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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 16, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on June 16, 1966 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 16, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 16, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Stafford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Howard |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Al Salerno 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Ed Runge |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Jim Gosger | Left Fielder |
Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
Roger Repoz | First Baseman |
Danny Cater | Third Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Joe Nossek | Center Fielder |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Bill Stafford | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Don Buford | Third Baseman |
Tommy McCraw | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Floyd Robinson | Right Fielder |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Lee Elia | Shortstop |
Bruce Howard | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
June 16, 1966
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Howard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia misplays the ball. That's an error on Elia. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Howard
Howard fires to first and picks off Campaneris. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Howard
Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Howard
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repoz vs. Howard
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Stafford
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stafford
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Stafford
There goes Buford. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Stafford
McCraw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Stafford
Romano strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Stafford
Robinson is hit by the pitch. Buford moves to third. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Adair vs. Stafford
Adair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. McCraw scores. Robinson moves to third. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Stafford
Skowron strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Howard
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Howard
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Howard
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Stafford
Elia hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Stafford
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Stafford
Agee strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Howard
Roof takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stafford vs. Howard
Stafford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Howard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Stafford
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Stafford
There's a wild pitch. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCraw vs. Stafford
McCraw bunts towards the mound. Stafford fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Stafford
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Stafford
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Howard
Gosger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Howard
Hershberger hits a fly ball into left field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Howard
Repoz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Howard
Cater takes first base on ball four. Repoz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Howard
Green hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nossek vs. Howard
Nossek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Stafford
Adair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Stafford
Skowron hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elia vs. Stafford
Elia hits a popup, foul, towards first. Repoz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Stafford
Howard is hit by the pitch. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Agee vs. Stafford
Agee hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nossek. Agee reaches second base with a double. Adair scores. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buford vs. Stafford
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Howard
Roof hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stahl vs. Howard
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Bill Stafford.
Stahl hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Howard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia misplays the ball. That's an error on Elia. Roof moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gosger vs. Howard
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Adair fields the ball and throws to second. Elia drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Elia. Roof scores. Gosger moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Howard
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
McCraw hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nossek who is chasing the ball. McCraw reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Romano vs. Lindblad
Romano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCraw scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Lindblad
Ken Berry pinch runs for John Romano.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adair vs. Lindblad
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Howard
Ken Berry now playing left field. Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Jerry McNertney now catching.
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Howard covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Howard
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Howard
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Howard
Nossek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Lindblad
McNertney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Lindblad
Elia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Lindblad
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Howard
Roof is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Howard
Lindblad hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Howard
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Lindblad
Agee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cater juggles the ball. That's an error on Cater. Agee moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCraw vs. Lindblad
There goes Buford. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Buford steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCraw vs. Sanders
Ken Sanders now pitching.
McCraw is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freese vs. Grilli
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Ken Berry. Guido Grilli now pitching. Gene Freese pinch hits for Smoky Burgess.
Freese strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Grilli
There goes Agee. The slide. Roof applies the tag. Agee is out. Buford moves to third. McCraw moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Grilli
There's a wild pitch. Buford scores. McCraw moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Robinson vs. Grilli
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adair vs. Dickson
Jim Dickson now pitching.
There goes Robinson. The throw from Roof and he is safe. Robinson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adair vs. Dickson
The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. McCraw scores. Robinson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Adair vs. Dickson
Adair hits a fly ball into right field. Hershberger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Howard
Gene Freese now playing third base. Don Buford now playing left field.
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Howard
Hershberger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Howard
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNertney vs. Dickson
McNertney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elia vs. Dickson
Elia hits a popup in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Dickson
Howard bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. McNertney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Dickson
Agee strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Howard
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nossek vs. Locker
Nossek hits a popup towards short. Elia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Locker
Roof strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/16/1966, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 4 0 0 0 Agee T, cf 5 0 2 1 Gosger J, lf 4 0 0 0 Buford D, 3b-lf 3 2 1 0 Hershberger M, rf 3 0 0 0 McCraw T, lf-1b 1 3 1 0 Repoz R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Romano J, c 3 0 1 1 Cater D, 3b 3 1 2 0 Berry K, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Green D, 2b 4 1 1 3 Burgess S, ph 0 0 0 0 Nossek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Freese G, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 1 1 0 Robinson F, rf 2 0 0 0 Stafford B, p 1 0 0 0 Adair J, 2b 3 1 1 2 Stahl L, ph 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 1 0 0 0 McNertney J, c 2 0 1 0 Sanders K, p 0 0 0 0 Elia L, ss 4 0 0 0 Grilli G, p 0 0 0 0 Howard B, p 2 0 0 0 Dickson J, p 0 0 0 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 4 5 3 28 6 7 4 Kansas City 000 310 000 -- 4 Chicago 200 110 20x -- 6 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Stafford B 4.0 3 3 3 3 3 Lindblad P (L)* 2.0 3 3 1 1 2 Sanders K 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Grilli G 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Dickson J 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Howard B (W)+ 8.0 5 4 3 3 5 Locker B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Elia L 3, Cater D DP -- Kansas City 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Chicago 7 2B -- Agee T 3B -- McCraw T HR -- Green D SB -- Buford D 2, Robinson F CS -- Agee T SH -- McCraw T, Howard B HBP -- by Stafford B (Robinson F), by Stafford B (Howard B) WP -- Stafford B, Grilli G PB -- Roof P T -- 2:37 A -- 0
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