Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
September 2, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1964 at Municipal Stadium. 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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Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 0 2 0
Mantilla lf 4 1 2 1
Yastrzemski cf 4 1 2 0
Smith 3b 5 1 1 0
Thomas rf 5 2 3 3
Horton 1b 5 0 1 1
Bressoud ss 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 4 0 0 0
Monbouquette p 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Connolly p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
  Morehead p 0 0 0 0
  Mejias ph 0 0 0 0
  Charton p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris lf 4 1 2 2
Causey ss 4 2 1 0
Colavito rf 4 2 1 1
Gentile 1b 4 1 2 3
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Charles 3b 5 0 2 0
Mathews cf 5 1 2 0
Green 2b 4 1 2 0
Pena p 2 1 1 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 7
Boston 010 001 0125112
Kansas City 004 210 02x9141
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Monbouquette  L (9-12) 2.1 7 4 3 0 0
  Ritchie   1.0 3 2 1 1 0
  Connolly   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Morehead   2.0 2 1 1 2 4
  Charton   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
7
5
5
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pena  W (12-13) 8.2 11 5 4 2 9
  Sanders  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
9

  E–Smith (4), Horton (1), Charles (13).  2B–Boston Smith (3,off Pena), Kansas City Green (12,off Monbouquette); Pena (1,off Ritchie); Mathews (23,off Morehead).  HR–Boston Thomas 2 (15,2nd inning off Pena 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Pena 0 on, 0 out); Mantilla (22,9th inning off Pena 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Gentile (25,8th inning off Charton 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mantilla (3,by Pena).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Pena (3,off Monbouquette); Campaneris (1,off Ritchie).  Team–10.  WP–Monbouquette (2), Connolly (10).  HBP–Pena (7,Mantilla).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Ed Runge, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:40.  A–2,737.
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