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Washington Senators @ Kansas City Athletics

1966-05-06 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 6324 · 2:13

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 2–1. Kansas City Athletics put up 2 in the 5th. Chuck Dobson earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WS2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
KC1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		2	5

W: Chuck Dobson L: Pete Richert SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Bill Haller · 2B: Emmett Ashford · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Valentine	4	0	0	0	0	1
Don Blasingame	2	0	0	0	2	1
Ken McMullen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Howard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim King	3	1	2	0	0	1
Dick Nen	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jim French	3	0	0	0	0	1
Pete Richert	2	0	0	0	0	2
Willie Kirkland	1	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bert Campaneris	4	0	0	1	0	0
Jose Tartabull	3	0	1	0	1	1
Dick Green	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Charles	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ken Harrelson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mike Hershberger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ossie Chavarria	1	1	0	0	2	1
Ken Suarez	2	0	1	0	1	1
Chuck Dobson	3	0	1	1	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Richert	6.1	3	4	5
Casey Cox	0.2	0	0	1
Tom Cheney	1.0	2	1	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck Dobson	9.0	4	2	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Fred Valentine: 13
Don Blasingame: W
Ken McMullen: 14(1)/FO
Frank Howard: 53

Bot 1

Bert Campaneris: 7
Jose Tartabull: W
Dick Green: K
Ed Charles: 54(1)/FO

Top 2

Jim King: S9
Dick Nen: S9.1-3
Ed Brinkman: 53.1-2;3-H
Jim French: 63
Pete Richert: K/C

Bot 2

Ken Harrelson: 2/FL
Mike Hershberger: 7
Ossie Chavarria: K

Top 3

Fred Valentine: K/C
Don Blasingame: W
Ken McMullen: K/C
Frank Howard: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Ken Suarez: K
Chuck Dobson: 63
Bert Campaneris: 63

Top 4

Jim King: T8
Dick Nen: 5/FL
Ed Brinkman: 9(B)2(3)/DP

Bot 4

Jose Tartabull: K
Dick Green: 53
Ed Charles: 8

Top 5

Jim French: K
Pete Richert: K
Fred Valentine: 6

Bot 5

Ken Harrelson: S7
Mike Hershberger: SB2
Mike Hershberger: WP.2-3
Mike Hershberger: 9
Ossie Chavarria: W
Ken Suarez: W.1-2
Chuck Dobson: S8.1-2;2-3;3-H
Bert Campaneris: 64(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
Jose Tartabull: 63

Top 6

Don Blasingame: K
Ken McMullen: 63
Frank Howard: 53

Bot 6

Dick Green: 3/FL
Ed Charles: K
Ken Harrelson: 8

Top 7

Jim King: K/C
Dick Nen: 43
Ed Brinkman: 63

Bot 7

Mike Hershberger: 8
Ossie Chavarria: W
Ken Suarez: S9.1-3
Chuck Dobson: K
Bert Campaneris: 13

Top 8

Jim French: 7
Willie Kirkland: S9
Fred Valentine: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Jose Tartabull: S4
Dick Green: S4.1-2
Ed Charles: 14(1)3/GDP.2-3
Ken Harrelson: W
Mike Hershberger: 8

Top 9

Don Blasingame: 63
Ken McMullen: 63
Frank Howard: 53