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Athletics
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
June 9, 1964
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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 June 9, 1964 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 9, 1964 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Washington Senators
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 9, 1964 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Washington Senators |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John O'Donoghue |
Home Starting Pitcher | Buster Narum |
Ballpark | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Valentine 1B: Larry Napp 2B: John Rice 3B: Johnny Stevens |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Right Fielder |
Jim Gentile | First Baseman |
Charlie Lau | Catcher |
John Wojcik | Left Fielder |
Nelson Mathews | Center Fielder |
John O'Donoghue | Pitcher |
Ed Lopat | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
John Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
Bill Skowron | First Baseman |
Don Lock | Center Fielder |
Don Leppert | Catcher |
Fred Valentine | Right Fielder |
Chuck Cottier | Second Baseman |
Buster Narum | Pitcher |
Gil Hodges | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Senators
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
June 9, 1964
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Narum
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Narum
Green hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Narum
Charles hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Narum
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Narum
Gentile strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. O'Donoghue
Brinkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wojcik. Brinkman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. O'Donoghue
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hinton vs. O'Donoghue
Hinton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wojcik. Hinton reaches second base with a double. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skowron vs. O'Donoghue
Skowron hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lock vs. O'Donoghue
Lock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leppert vs. O'Donoghue
Leppert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hinton scores. Lock moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. O'Donoghue
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Narum
Lau strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wojcik vs. Narum
Wojcik hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Narum
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Donoghue vs. Narum
O'Donoghue hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Narum
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. O'Donoghue
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narum vs. O'Donoghue
Narum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. O'Donoghue
Brinkman hits a line drive into center field. Mathews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mathews. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. O'Donoghue
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Narum
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Narum
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Narum
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Narum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. O'Donoghue
Hinton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skowron vs. O'Donoghue
Skowron takes first base on ball four. Hinton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lock vs. O'Donoghue
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Hinton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leppert vs. O'Donoghue
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hinton scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. O'Donoghue
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leppert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cottier vs. Handrahan
Vern Handrahan now pitching.
Cottier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narum vs. Handrahan
Narum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Narum
Gentile hits a ball on the ground towards first. Skowron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gentile for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Narum
Lau hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wojcik vs. Narum
Wojcik hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cottier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Handrahan
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Handrahan
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. Brinkman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hinton vs. Handrahan
Hinton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brinkman scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Skowron vs. Handrahan
Skowron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles has Kennedy trapped. There's the throw to Lau and back to Charles, who tags Kennedy for the out. Hinton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lock vs. Handrahan
Lock hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leppert vs. Handrahan
Leppert hits a fly ball into right field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Narum
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handrahan vs. Narum
Handrahan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Narum
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Narum
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Handrahan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Narum
Charles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Handrahan
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cottier vs. Handrahan
There goes Valentine. The throw from Lau and he is out, Causey applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cottier vs. Handrahan
Cottier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narum vs. Handrahan
Narum strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Narum
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Narum
Gentile hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Narum
Lau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gentile moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wojcik vs. Narum
Wojcik hits a popup towards first. Skowron catches it and throws to home to double up Gentile, who tagged and tried to score. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Handrahan
Brinkman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Handrahan
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Handrahan
Hinton hits a fly ball for an out. Brinkman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Skowron vs. Handrahan
Skowron hits a line drive towards short. Causey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Narum
Mathews hits a line drive towards third. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryan vs. Narum
Billy Bryan pinch hits for Vern Handrahan.
Bryan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Narum
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Narum
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Narum
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Valentine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Grzenda
Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Lock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Grzenda
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Grzenda
Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Colavito. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cottier vs. Grzenda
Cottier hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Narum
Colavito hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gentile vs. Narum
Gentile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Narum
Lau hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wojcik vs. Narum
Wojcik hits a popup towards short. Brinkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Narum vs. Grzenda
Narum strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Grzenda
Brinkman hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Grzenda
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Grzenda
Hinton hits a fly ball into center field. Mathews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Narum
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Narum
George Alusik pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Alusik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Senators, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Narum
Causey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Leppert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/9/1964, game 1 -- Kansas City at Washington (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI Causey W, ss 5 1 2 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 2 2 0 Green D, 2b 4 1 3 2 Kennedy J, 3b 4 1 2 1 Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hinton C, lf 5 2 3 2 Colavito R, rf 4 0 0 0 Skowron B, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gentile J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Lock D, cf 3 0 0 0 Lau C, c 4 0 1 0 Leppert D, c 4 1 2 2 Wojcik J, lf 4 1 1 0 Valentine F, rf 3 1 2 0 Mathews N, cf 4 0 0 0 Cottier C, 2b 4 1 1 3 O'Donoghue J, p 1 1 1 2 Narum B, p 4 0 0 0 Handrahan V, p 1 0 1 0 Bryan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0 Alusik G, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 33 8 12 8 Kansas City 220 000 000 -- 4 Washington 304 100 00x -- 8 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO O'Donoghue J (L) 2.2 8 6 6 2 1 Handrahan V 3.1 2 2 2 4 2 Grzenda J 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 Washington IP H R ER BB SO Narum B (W) 9.0 10 4 4 1 4 E -- Mathews N, Causey W DP -- Kansas City 2, Washington 1 LOB -- Kansas City 6, Washington 7 2B -- Brinkman E, Hinton C, Valentine F HR -- Green D, O'Donoghue J, Cottier C CS -- Valentine F T -- 2:21 A -- 0
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