Kansas City Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 21, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1966 at Fenway Park. 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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Kansas City Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 4 1 1 0
Green 2b 3 1 1 0
Hershberger cf 4 1 1 1
Bryan 1b 4 0 1 2
Stahl rf 4 1 1 2
Harrelson lf 3 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 0 0 0
Sheldon p 3 1 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Petrocelli ss 5 0 0 0
Gosger cf,rf 5 1 2 2
Yastrzemski lf 4 3 3 2
Scott 1b 4 0 1 0
Conigliaro rf 1 0 0 1
  Green cf 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Jones 2b 2 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 1 2 1
Tillman c 3 0 1 0
  Wilson pr 0 1 0 0
  Ryan c 0 0 0 0
Stephenson p 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 0 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  Christopher ph 1 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Kansas City 010 040 000561
Boston 100 201 101690
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon   5.0 5 4 2 1 2
  Lindblad   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Aker  L (1-1) 2.2 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.1
9
6
4
3
2
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Stephenson   4.0 4 3 3 3 4
  Brandon   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Stigman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sanders  W (2-5) 4.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
8

  E–Green (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Boston Gosger (2,off Aker).  3B–Boston Foy (3,off Aker).  HR–Kansas City Stahl (3,2nd inning off Stephenson 0 on, 0 out), Boston Yastrzemski 2 (5,1st inning off Sheldon 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Sheldon 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sanders (3,off Aker).  SF–Conigliaro (2,off Sheldon).  IBB–Ryan (2,by Aker).  SB–Stahl (1,2nd base off Stigman/Tillman); Yastrzemski (3,2nd base off Sheldon/Suarez).  WP–Stephenson (4).  IBB–Aker (2,Ryan).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Emmett Ashford, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:56.  A–5,557.
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