Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
June 12, 1959 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Boone 1b 3 1 2 0
Cerv lf 3 1 0 0
Bella rf 3 0 0 0
Chiti c 4 1 1 3
Smith 3b 4 0 3 0
DeMaestri ss 4 0 1 0
Coleman p 3 0 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 4 0 1 0
Avila 2b 4 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
  Keough pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Gernert 1b 3 0 1 0
Jensen rf 3 0 2 1
Malzone 3b 3 0 0 0
Geiger cf,lf 3 0 0 1
White c 2 0 0 0
  Busby ph 1 0 0 0
  Monbouquette p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 0 0 0 0
  Sullivan H. c 0 0 0 0
Sullivan F. p 2 0 0 0
  Daley ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Plews ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 300 000380
Boston 000 000 020260
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Coleman  W (2-4) 7.0 6 2 2 5 7
  Gorman   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Sturdivant  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
7
10
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan  L (3-5) 7.0 7 3 3 3 4
  Monbouquette   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Fornieles   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1. DeMaestri-Lumpe-Boone, Boston 1. Buddin-Avila-Gernert.  2B–Kansas City Smith (5,off F. Sullivan); DeMaestri (11,off Fornieles).  HR–Kansas City Chiti (1,4th inning off F. Sullivan 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Wertz (1,by Sturdivant).  Team–10.  SB–Jensen (8,2nd base off Coleman/Chiti).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Charlie Berry, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:34.  A–13,434.
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