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Kansas City Athletics @ Washington Senators

1966-05-23 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · 12 innings · Att: 3898 · 3:07

Kansas City Athletics defeated Washington Senators 5–3. Kansas City Athletics put up 2 in the 1st. Jack Aker earned the win. Phil Roof went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
KC1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	9
WS2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3

W: Jack Aker L: Casey Cox SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cal Drummond · 1B: Hank Soar · 2B: (none) · 3B: Nestor Chylak · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Nossek	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Harrelson	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Hershberger	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ed Charles	5	1	1	0	0	2
Dick Green	4	0	1	2	1	1
Ossie Chavarria	5	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Causey	4	0	2	0	0	0
Phil Roof	4	2	2	2	0	0
Catfish Hunter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Suarez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Stahl	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Aker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Fred Valentine	4	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Saverine	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jim King	5	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Howard	4	1	1	2	0	0
Dick Nen	3	0	0	0	2	1
Ken McMullen	5	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Casanova	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ed Brinkman	3	0	0	0	1	2
Mike McCormick	3	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Kirkland	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Lock	1	0	0	0	0	0
Don Blasingame	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Catfish Hunter	9.0	3	4	4
Jack Aker	3.0	0	0	1

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike McCormick	10.0	7	0	5
Casey Cox	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Nossek: 8/F
Ken Harrelson: 7/F
Mike Hershberger: S9
Ed Charles: S9.1-3
Dick Green: D7.3-H;1-H
Ossie Chavarria: 9/F

Bot 1

Fred Valentine: K
Bob Saverine: 4/P
Jim King: 2/FL

Top 2

Wayne Causey: 43
Phil Roof: T8
Catfish Hunter: 4/P
Joe Nossek: BK.3-H
Joe Nossek: 63

Bot 2

Frank Howard: 3/FL
Dick Nen: 43
Ken McMullen: 2/FL

Top 3

Ken Harrelson: S7
Mike Hershberger: 64(1)/FO
Ed Charles: WP.1-2
Ed Charles: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 3

Paul Casanova: 9/F
Ed Brinkman: 9/F
Mike McCormick: K/C

Top 4

Dick Green: 63
Ossie Chavarria: 7/F7D
Wayne Causey: S8
Phil Roof: 6/P

Bot 4

Fred Valentine: 8/L
Bob Saverine: S9
Jim King: 3/FL
Frank Howard: HR/7.1-H
Dick Nen: W
Ken McMullen: 7/F

Top 5

Catfish Hunter: 63
Joe Nossek: 63
Ken Harrelson: K

Bot 5

Paul Casanova: 8/F
Ed Brinkman: W
Mike McCormick: 46(1)/FO
Fred Valentine: W.1-2
Bob Saverine: 43

Top 6

Mike Hershberger: 3/P
Ed Charles: 63
Dick Green: K

Bot 6

Jim King: HR/9
Frank Howard: 6/P
Dick Nen: 3/FL
Ken McMullen: 3/P

Top 7

Ossie Chavarria: 9/F
Wayne Causey: 63
Phil Roof: E5/TH
Catfish Hunter: 43

Bot 7

Paul Casanova: 5/FL
Ed Brinkman: K
Mike McCormick: 3/G

Top 8

Joe Nossek: 8/F
Ken Harrelson: 7/F
Mike Hershberger: 53

Bot 8

Fred Valentine: 8/F8XD
Bob Saverine: 43
Jim King: 9/F

Top 9

Ed Charles: K
Dick Green: 53
Ossie Chavarria: 7/F

Bot 9

Frank Howard: E6/G
Dick Nen: W.1-2
Ken McMullen: 3/P
Paul Casanova: 8/F.2-3
Ed Brinkman: K/C

Top 10

Wayne Causey: S8
Phil Roof: 14/SH.1-2
Ken Suarez: K/C
Joe Nossek: 7/F

Bot 10

Willie Kirkland: 9/F
Fred Valentine: 6/L
Bob Saverine: 8/F

Top 11

Ken Harrelson: 4/P
Mike Hershberger: 53
Ed Charles: 9/F

Bot 11

Jim King: 3/L
Don Lock: E5/TH
Dick Nen: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 12

Dick Green: W
Ossie Chavarria: CS2(26)
Ossie Chavarria: 43
Larry Stahl: S7
Phil Roof: HR/8.1-H
Jack Aker: 43

Bot 12

Ken McMullen: 63
Paul Casanova: 63
Don Blasingame: 3/G