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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 6, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Athletics, played on August 6, 1959 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1959 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1959 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Casale |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 7,673 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Eddie Rommel 2B: Johnny Stevens 3B: Larry Napp |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
Russ Snyder | Left Fielder |
Dick Williams | Third Baseman |
Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Shortstop |
Ray Boone | First Baseman |
Harry Chiti | Catcher |
Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
Harry Craft | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pumpsie Green | Second Baseman |
Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
Don Buddin | Shortstop |
Sammy White | Catcher |
Jerry Casale | Pitcher |
Billy Jurges | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 6, 1959
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Casale
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Casale
Williams hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Casale
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Casale
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards first. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Herbert
Green hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Casale
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiti vs. Casale
Chiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Casale
Terwilliger hits a popup towards third. Malzone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Herbert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herbert
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Casale
Herbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Casale
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Casale
There goes Snyder. The throw from White and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Casale
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Herbert
Buddin strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herbert
White strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casale vs. Herbert
Casale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Chiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Casale
Maris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Casale
Lumpe hits a fly ball towards center. Geiger catches it and throws to first to double up Maris. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Casale
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Herbert
Green hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lumpe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Herbert
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jensen vs. Herbert
Frank House now catching.
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Runnels moves to third. Geiger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Malzone reaches second base with a double. Runnels scores. Geiger scores. Jensen moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Buddin vs. Herbert
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Snyder throws the ball in to Boone who tags Buddin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Jensen scores. Malzone scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Casale
House hits a line drive into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Casale
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Casale
Herbert hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herbert
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casale vs. Herbert
Casale bunts towards the mound. Herbert fields it and throws to first for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Herbert
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Herbert
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger. Tuttle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Casale
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Casale
There's a wild pitch. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Casale
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Buddin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Casale
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Herbert
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Herbert
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Herbert
Jensen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Herbert
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Casale
Gary Geiger now playing left field. Marty Keough now playing center field.
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Casale
Boone hits a popup towards short. Buddin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Casale
House hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Herbert
Buddin hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Herbert
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casale vs. Herbert
Casale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Casale
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Geiger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Casale
Bob Cerv pinch hits for Ray Herbert.
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Casale
Tuttle hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Casale
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Tsitouris
John Tsitouris now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops it up and throws to first, with Tsitouris covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Tsitouris
Runnels hits a fly ball into left field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Tsitouris
Geiger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Tsitouris
Keough hits a popup towards short. Lumpe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Casale
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Casale
Maris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Casale
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Casale
Boone takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Kiely
Kent Hadley pinch runs for Ray Boone. Leo Kiely now pitching. Hal Smith pinch hits for Frank House.
Smith takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to third. Hadley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Terwilliger vs. Kiely
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1959 -- Kansas City at Boston (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Tuttle B, cf 4 2 2 1 Green P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Snyder R, lf 4 0 1 0 Runnels P, 1b 4 1 0 0 Williams D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Geiger G, cf-lf 3 1 1 0 Maris R, rf 2 0 0 0 Williams T, lf 3 0 0 0 Lumpe J, ss 4 0 1 0 Keough M, cf 1 0 0 0 Boone R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Jensen J, rf 2 1 1 0 Hadley K, pr 0 0 0 0 Malzone F, 3b 3 1 1 2 Chiti H, c 1 0 0 0 Buddin D, ss 3 0 1 2 House F, c 2 0 0 0 White S, c 2 0 0 0 Smith H, ph 0 0 0 0 Casale J, p 2 0 0 0 Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0 Herbert R, p 2 0 0 0 Cerv B, ph 1 0 0 0 Tsitouris J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 3 5 2 27 4 4 4 Kansas City 100 001 010 -- 3 Boston 000 400 00x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Herbert R (L) 7.0 3 4 0 3 4 Tsitouris J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Casale J (W) 8.2 5 3 3 3 3 Kiely L (S) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 E -- Lumpe J DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Kansas City 5, Boston 3 2B -- Malzone F, Tuttle B HR -- Williams D, Tuttle B SB -- Snyder R SH -- Casale J WP -- Casale J T -- 2:33 A -- 7673
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