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Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 6 (2)

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Kansas City Athletics 8, Boston Red Sox 6 (2)

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 4, 1959 (N) at Fenway Park

KC  A    0  0  0    0  2  6    0  0  0  -   8  9  2
BOS A    0  1  2    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   6  8  2
BATTING
Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Tuttle cf                     4   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Snyder lf                     3   0   2   0       1   1       4   1
Williams 3b                   5   1   1   0       0   1       1   1
Maris rf                      5   1   1   1       0   0       1   0
Lumpe ss                      4   2   1   1       0   0       1   1
Boone 1b                      2   2   1   2       1   0       3   0
  Hadley 1b                   1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Chiti c                       3   1   1   1       1   0      10   1
Terwilliger 2b                3   0   1   1       0   0       2   2
Coleman p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dickson p                   2   1   1   1       0   1       0   1
  Daley p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sturdivant p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   8   9   7       4   4      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Williams-Terwilliger-Boone, Chiti-Terwilliger.
E: Williams (9), Hadley (5).
PB: Chiti (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Chiti (10,off Chittum).
3B: Maris (5,off Schroll).
HR: Boone (3,5th inning off Schroll 1 on 0 out).
SH: Terwilliger (3,off Chittum); Snyder (1,off Fornieles).
GDP: Maris (2,off Schroll).
Team LOB: 5.
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Buddin ss                     3   2   1   0       1   0       2   5
Runnels 1b                    3   1   1   1       2   1      12   0
Green 2b                      3   1   1   0       2   0       3   4
Malzone 3b                    5   0   2   2       0   0       1   1
Jensen rf                     3   1   2   1       2   0       2   0
Gernert lf                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Williams ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Keough cf                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Geiger cf,lf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
  Busby ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
White c                       4   0   0   0       0   2       4   2
  Wertz ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Schroll p                     2   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
  Chittum p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  F. Sullivan p               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Daley ph                    1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fornieles p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       34   6   8   5       8   8      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Green-Buddin-Runnels.
E: Malzone (17), Schroll (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Schroll (1,off Coleman); Buddin (18,off Coleman); Malzone (22,off Dickson);
Runnels (25,off Daley).
HBP: Buddin (5,by Daley); Busby (1,by Daley).
GDP: Malzone (10,off Dickson).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Kansas City Athletics        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Coleman                       2     3   3   3   4   3   0  12
Dickson W(2-0)                4.1   2   2   1   4   2   0  19
Daley                         2.1   3   1   0   0   2   0  12
Sturdivant SV(4)              0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        9     8   6   4   8   8   0  44
Coleman faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning
HBP: Daley 2 (6,Buddin,Busby).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Dickson 3-2; Daley 1-0; Sturdivant 2-0.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schroll L(1-2)                5.1   7   6   4   2   3   1  24
Chittum                       0.1   2   2   0   2   0   0   5
F. Sullivan                   2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   7
Fornieles                     1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   8   4   4   4   1  40
BK: F. Sullivan (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Chittum 2-2; F. Sullivan 3-1.
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Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Eddie Rommel
Time of Game: 3:07   Attendance: 21304
Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City Athletics         Boston Red Sox           
1. Tuttle              cf        Buddin              ss
2. Snyder              lf        Runnels             1b
3. Williams            3b        Green               2b
4. Maris               rf        Malzone             3b
5. Lumpe               ss        Jensen              rf
6. Boone               1b        Gernert             lf
7. Chiti               c         Geiger              cf
8. Terwilliger         2b        White               c
9. Coleman             p         Schroll             p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Tuttle flied out to center; On a bunt Snyder
singled; Williams grounded out (first unassisted) [Snyder to
second]; Maris flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Buddin flied out to right; Runnels struck out;
Green singled; Malzone lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Lumpe grounded out (second to first); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chiti grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Jensen walked; Gernert struck out; Geiger walked
[Jensen to second]; White struck out; Schroll doubled to left
[Jensen scored, Geiger out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Terwilliger flied out to right; Coleman lined to
third; Tuttle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: Buddin doubled; Runnels walked; Green walked
[Buddin to third, Runnels to second]; DICKSON REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); Malzone grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Buddin scored (no RBI), Runnels to third, Green out
at second]; Jensen singled [Runnels scored]; Gernert flied out
to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Snyder singled; Williams struck out; Maris
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Snyder out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red
Sox 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Geiger flied out to left; White struck out; Schroll
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Lumpe singled; Boone homered [Lumpe scored];
Chiti walked; Terwilliger singled to left [Chiti to second];
Chiti was picked off second (catcher to shortstop); Dickson
struck out; Tuttle lined to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Buddin popped to third; Runnels walked; Green
walked [Runnels to second]; Malzone popped to first in foul
territory; Jensen walked [Runnels to third, Green to second];
WILLIAMS BATTED FOR GERNERT; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: GEIGER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KEOUGH
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING CF); Snyder struck out; Williams
singled; Maris tripled to center [Williams scored]; Lumpe
reached on an error by Schroll [Maris scored]; Boone walked
[Lumpe to second]; CHITTUM REPLACED SCHROLL (PITCHING); Chiti
doubled to right [Lumpe scored (unearned), Boone to third];
Terwilliger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Boone
scored (unearned), Chiti to third]; Dickson singled [Chiti
scored (unearned)]; Tuttle walked [Dickson to second]; Snyder
walked [Dickson to third, Tuttle to second]; F. SULLIVAN
REPLACED CHITTUM (PITCHING); F. Sullivan balked [Dickson scored
(unearned), Tuttle to third, Snyder to second]; Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 6TH: HADLEY REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING 1B); Geiger flied
out to left; White grounded out (shortstop to first); F.
Sullivan flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
8, Red Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Maris grounded out (catcher to first); Lumpe
flied out to left; Hadley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 8, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 7TH: Buddin walked; Runnels out on an unknown play;
Green reached on an error by Hadley [Buddin to second]; Malzone
doubled to left [Buddin scored, Green scored (unearned)]; DALEY
REPLACED DICKSON (PITCHING); Jensen out on an unknown play;
Keough was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 8, Red Sox 5.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Chiti out on an unknown play; Terwilliger out on
an unknown play; Daley out on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Geiger struck out; White out on an unknown play;
DALEY BATTED FOR F. SULLIVAN; Daley reached on an error by
Williams; Buddin was hit by a pitch [Daley to second]; Runnels
doubled [Daley scored (unearned), Buddin to third]; Green flied
out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red
Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: FORNIELES REPLACED DALEY (PITCHING); Tuttle
reached on an error by Malzone; Snyder out on a sacrifice bunt
[Tuttle to second]; Williams out on an unknown play; Maris out
on an unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox
6.

RED SOX 9TH: Malzone singled to left; Jensen singled to left
[Malzone to second]; On a bunt Keough hit into a double play
(catcher to second) [Malzone out at third]; BUSBY BATTED FOR
GEIGER; Busby was hit by a pitch [Jensen to second]; WERTZ
BATTED FOR WHITE; STURDIVANT REPLACED DALEY (PITCHING); Chiti
allowed a passed ball [Jensen to third, Busby to second]; Wertz
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 8, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        8   9   2    5
 Red Sox          6   8   2   11
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