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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on April 30, 1958 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 30, 1958 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 30, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ned Garver |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 4,037 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Baxes | Second Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Right Fielder |
Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
Vic Power | First Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Woodie Held | Center Fielder |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ned Garver | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 30, 1958
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garver
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Held vs. Brewer
Held hits a popup towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels misplays the ball. That's an error on Runnels. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a line drive to center field. Piersall throws towards third. Malzone fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Malzone. Cerv scores. House goes all the way around to score. DeMaestri moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garver vs. Brewer
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes strikes out. White drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Baxes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garver
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Gernert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Malzone vs. Garver
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Gernert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Garver
White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Brewer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Power vs. Brewer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Malzone. Tuttle scores. Lopez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Brewer
Held takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
House hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Held moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. Schroll
Al Schroll now pitching. Harry Chiti pinch runs for Frank House.
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Held scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Schroll
Garver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Schroll
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schroll vs. Garver
Harry Chiti now catching.
Schroll hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Garver
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Schroll
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Schroll
Lopez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Runnels reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Schroll
Power hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Schroll
Cerv hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Schroll
Held strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Garver
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Gernert reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Malzone vs. Garver
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first, with Garver covering, for the out. Williams scores. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Garver
White hits a fly ball into center field. Held settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Schroll
Chiti hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Schroll
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Schroll
Garver hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Garver
Marty Keough pinch hits for Al Schroll.
Keough hits a popup towards third. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garver
Buddin hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Porterfield
Bob Porterfield now pitching.
Baxes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Porterfield
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Porterfield
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garver
Gernert hits a fly ball into right field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Porterfield
Power hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Porterfield
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Held vs. Porterfield
Held hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Garver
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Garver
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Porterfield
Chiti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Porterfield
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garver vs. Porterfield
Garver bunts towards the mound. Porterfield fields it and throws to first for the out. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Porterfield
Baxes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klaus vs. Garver
Billy Klaus pinch hits for Bob Porterfield.
Klaus hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Garver
Buddin strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Susce
George Susce now pitching.
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Susce
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Lopez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Power vs. Susce
Power takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Susce
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Lopez trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Power moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Held vs. Susce
Held hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Held reaches second base with a double. Power scores. Cerv goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Susce
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Garver
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Garver
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Garver
Gernert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Garver
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Garver
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Held. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Jensen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
White vs. Garver
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 11 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Piersall vs. Garver
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Piersall for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/30/1958 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Baxes M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 4 0 0 0 Tuttle B, rf 4 1 1 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 1 1 0 Lopez H, 3b 5 1 2 0 Williams T, lf 3 2 1 2 Power V, 1b 4 3 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Cerv B, lf 4 4 3 5 Jensen J, rf 3 0 1 0 Held W, cf 4 1 1 2 Malzone F, 3b 4 0 2 2 House F, c 2 1 1 0 White S, c 4 0 0 0 Chiti H, pr-c 3 0 0 0 Piersall J, cf 4 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 2 1 Brewer T, p 0 0 0 0 Garver N, p 2 0 0 0 Schroll A, p 1 0 1 0 Keough M, ph 1 0 0 0 Porterfield B, p 0 0 0 0 Klaus B, ph 1 0 0 0 Susce G, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 11 11 8 33 4 8 4 Kansas City 025 200 002 -- 11 Boston 010 100 002 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Garver N (W) 9.0 8 4 4 2 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (L)* 2.0 5 7 3 3 2 Schroll A 3.0 2 2 2 1 1 Porterfield B 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 Susce G 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 * Pitched to 6 batters in 3rd E -- Runnels P, Malzone F 2 DP -- Kansas City 2, Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 4 2B -- Gernert D 2, Malzone F 2, Lopez H, Held W HR -- Cerv B 2, Williams T SH -- Garver N T -- 2:22 A -- 4037
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