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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 3, 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 3, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 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 3, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ralph Terry |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 12,635 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
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 Sullivan | 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 |
Harry Simpson | First Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Ralph Terry | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
May 3, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Terry
Buddin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Terry
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog hits a popup, foul, towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a popup towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez 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, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Sullivan
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jensen throws the ball in to Buddin who tags Maris trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jensen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gernert vs. Terry
Gernert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Renna vs. Terry
Renna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jensen scores. Gernert moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
White vs. Terry
White strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Terry
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Sullivan
Cerv 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Sullivan
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Sullivan
House hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Sullivan
Terry hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gernert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Terry
Buddin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. House settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Terry
Keough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Sullivan
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Sullivan
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Sullivan
Lopez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Sullivan
Maris hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Sullivan
Cerv hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simpson vs. Sullivan
There's a wild pitch. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Simpson vs. Sullivan
Simpson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
House vs. Sullivan
House hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cerv scores. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Sullivan
DeMaestri hits a line drive into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Terry
Gernert strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Terry
Renna 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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Terry
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Terry
Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Frank Sullivan.
Sullivan hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Fornieles
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops it up and throws to first, with Fornieles covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fornieles
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Terry
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Terry
Keough strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels hits a line drive into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Fornieles
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fornieles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Fornieles
Maris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Fornieles
Cerv hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Fornieles
Simpson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Fornieles
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gernert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats House for the out. Simpson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Fornieles
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Terry
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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Terry
Gernert hits a fly ball into center field. Herzog settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Terry
Renna hits a popup, foul, towards first. Simpson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Fornieles
Terry 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Fornieles
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Fornieles
Preston Ward pinch hits for Dick Williams.
Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Monbouquette
Bill Tuttle pinch runs for Preston Ward. Bill Monbouquette now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it and throws to second for the out. Herzog scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Monbouquette
Maris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Terry
Bill Tuttle now playing center field. Hal Smith now playing third base.
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Terry
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Bill Monbouquette.
Geiger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Terry
Buddin hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kiely
Leo Kiely now pitching.
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simpson vs. Kiely
Simpson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kiely
House hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kiely
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Terry
Kent Hadley now playing first base.
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Terry
Runnels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Terry
Jensen hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Terry
Malzone hits a popup towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Kiely
Terry hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kiely
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kiely
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone juggles the ball. That's an error on Malzone. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kiely
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Kiely
Maris hits a fly ball into left field. Renna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Terry
Gernert hits a popup towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renna vs. Terry
Renna strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Terry
White hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Terry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1959 -- Boston at Kansas City (D) Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Buddin D, ss 4 0 1 0 Herzog W, cf 2 1 0 0 Keough M, cf 4 0 1 0 Smith H, 3b 1 0 0 0 Runnels P, 2b 4 0 1 0 Williams D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 1 0 Malzone F, 3b 4 2 2 2 Tuttle B, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Gernert D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Lopez H, 2b 5 1 2 1 Renna B, lf 4 0 1 1 Maris R, rf 5 2 3 3 White S, c 4 0 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 2 2 2 Sullivan F, p 1 0 0 0 Simpson H, 1b 3 0 2 0 Sullivan H, ph 1 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 0 0 0 0 Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0 House F, c 4 0 2 1 Monbouquette B, p 0 0 0 0 DeMaestri J, ss 4 0 1 0 Geiger G, ph 1 0 0 0 Terry R, p 4 0 1 0 Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 37 7 14 7 Boston 010 101 000 -- 3 Kansas City 103 021 00x -- 7 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Sullivan F (L) 3.0 7 4 3 2 0 Fornieles M 2.1 4 3 3 1 3 Monbouquette B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Kiely L 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Terry R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 7 E -- Malzone F 2 DP -- Boston 2, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Boston 5, Kansas City 9 HR -- Maris R, Malzone F 2, Cerv B WP -- Sullivan F T -- 2:23 A -- 12635
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