Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
May 21, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1960 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 2, Kansas City Athletics 5

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Whisenant cf 4 0 0 0
  Consolo ss 0 0 0 0
Gardner 2b 4 0 1 0
Allison 1b 4 0 0 0
Lemon lf 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 3b 4 1 2 0
Throneberry rf 4 1 0 0
Battey c 3 0 1 1
Valdivielso ss 2 0 1 1
  Green ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Dobbek ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 1 0 0 0
  Becquer ph 1 0 0 0
  Stobbs p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Hamlin ss 3 1 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 2 1
Bauer rf 3 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 3 1 0 1
Chiti c 3 0 1 1
Carey 3b 3 0 1 0
Tuttle cf 2 0 0 0
Snyder lf 4 2 2 0
Hall p 3 0 0 1
Totals 28 5 6 4
Washington 020 000 000261
Kansas City 300 101 00x561
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (1-3) 1.0 1 3 2 4 1
  Lee   6.0 5 2 2 4 3
  Stobbs   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
4
8
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hall  W (4-0) 9.0 6 2 1 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
0
6

  E–Valdivielso (1), Lumpe (3).  DP–Washington 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Washington Green (2,off Hall), Kansas City Chiti (5,off Kaat); Lumpe 2 (3,off Lee 2); Carey (1,off Lee).  3B–Kansas City Snyder (2,off Lee).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Hall (1,off Lee); Chiti (3,off Lee).  Team–9.  WP–Lee (3).  U-HP–Bill McKinley, 1B–Johnny Stevens, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:17.  A–7,805.
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