Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 21, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1962 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 10, Boston Red Sox 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 3 2 0
Lumpe 2b 5 1 3 3
Siebern 1b 4 0 2 1
Jimenez lf 5 0 2 2
  Del Greco cf 0 0 0 0
Cimoli cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Alusik rf,lf 5 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 0 1
Azcue c 4 2 2 1
Walker p 4 3 2 2
Totals 41 10 14 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Runnels 1b 3 1 1 1
Bressoud ss 5 2 2 1
Yastrzemski lf 4 0 2 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 2 2
Geiger cf 4 0 1 0
Tillman c 4 0 1 1
Hardy rf 4 0 1 0
Schilling 2b 3 1 1 0
Conley p 2 0 1 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
  Philley ph 1 0 0 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Clinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Kolstad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Kansas City 101 302 30010141
Boston 003 100 0015122
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  W (5-2) 9.0 12 5 4 4 5
Totals
9.0
12
5
4
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Conley  L (4-4) 5.2 10 7 6 0 4
  Earley   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Fornieles   2.0 2 3 1 1 0
  Kolstad   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
7
1
5

  E–Azcue (1), Malzone (6), Schilling (3).  DP–Kansas City 2, Boston 1.  PB–Azcue (4).  2B–Kansas City Jimenez (5,off Conley); Lumpe (6,off Conley); Cimoli (10,off Fornieles).  HR–Kansas City Azcue (1,4th inning off Conley 0 on, 2 out); Walker (3,7th inning off Fornieles 1 on, 2 out), Boston Bressoud (2,9th inning off Walker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Charles (1,off Fornieles).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Runnels (3,off Walker).  HBP–Runnels (2,by Walker).  Team–9.  WP–Conley (2).  HBP–Walker (6,Runnels).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:41.  A–4,937.
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