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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1962 at Municipal Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 11, Kansas City Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Geiger cf 5 2 1 0
Bressoud ss 4 3 3 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 2 3 5
Clinton rf 5 1 0 0
Runnels 1b 5 2 3 2
Malzone 3b 5 1 1 0
Nixon c 5 0 2 2
Schilling 2b 5 0 2 1
Wilson p 5 0 0 0
  Earley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 11 15 10
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 5 0 1 0
Charles 3b 4 1 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 4 3 3 4
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
Alusik rf 4 1 2 0
Causey ss 3 0 2 1
Bryan c 4 0 0 1
Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Pfister p 0 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Boston 310 310 21011150
Kansas City 200 000 022692
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (11-5) 8.1 9 6 6 6 7
  Earley  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
8
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (4-5) 4.0 8 7 6 0 1
  Pfister   2.0 2 1 0 0 2
  Walker   2.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
11
9
0
7

  E–Causey (6), Bryan (1).  DP–Boston 1.  PB–Bryan 2 (2).  2B–Boston Yastrzemski (31,off Fischer); Runnels (28,off Fischer); Nixon (3,off Fischer); Schilling (13,off Pfister); Bressoud 2 (31,off Pfister,off Walker), Kansas City Alusik 2 (8,off Wilson 2); Siebern (22,off Wilson); Lumpe (24,off Wilson).  3B–Boston Bressoud (9,off Fischer); Geiger (3,off Fischer); Nixon (1,off Walker).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (16,4th inning off Fischer 2 on, 2 out), Kansas City Siebern 2 (19,1st inning off Wilson 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Wilson 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bressoud (2,by Fischer); Charles (3,by Wilson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Yastrzemski (7,2nd base off Fischer/Bryan); Geiger (14,2nd base off Fischer/Bryan).  WP–Walker (3).  HBP–Wilson (5,Charles); Fischer (1,Bressoud).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:49.  A–6,551.
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