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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Athletics 4 (1)

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Boston Red Sox 8, Kansas City Athletics 4 (1)

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Game Played on Sunday, June 9, 1957 (D) at Municipal Stadium

BOS A    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  1  3  -   8 13  0
KC  A    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Piersall cf                   4   2   2   1       1   0       0   0
Klaus ss                      4   2   1   0       1   0       2   1
Williams lf                   3   2   2   2       1   0       3   0
  Stephens lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Vernon 1b                     5   0   3   2       0   0       7   2
Jensen rf                     4   1   0   0       1   1       3   2
Malzone 3b                    5   0   2   1       0   0       1   4
Lepcio 2b                     5   1   2   2       0   1       1   1
White c                       5   0   1   0       0   0       8   1
F. Sullivan p                 3   0   0   0       0   3       2   1
Totals                       38   8  13   8       4   5      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. F. Sullivan-Klaus-Lepcio.
BATTING - 
2B: Vernon (8,off Morgan).
HR: Lepcio (2,8th inning off Host 0 on 1 out); Piersall (5,9th inning off Host
0 on 0 out); Williams (13,9th inning off Host 0 on 1 out).
SH: F. Sullivan (3,off Morgan).
SF: Williams (1,off Morgan).
Team LOB: 9.
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
DeMaestri ss                  4   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Cerv cf                       4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Zernial lf                    4   2   2   1       0   2       4   0
Simpson 1b                    4   1   2   0       0   1      15   0
Skizas 3b                     3   1   1   3       1   0       0   6
Smith c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Groth rf                      3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Morgan p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Host p                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Noren ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Graff 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       33   4   8   4       2   7      27  14
BATTING - 
HR: Skizas (9,1st inning off F. Sullivan 2 on 2 out); Zernial (12,3rd inning
off F. Sullivan 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Morgan (2,off F. Sullivan).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
F. Sullivan W(3-4)            9     8   4   4   2   7   2  35

Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Morgan                        4     8   4   4   2   2   0  22
Host L(0-2)                   5     5   4   4   2   3   3  22
Totals                        9    13   8   8   4   5   3  44
Morgan faced 3 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Host 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Eddie Rommel, 1B - Larry Napp, 3B - Johnny Stevens
Time of Game: 2:32   
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Athletics    
1. Piersall            cf        DeMaestri           ss
2. Klaus               ss        Cerv                cf
3. Williams            lf        Zernial             lf
4. Vernon              1b        Simpson             1b
5. Jensen              rf        Skizas              3b
6. Malzone             3b        Smith               c
7. Lepcio              2b        Groth               rf
8. White               c         Morgan              p
9. F. Sullivan         p         Graff               2b

RED SOX 1ST: Piersall singled; Klaus singled [Piersall to
third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Piersall scored];
Vernon singled [Klaus to second]; Jensen popped to first in foul
territory; Malzone singled [Klaus scored, Vernon to second];
Lepcio struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: DeMaestri grounded out (first to pitcher); Cerv
grounded out (third to first); Zernial singled; Simpson singled
[Zernial to second]; Skizas homered [Zernial scored, Simpson
scored]; Smith lined to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

RED SOX 2ND: White flied to left; F. Sullivan struck out;
Piersall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Groth singled; Morgan flied to left; Graff
singled [Groth to second]; DeMaestri singled [Groth out at home
(right to catcher), Graff to second]; Cerv struck out; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Klaus grounded out (third to first); Williams
walked; Vernon singled [Williams to second]; Jensen reached on a
fielder's choice [Williams to third, Vernon out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Malzone grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Zernial homered; Simpson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Skizas grounded out (third to first); Smith struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 4TH: Lepcio grounded out (third to first); White
singled; F. Sullivan out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[White to second]; Piersall flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Groth walked; On a bunt Morgan grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to second) [Groth out at
second]; Graff flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Klaus walked; Williams singled [Klaus to second];
Vernon doubled [Klaus scored, Williams scored]; HOST REPLACED
MORGAN (PITCHING); Jensen grounded out (third to first); Malzone
popped to first; Lepcio grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: DeMaestri grounded out (third to first); Cerv
struck out; Zernial struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
4, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 6TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); F.
Sullivan struck out; Piersall walked; Klaus grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics
4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Simpson struck out; Skizas walked; Smith flied to
left; Groth reached on a fielder's choice [Skizas out at second
(right to second to catcher to shortstop)]; Lou Skizas out on
appeal for missing 2B after scoring a run; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 7TH: Williams grounded out (third to first); Vernon
grounded out (second to first); Jensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Host struck out; Graff flied to right; DeMaestri
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Athletics 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Malzone grounded out (shortstop to first); Lepcio
homered; White flied to center; F. Sullivan struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Cerv grounded out (first unassisted); Zernial
struck out; Simpson singled; Skizas flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Athletics 4.

RED SOX 9TH: Piersall homered; Klaus grounded out (pitcher to
first); Williams homered; Vernon flied to left; Jensen walked;
Malzone singled [Jensen to second]; Lepcio singled [Jensen
scored, Malzone to second]; White flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Red Sox 8, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: STEPHENS REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); Smith
popped to first; Groth popped to third; NOREN BATTED FOR HOST;
Noren popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 8, Athletics 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          8  13   0    9
 Athletics        4   8   0    4
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