Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 4, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1960 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 5, Boston Red Sox 3

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 4 1 3 1
Lumpe 2b 5 0 0 0
Herzog rf 5 0 2 1
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 1
  Throneberry 1b 0 0 0 0
Cerv lf 5 0 0 0
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Williams 3b 3 0 1 0
Chiti c 3 2 1 0
Hamlin ss 3 1 1 0
Hall p 3 1 1 1
  Kutyna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 5 0 0 0
Runnels 2b 5 1 3 2
Malzone 3b 4 0 3 1
Stephens cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Thomson lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Wertz ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Clinton rf 3 1 1 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Monbouquette pr 0 0 0 0
  Gile c 0 0 0 0
Sullivan c 3 0 1 0
  Keough ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Brewer p 1 0 1 0
  Geiger ph 1 1 1 0
  Worthington p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Chittum p 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Webster ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Kansas City 000 031 0105111
Boston 000 020 0103101
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  W (2-0) 7.1 10 3 2 1 5
  Kutyna  SV (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Brewer  L (0-2) 5.0 7 3 2 4 0
  Worthington   2.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Chittum   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Fornieles   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
6
5

  E–Hamlin (4), Buddin (3).  DP–Boston 2.  PB–Chiti (3).  2B–Kansas City Siebern (2,off Worthington), Boston Runnels (4,off Hall).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  CS–Runnels (1,2nd base by Hall/Chiti).  WP–Brewer (2), Worthington 2 (3).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:45.  A–3,922.
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