Gary Geiger pinch runs for Bill Renna. Bud Daley now pitching.
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monbouquette vs. Daley
Monbouquette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buddin vs. Daley
Buddin hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Monbouquette
Gary Geiger now playing left field.
DeMaestri hits a popup, foul, towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Monbouquette
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Bud Daley.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Monbouquette
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Monbouquette covering, for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Monbouquette
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wall
Murray Wall now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching.
Keough is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Tomanek
Runnels bunts towards the mound. Tomanek fields it and throws to first for the out. Keough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Tomanek
Jensen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Tomanek
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Tomanek
Gernert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Tomanek
Geiger hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Wall
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Wall
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Wall
Hadley strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Wall
House hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1959 -- Boston at Kansas City (D) Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Buddin D, ss 3 1 0 0 Herzog W, cf 1 1 0 0 Keough M, cf 4 1 1 2 Williams D, 3b 5 1 2 2 Runnels P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jensen J, rf 4 2 1 2 Maris R, rf 4 0 1 1 Malzone F, 3b 4 2 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 1 Gernert D, 1b 5 1 4 3 Hadley K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Renna B, lf 2 1 0 0 House F, c 5 0 0 0 Geiger G, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 White S, c 4 0 1 1 Tsitouris J, p 1 0 0 0 Baumann F, p 0 0 0 0 Coleman R, p 1 0 0 0 Monbouquette B, p 4 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Wall M, p 0 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Daley B, p 0 0 0 0 Tuttle B, ph 1 1 1 0 Tomanek D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 8 8 8 35 4 7 4 Boston 002 002 022 -- 8 Kansas City 300 000 010 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Baumann F* 1.0 4 3 3 2 2 Monbouquette B (W) 6.2 3 1 1 5 6 Wall M (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Tsitouris J 2.2 1 2 2 3 2 Coleman R (L) 3.1 4 2 2 1 4 Gorman T+ 1.0 1 2 1 2 1 Daley B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Tomanek D 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 2nd + Pitched to 4 batters in 8th E -- White S, Buddin D, House F LOB -- Boston 8, Kansas City 12 2B -- Williams D, DeMaestri J, Hadley K, Gernert D 2 3B -- Keough M HR -- Jensen J SH -- Malzone F, Runnels P HBP -- by Tomanek D (Keough M) T -- 3:20 A -- 5457
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