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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 15, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on September 15, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 15, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Kucks |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Ramos |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,401 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eddie Rommel 1B: Johnny Stevens 2B: Larry Napp 3B: John Rice |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Russ Snyder | Center Fielder |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Ray Jablonski | Third Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Kent Hadley | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
| Lou Klimchock | Second Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Johnny Kucks | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Schaive | Second Baseman |
| Dan Dobbek | Right Fielder |
| Julio Becquer | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Pedro Ramos | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
September 15, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ramos
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Ramos
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramos covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Ramos
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Courtney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaive vs. Kucks
Schaive hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Snyder. Schaive reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dobbek vs. Kucks
Dobbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schaive scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Kucks
Becquer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Kucks
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dobbek moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Courtney vs. Kucks
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields it and throws to second for the out. Dobbek scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Kucks
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Ramos
Cerv hits a fly ball into right field. Dobbek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Ramos
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Ramos
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kucks
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Kucks
Consolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramos vs. Kucks
Ramos hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schaive vs. Kucks
Schaive hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klimchock vs. Ramos
Klimchock hits a popup towards first. Becquer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ramos
House hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramos covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Ramos
Kucks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Kucks
Dobbek hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Kucks
Becquer hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kucks
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ramos
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Snyder reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Ramos
Maris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Maris reaches third base with a triple. Snyder scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jablonski vs. Ramos
Jablonski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maris scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cerv vs. Ramos
Cerv hits a popup, foul, towards first. Becquer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hadley vs. Ramos
Hadley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schaive settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Ramos
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Jablonski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klimchock vs. Ramos
Klimchock hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kucks
Courtney hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kucks
Killebrew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Kucks
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Klimchock fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Kucks
Consolo hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Ramos
House hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kucks vs. Ramos
Kucks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Kucks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Ramos
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Kucks scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maris vs. Ramos
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jablonski vs. Ramos
Jablonski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder scores. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cerv vs. Woodeshick
Hal Woodeshick now pitching.
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hadley vs. Woodeshick
Hadley hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodeshick vs. Kucks
Woodeshick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schaive vs. Kucks
Schaive hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dobbek vs. Kucks
Dobbek hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Woodeshick
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Woodeshick
Klimchock hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schaive settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Woodeshick
House hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kucks vs. Woodeshick
Kucks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Woodeshick
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becquer vs. Kucks
Becquer hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Kucks
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kucks
Courtney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hadley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Woodeshick
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer scoops it up and throws to first, with Woodeshick covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Woodeshick
Jablonski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Woodeshick
Cerv hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dobbek. Cerv reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hadley vs. Woodeshick
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kucks
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kucks, and towards Lumpe, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kucks
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Kucks
Consolo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Woodeshick
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Consolo. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Woodeshick
Klimchock strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
House vs. Woodeshick
House hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Woodeshick juggles the ball. That's an error on Woodeshick. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kucks vs. Woodeshick
There's a wild pitch. Lumpe scores. House moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kucks vs. Woodeshick
Kucks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Woodeshick
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schaive scoops it up and throws to first for the out. House moves to third. Kucks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maris vs. Woodeshick
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Kucks
Faye Throneberry pinch hits for Hal Woodeshick.
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kucks
Lenny Green pinch hits for Johnny Schaive.
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dobbek vs. Kucks
Dobbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becquer vs. Kucks
Becquer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dobbek moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Kucks
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Kemmerer
Russ Kemmerer now pitching. Ron Samford now playing second base.
Jablonski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv hits a line drive towards first. Becquer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Kemmerer
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Becquer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hadley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Kemmerer
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klimchock vs. Kemmerer
Klimchock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kucks
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hadley scoops it up and throws to first, with Kucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kucks
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jablonski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kucks
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/1959, game 2 -- Kansas City at Washington (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Snyder R, cf 5 2 2 1 Schaive J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Maris R, rf 4 1 1 1 Green L, ph 0 0 0 0
Jablonski R, 3b 5 1 3 3 Samford R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Cerv B, lf 5 0 1 0 Dobbek D, rf 4 1 1 1
Hadley K, 1b 5 0 0 0 Becquer J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lumpe J, ss 4 1 2 0 Lemon J, lf 4 0 1 0
Klimchock L, 2b 5 0 1 0 Courtney C, c 4 0 0 1
House F, c 5 0 1 0 Killebrew H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Kucks J, p 3 1 1 0 Allison B, cf 4 0 0 0
Consolo B, ss 3 0 1 0
Ramos P, p 1 0 0 0
Woodeshick H, p 1 0 0 0
Throneberry F, ph 1 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 6 12 5 32 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 220 011 -- 6
Washington 200 000 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Kucks J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 2 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos P (L) 4.1 6 4 4 2 0
Woodeshick H 3.2 3 1 0 1 3
Kemmerer R 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Consolo B, Woodeshick H
LOB -- Kansas City 11, Washington 5
2B -- Schaive J, Snyder R 2, Kucks J, Cerv B
3B -- Maris R
HR -- Jablonski R
WP -- Woodeshick H
T -- 1:55
A -- 3401
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