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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 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 July 17, 1958 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 17, 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 | July 17, 1958 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Gorman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Brewer |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 9,972 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Summers 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Hank Soar 3B: Frank Umont |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Baxes | Second Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Preston Ward | Third Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Hal Smith | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Tom Gorman | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jim Piersall | Center Fielder |
Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
Gene Stephens | Left Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Dick Gernert | First Baseman |
Lou Berberet | Catcher |
Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
Tom Brewer | Pitcher |
Pinky Higgins | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 17, 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 third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Brewer
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Brewer
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gorman
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gorman
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Consolo. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Gorman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward juggles the ball. That's an error on Ward. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gernert vs. Gorman
Gernert strikes out. There goes Malzone. The throw from Smith to second, and Malzone is out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gorman vs. Brewer
Gorman strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Stephens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Brewer
Maris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Brewer
Ward 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
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Gorman
Berberet hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Gorman
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Gorman
Brewer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brewer
There goes Simpson. The throw from Berberet and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Gorman
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Gorman
Stephens hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Gorman
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Gorman
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Brewer
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Jensen. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gorman vs. Brewer
Gorman bunts towards the mound. Brewer fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Gorman attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. DeMaestri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. DeMaestri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maris vs. Brewer
Maris hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Gorman
Gernert hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Gernert reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berberet vs. Gorman
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. Gernert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Consolo vs. Gorman
Consolo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gernert scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brewer vs. Gorman
Brewer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Piersall vs. Gorman
Piersall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Consolo scores. Brewer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Runnels vs. Daley
Harry Chiti now catching. Bud Daley now pitching.
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Brewer moves to third. Piersall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stephens vs. Daley
Stephens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brewer scores. Piersall moves to third. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Terry
Ralph Terry now pitching.
Malzone hits a line drive into right field. Maris picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maris. Piersall scores. Runnels scores. Stephens moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jensen for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gernert vs. Terry
Gernert 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, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Brewer
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Brewer
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Piersall. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. Simpson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiti vs. Brewer
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berberet vs. Terry
Berberet hits a line drive towards the mound. Terry reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Terry
Consolo hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brewer vs. Terry
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Brewer
DeMaestri hits a fly ball into center field. Piersall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Brewer
Bob Martyn pinch hits for Ralph Terry.
Martyn 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 -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Brewer
Baxes hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Piersall vs. Craddock
Walt Craddock now pitching.
Piersall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Craddock
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Craddock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephens vs. Craddock
Stephens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops it up and throws to first, with Craddock covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Brewer
Maris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Brewer
Ward hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Brewer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Brewer
Simpson 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Craddock
Malzone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Craddock
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gernert vs. Craddock
Gernert hits a line drive into left field. Cerv picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cerv. Malzone scores. Jensen moves to third. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berberet vs. Craddock
Berberet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simpson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Berberet for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Consolo vs. Craddock
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brewer vs. Craddock
Brewer strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
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, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiti vs. Brewer
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brewer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Brewer
Frank House pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri.
House hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chiti moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Wall
Whitey Herzog pinch hits for Walt Craddock. Murray Wall now pitching.
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Wall covering, for the out. Chiti moves to third. House moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Wall
Hector Lopez pinch hits for Mike Baxes.
Lopez hits a line drive towards short. Consolo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/17/1958 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Baxes M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Piersall J, cf 4 1 1 1 Lopez H, ph 1 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 3 1 0 0 Maris R, rf 4 1 2 1 Stephens G, lf 4 0 1 1 Ward P, 3b 4 0 2 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 1 3 2 Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Gernert D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Tuttle B, cf 4 0 2 1 Berberet L, c 4 0 0 0 Smith H, c 2 0 1 0 Consolo B, ss 4 1 1 1 Chiti H, c 2 0 0 0 Brewer T, p 4 1 2 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Wall M, p 0 0 0 0 House F, ph 1 0 1 0 Gorman T, p 2 0 0 0 Daley B, p 0 0 0 0 Terry R, p 0 0 0 0 Martyn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Craddock W, p 0 0 0 0 Herzog W, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 2 10 2 34 6 10 6 Kansas City 001 001 000 -- 2 Boston 000 050 01x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Gorman T (L) 4.1 6 4 4 0 2 Daley B* 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 Terry R 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 Craddock W 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Brewer T (W) 8.1 10 2 2 1 3 Wall M (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th E -- Consolo B, Ward P, Jensen J, Maris R, Cerv B DP -- Kansas City 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Boston 6 2B -- Gernert D, Tuttle B HR -- Maris R CS -- Malzone F, Simpson H T -- 2:10 A -- 9972
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