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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 20, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on August 20, 1963 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1963 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Moe Drabowsky |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Umont 1B: Bill Valentine 2B: (none) 3B: Red Flaherty |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Blasingame | Second Baseman |
| Dick Phillips | First Baseman |
| Chuck Hinton | Left Fielder |
| Jim King | Right Fielder |
| Don Lock | Center Fielder |
| Don Zimmer | Third Baseman |
| Don Leppert | Catcher |
| Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
| Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
| Gil Hodges | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
| Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
| Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
| Doc Edwards | Catcher |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Ken Harrelson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Moe Drabowsky | Pitcher |
| Ed Lopat | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 20, 1963
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Drabowsky
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Drabowsky
Hinton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Osteen
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Osteen
Causey hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Osteen
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Drabowsky
King hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Drabowsky
Lock hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Drabowsky
Zimmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Osteen
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Osteen
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Siebern goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Osteen
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrelson vs. Osteen
The ball gets by Leppert for a passed ball. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Harrelson vs. Osteen
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards scores. There goes Lumpe trying to get to home. King throws the ball in to Leppert who tags Lumpe who's trying to score from second, for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Osteen
The ball gets by Leppert for a passed ball. Harrelson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Del Greco vs. Osteen
Del Greco hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrelson tags and scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Osteen
Drabowsky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Drabowsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Osteen
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Drabowsky
Leppert hits a fly ball into left field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Drabowsky
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Drabowsky fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osteen vs. Drabowsky
Osteen hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Osteen
Causey hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Osteen
Charles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Osteen
Siebern hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of King. Siebern reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Osteen
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Siebern scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Burnside
Pete Burnside now pitching.
Lumpe hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Burnside
Harrelson hits a fly ball into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Burnside
Del Greco hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Hinton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame bunts towards third. Charles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Drabowsky
Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinton vs. Drabowsky
Hinton takes first base on ball four. Blasingame moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Drabowsky
King hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lock vs. Drabowsky
Lock hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Burnside
Drabowsky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hinton. Drabowsky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cimoli vs. Burnside
Cimoli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Phillips scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cimoli for the out. Drabowsky moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Burnside
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Charles vs. Burnside
Charles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Burnside
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Drabowsky scores. Charles moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Burnside
Edwards hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Burnside
Lumpe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Drabowsky
Zimmer strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leppert vs. Drabowsky
Leppert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Drabowsky
Brinkman hits a fly ball into left field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Burnside
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Burnside
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drabowsky vs. Burnside
Drabowsky strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burnside vs. Drabowsky
Jose Tartabull now playing center field. Bobby Del Greco now playing right field.
Burnside strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a fly ball into left field. Harrelson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Drabowsky
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Burnside
Cal Neeman now catching.
Tartabull hits a popup towards third. Zimmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Burnside
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Burnside
Charles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Neeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Burnside
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hinton vs. Drabowsky
Hinton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Drabowsky
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lock vs. Drabowsky
Lock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Burnside
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards first. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Burnside
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lock who is chasing the ball. Lumpe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Harrelson vs. Burnside
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Del Greco vs. Burnside
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Drabowsky vs. Burnside
Drabowsky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmer vs. Drabowsky
Sammy Esposito now playing second base.
Zimmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neeman vs. Drabowsky
Neeman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Drabowsky
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Burnside
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Lock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Burnside
Causey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blasingame reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Burnside
Charles strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Osborne vs. Drabowsky
Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Pete Burnside.
Osborne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Osborne for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Drabowsky
Blasingame hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Drabowsky
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1963, game 1 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Blasingame D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cimoli G, rf 3 0 0 0
Phillips D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Tartabull J, cf 2 0 0 0
Hinton C, lf 2 0 0 0 Causey W, ss 5 0 1 0
King J, rf 3 0 0 0 Charles E, 3b 4 2 1 1
Lock D, cf 3 0 0 0 Siebern N, 1b 4 3 3 1
Zimmer D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Edwards D, c 4 2 3 5
Leppert D, c 2 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 4 0 3 0
Neeman C, c 1 0 0 0 Esposito S, 2b 0 0 0 0
Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Harrelson K, lf 4 1 2 1
Osteen C, p 1 0 0 0 Del Greco B, cf-rf 2 0 0 1
Burnside P, p 1 0 0 0 Drabowsky M, p 4 1 2 0
Osborne B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 0 1 0 36 9 15 9
Washington 000 000 000 -- 0
Kansas City 032 400 00x -- 9
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen C (L) 2.1 8 5 5 0 0
Burnside P 5.2 7 4 4 2 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky M (W) 9.0 1 0 0 2 2
E -- Leppert D
DP -- Washington 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Washington 2, Kansas City 6
2B -- Edwards D, Drabowsky M 2, Siebern N
3B -- Lumpe J
HR -- Charles E, Edwards D
SF -- Del Greco B
PB -- Leppert D
T -- 1:50
A -- 0
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