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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1959 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 0 1 1
Snyder rf 3 1 0 0
Williams 1b 3 0 1 0
Cerv lf 3 0 1 1
Jablonski 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith c 4 0 2 0
  Bella pr 0 0 0 0
Klimchock 2b 4 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 3 1 1 0
  Maris ph 1 0 0 0
Sturdivant p 2 0 0 0
  Herbert p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 1 1 1 1
  Tomanek p 0 0 0 0
  Lumpe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 5 1 1 0
Geiger cf 4 2 2 1
Runnels 1b 2 0 0 0
Stephens lf 3 1 1 1
Jensen rf 3 0 1 2
Malzone 3b 4 0 0 0
White c 4 0 1 0
Buddin ss 3 0 1 0
Casale p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 7 4
Kansas City 100 000 200371
Boston 200 020 00x471
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant  L (1-8) 4.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Herbert   1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Tomanek   2.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
5
3
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Casale  W (11-8) 9.0 7 3 3 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
5

  E–Tuttle (5), Casale (3).  PB–Smith (3).  2B–Boston Jensen (28,off Sturdivant); Green (6,off Sturdivant)..  3B–Kansas City Morgan (1,off Casale).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Stephens (4,by Sturdivant).  Team–9.  SB–Geiger (9,2nd base off Sturdivant/Smith).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:33.  A–7,156.
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