Washington Senators vs Kansas City Athletics
September 21, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1965 at Municipal Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Kansas City Athletics 3

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Blasingame 2b 4 1 2 0
McMullen 3b 5 0 1 0
King rf 3 2 1 2
Howard lf 4 0 2 0
  Valentine pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Nen 1b 4 0 1 0
Lock cf 4 0 0 0
French c 3 1 1 2
Brinkman ss 4 0 0 0
Duckworth p 3 0 0 0
  Kreutzer p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 3 0 0 0
  Hershberger ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Green 2b 4 0 0 0
Causey ss 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Harrelson 1b 4 1 1 1
Bryan c 4 0 0 0
Reynolds lf 3 1 1 0
Stahl rf,cf 2 1 1 1
Sheldon p 1 0 0 0
  Landis ph 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
  Rosario ph 1 0 1 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Washington 200 000 110480
Kansas City 000 010 020350
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth  W (2-1) 7.2 4 3 3 1 10
  Kreutzer   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kline  SV (29) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
10
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon  L (9-8) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7
  Dickson   1.1 2 2 2 1 2
  Mossi   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Aker   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
10

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Bryan (14).  2B–Kansas City Reynolds (11,off Duckworth).  HR–Washington King (13,1st inning off Sheldon 1 on, 1 out); French (1,7th inning off Dickson 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Harrelson (22,5th inning off Duckworth 0 on, 1 out).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–(none), 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:42.  A–1,600.
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