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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 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 August 17, 1966 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Lindblad |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Buzhardt |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Bill Kinnamon 2B: Jim Honochick 3B: Frank Umont |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Mike Hershberger | Right Fielder |
Danny Cater | First Baseman |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Roger Repoz | Center Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Jim Gosger | Left Fielder |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Paul Lindblad | Pitcher |
Alvin Dark | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Don Buford | Third Baseman |
Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Ken Berry | Left Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Jerry Adair | Second Baseman |
Jim Hicks | Right Fielder |
Lee Elia | Shortstop |
John Buzhardt | Pitcher |
Eddie Stanky | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 17, 1966
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Buzhardt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Buzhardt
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Buzhardt
Hershberger 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cater vs. Buzhardt
Cater strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Buzhardt
Green is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Lindblad
Agee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lindblad
Berry hits a fly ball into center field. Repoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Buzhardt
Repoz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adair fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Buzhardt
There goes Repoz. The throw from Romano and he is safe. Repoz steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Charles vs. Buzhardt
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gosger vs. Buzhardt
Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops it up and throws to first, with Buzhardt covering, for the out. Repoz moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roof vs. Buzhardt
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Repoz scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindblad vs. Buzhardt
Lindblad hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Romano fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lindblad
Romano hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Roof settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Skowron vs. Lindblad
Skowron strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lindblad
Adair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hicks vs. Lindblad
Hicks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Buzhardt
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Buzhardt
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Buzhardt
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to third. Cater moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Green vs. Buzhardt
Green hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adair settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Repoz vs. Buzhardt
Repoz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Charles vs. Buzhardt
Charles is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Lindblad
Elia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buzhardt vs. Lindblad
Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Buzhardt
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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Buzhardt
Roof 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Buzhardt
Lindblad hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Agee. Lindblad reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campaneris vs. Buzhardt
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Lindblad
Agee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lindblad
Berry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lindblad
Romano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lindblad
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. Romano moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adair vs. Lindblad
Adair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Romano trying to get to home. Gosger throws the ball in to Roof who tags Romano, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Skowron moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Buzhardt
Hershberger hits a popup towards third. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Buzhardt
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Buzhardt
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hicks vs. Lindblad
Hicks strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elia vs. Lindblad
Elia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buzhardt vs. Lindblad
Buzhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Buzhardt
Repoz hits a line drive towards first. Skowron reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Buzhardt
Charles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gosger vs. Buzhardt
Gosger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Buzhardt
Roof hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Lindblad
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Lindblad
Berry hits a fly ball into left field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Lindblad
Romano hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. Lindblad
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Buzhardt
Lindblad hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Buzhardt
Campaneris 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Buzhardt
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Buzhardt
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Buzhardt
Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Lindblad
Adair hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCraw vs. Lindblad
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Jim Hicks.
McCraw bunts towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. Adair moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Lindblad
Smoky Burgess pinch hits for Lee Elia.
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Lindblad
Pete Ward pinch hits for John Buzhardt.
Ward 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
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repoz vs. Locker
Tommy McCraw now playing right field. Bob Locker now pitching. Al Weis now playing second base. Jerry Adair now playing shortstop.
Repoz hits a fly ball into left field. Berry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Locker
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. McCraw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gosger vs. Locker
Gosger is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Lindblad
Buford hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Repoz. Buford reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Lindblad
The ball gets by Roof for a passed ball. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Agee vs. Lindblad
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berry vs. Lindblad
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green misplays the ball. That's an error on Green. Buford scores. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Romano vs. Aker
Jack Aker now pitching.
Romano bunts towards first. Cater scoops it up and throws to first, with Green covering, for the out. Agee moves to third. Berry moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Skowron vs. Aker
Skowron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adair vs. Aker
Adair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCraw vs. Aker
McCraw hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cater fields the ball and throws to Aker covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locker vs. Aker
Locker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Locker
Floyd Robinson now playing right field. Tommy McCraw now playing first base. Don Blasingame pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Blasingame hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stahl vs. Locker
Larry Stahl pinch hits for Jack Aker.
Stahl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Locker
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Locker
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stahl moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Locker
Cater hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stahl scores. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Talton vs. Locker
Tim Talton pinch hits for Dick Green.
Talton hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCraw scoops it up and throws to first, with Locker covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/17/1966, game 1 -- Kansas City at Chicago (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 0 1 0 Buford D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hershberger M, rf 4 0 2 0 Agee T, cf 3 1 0 0 Cater D, 1b 5 0 3 1 Berry K, lf 4 1 0 1 Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Romano J, c 3 0 1 0 Talton T, ph 1 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 4 1 1 3 Repoz R, cf 3 1 1 0 Robinson F, rf 0 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Adair J, 2b-ss 4 0 3 0 Gosger J, lf 4 0 0 0 Hicks J, rf 2 0 0 0 Roof P, c 3 0 1 1 McCraw T, ph-rf-1b 1 0 1 0 Blasingame D, ph 1 0 0 0 Elia L, ss 2 0 1 0 Lindblad P, p 3 0 1 0 Burgess S, ph 1 0 0 0 Aker J, p 0 0 0 0 Locker B, p 1 0 0 0 Stahl L, ph 1 1 1 0 Buzhardt J, p 2 0 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0 Weis A, 2b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 2 11 2 32 4 8 4 Kansas City 010 000 001 -- 2 Chicago 000 000 04x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Lindblad P (L)* 7.0 6 3 2 1 5 Aker J 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Buzhardt J 7.0 8 1 1 2 4 Locker B (W) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Charles E, Campaneris B, Green D LOB -- Kansas City 11, Chicago 7 2B -- Lindblad P, Buford D HR -- Skowron B SB -- Campaneris B, Repoz R SH -- McCraw T, Romano J PB -- Roof P T -- 2:48 A -- 0
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