Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
July 17, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1966 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 2, Kansas City Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Petrocelli ss 5 1 3 1
Tartabull cf 5 0 1 0
Yastrzemski lf 5 0 0 0
Conigliaro rf 4 0 1 0
Scott 1b 3 0 0 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith 2b 3 1 1 0
  Jones 2b 0 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 1 1
Sheldon p 3 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Chavarria ss 4 0 0 0
Gosger cf 4 0 3 0
  Campaneris pr 0 0 0 0
  Nossek pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 4 1 1 0
Repoz 1b,cf 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 0 1 0
  Talton ph,1b,c 1 0 0 0
Stahl lf 3 2 2 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
  Fazio pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Roof c 4 0 2 1
  Krausse pr 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Nash p 3 0 0 0
  Cater ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 1
Boston 000 011 000 0270
Kansas City 010 000 100 13100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sheldon   7.1 8 2 2 1 6
  Stigman   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  McMahon  L (6-6) 2.0 2 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.2
10
3
2
4
7
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Nash   9.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Sanders  W (5-7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Ryan (5).  2B–Kansas City Roof (7,off Sheldon).  3B–Boston G Smith (4,off Nash), Kansas City Stahl (4,off Sheldon); Hershberger (5,off McMahon).  HR–Boston Petrocelli (17,5th inning off Nash 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Hershberger (3,by Stigman); Repoz (1,by McMahon).  SB–G Smith (3,2nd base off Nash/Roof); Campaneris 2 (22,2nd base off Stigman/Ryan,3rd base off Stigman/Ryan); Hershberger (9,2nd base off Stigman/Ryan).  CS–Stahl (3,2nd base by McMahon/Ryan).  WP–Sheldon (3).  IBB–Stigman (3,Hershberger); McMahon (2,Repoz).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:57.
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