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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 23, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on August 23, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 23, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Camilo Pascual |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Daley |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Berry 1B: Jim Honochick 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Frank Umont |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Left Fielder |
Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
Reno Bertoia | Third Baseman |
Steve Korcheck | Catcher |
Camilo Pascual | Pitcher |
Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
Frank House | Catcher |
Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
Bud Daley | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 23, 1959
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Daley
Consolo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Daley
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Daley
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allison vs. Daley
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte scores. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Daley
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Allison moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Daley
Sievers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bertoia vs. Daley
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allison scores. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Korcheck vs. Daley
Korcheck hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Pascual
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe hits a line drive towards first. Sievers catches it and steps on first to double up Snyder. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pascual
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Pascual
Cerv hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Pascual
Hal Naragon now catching.
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Consolo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Daley
Pascual hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Daley
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Daley, and towards DeMaestri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Pascual
Hadleyhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Naragon interferes with Hadley who is awarded first base. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Pascual
House hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hadley moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DeMaestri vs. Pascual
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickson vs. Pascual
Dickson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Naragon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Pascual
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Dickson
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Dickson
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Dickson
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pascual
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Killebrew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Pascual
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Dickson
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Dickson
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sievers moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Naragon vs. Dickson
Naragon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pascual vs. Dickson
Pascual bunts towards the mound. Dickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sievers moves to third. Bertoia moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Becquer vs. Dickson
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Billy Consolo.
Becquer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sievers scores. Bertoia scores. Pascual moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pascual moves to third. Becquer moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Killebrew vs. Coleman
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. Pascual scores. Becquer moves to third. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allison vs. Coleman
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Pascual
Zoilo Versalles now playing shortstop.
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maris for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Pascual
Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Pascual
House hits a line drive to right field. Lemon throws towards Aspromonte. Aspromonte fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Aspromonte. Hadley moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DeMaestri vs. Pascual
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morgan vs. Pascual
Joe Morgan pinch hits for Rip Coleman.
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tomanek
Dick Tomanek now pitching.
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Tomanek
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Tomanek
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Pascual
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Pascual
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Pascual
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Pascual
Cerv hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maris vs. Pascual
Maris hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Tomanek
Naragon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe misplays the ball. That's an error on Lumpe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pascual vs. Tomanek
Pascual bunts towards the mound. Tomanek fields it and throws to first for the out. Naragon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Versalles vs. Tomanek
Versalles is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aspromonte vs. Tomanek
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Tomanek
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Pascual
Hadley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Pascual
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hadley for the double play. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Pascual
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Tomanek
Allison strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Tomanek
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Tomanek
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tomanek vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching. Lenny Green now playing right field.
Tomanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Clevenger
Snyder hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Killebrew. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Tomanek moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lumpe vs. Clevenger
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out. Tomanek scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Clevenger
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Clevenger
Cerv hits a line drive towards third. Bertoia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Tomanek
Bertoia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naragon vs. Tomanek
Naragon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tomanek
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Clevenger
Maris bunts towards the mound. Clevenger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Clevenger
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Clevenger
House hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Versalles vs. Tomanek
Versalles hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Tomanek
Aspromonte hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Aspromonte reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Tomanek
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aspromonte moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allison vs. Tomanek
There's a wild pitch. Aspromonte scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Tomanek
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clevenger vs. Tomanek
The umpire calls a balk on Tomanek Allison moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clevenger vs. Tomanek
Clevenger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Clevenger
Ray Jablonski pinch hits for Joe DeMaestri. Faye Throneberry now playing left field.
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Versalles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Clevenger
Bill Tuttle pinch hits for Dick Tomanek.
Tuttle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Clevenger
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Clevenger covering, for the out. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lumpe vs. Clevenger
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Clevenger
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Clevenger
Williams takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cerv vs. Stobbs
Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Cerv takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maris vs. Stobbs
Maris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1959, game 1 -- Washington at Kansas City (D) Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Consolo B, ss 2 0 0 0 Snyder R, cf 4 1 2 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 1 2 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 0 1 Versalles Z, ss 1 0 0 0 Williams D, 3b 2 0 1 1 Aspromonte K, 2b 5 2 3 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 1 0 Killebrew H, lf 3 1 0 1 Maris R, rf 5 0 1 0 Throneberry F, lf 0 0 0 0 Hadley K, 1b 3 0 2 0 Allison B, cf 4 1 1 1 House F, c 4 0 2 0 Lemon J, rf 4 0 1 1 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0 Clevenger T, p 1 0 0 0 Jablonski R, ph 1 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0 Daley B, p 0 0 0 0 Sievers R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Dickson M, p 1 0 0 0 Bertoia R, 3b 4 1 2 1 Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0 Korcheck S, c 1 0 0 0 Morgan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Naragon H, c 3 0 0 0 Tomanek D, p 1 1 1 0 Pascual C, p 2 1 1 0 Tuttle B, ph 1 1 1 0 Green L, rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 10 6 34 3 11 2 Washington 300 300 001 -- 7 Kansas City 000 000 201 -- 3 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Pascual C (W) 6.0 7 0 0 2 4 Clevenger T 2.2 4 3 3 3 0 Stobbs C (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Daley B (L) 1.2 4 3 3 1 0 Dickson M 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 Coleman R 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Tomanek D 5.0 1 1 1 1 2 E -- Naragon H, Aspromonte K, Lumpe J DP -- Washington 3, Kansas City 1 LOB -- Washington 7, Kansas City 11 2B -- Aspromonte K 2, Snyder R, Tuttle B SH -- Pascual C SF -- Williams D HBP -- by Tomanek D (Versalles Z) WP -- Tomanek D, Clevenger T Balk -- Tomanek D T -- 2:49 A -- 0
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