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Kansas City Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1959-08-04 · Day game · Fenway Park · 2:13

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 4–1. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 7th. Tom Brewer earned the win and Mike Fornieles picked up the save. Pete Runnels went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Tom Brewer L: John Tsitouris SV: Mike Fornieles

Umpires — HP: Eddie Rommel · 1B: Johnny Stevens · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: John Rice · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Tuttle	4	0	1	0	0	1
Russ Snyder	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roger Maris	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Lumpe	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ray Boone	3	0	0	0	1	1
Harry Chiti	3	0	0	0	0	0
Wayne Terwilliger	3	1	1	0	0	0
John Tsitouris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Ward	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pumpsie Green	3	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Runnels	4	0	2	3	0	0
Gary Geiger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ted Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Jensen	4	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Malzone	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sammy White	3	0	1	0	1	1
Don Buddin	4	1	3	0	0	0
Tom Brewer	2	1	0	0	0	0
Marty Keough	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Fornieles	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Tsitouris	7.0	8	1	3
Murry Dickson	1.0	1	1	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Brewer	7.0	6	2	2
Mike Fornieles	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Tuttle: 53
Russ Snyder: K23
Dick Williams: 63

Bot 1

Pumpsie Green: T7/7D
Pete Runnels: 3/G.3-H
Gary Geiger: 8
Ted Williams: 43

Top 2

Roger Maris: 8
Jerry Lumpe: S
Ray Boone: W.1-2
Harry Chiti: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Jackie Jensen: K
Frank Malzone: K
Sammy White: K

Top 3

Wayne Terwilliger: 4/P
John Tsitouris: 63
Bill Tuttle: S
Russ Snyder: 46(1)/FO

Bot 3

Don Buddin: 13
Tom Brewer: 4/P#
Pumpsie Green: 7

Top 4

Dick Williams: 13
Roger Maris: W
Jerry Lumpe: S.1-2
Ray Boone: 4(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Pete Runnels: S
Gary Geiger: 3/G.1-2
Ted Williams: 4/P
Jackie Jensen: 4/P

Top 5

Harry Chiti: 53
Wayne Terwilliger: 53
John Tsitouris: 63

Bot 5

Frank Malzone: 99#
Sammy White: S
Don Buddin: S.1-2#
Tom Brewer: 99#
Pumpsie Green: 99#

Top 6

Bill Tuttle: 99#
Russ Snyder: 99#
Dick Williams: S
Roger Maris: 99#

Bot 6

Pete Runnels: 8/78XD
Gary Geiger: 99#
Ted Williams: S9
Jackie Jensen: D7/7D.1-H
Frank Malzone: IW
Sammy White: 99#

Top 7

Jerry Lumpe: 99#
Ray Boone: K#
Harry Chiti: 99#

Bot 7

Don Buddin: S7
Tom Brewer: E1/SH.1-2;B-1#
Pumpsie Green: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Pete Runnels: S7.3-H;2-H(UR)
Gary Geiger: 99#
Marty Keough: 99#

Top 8

Wayne Terwilliger: D
Preston Ward: S.2-H
Bill Tuttle: K
Russ Snyder: 99#
Dick Williams: 99#

Bot 8

Jackie Jensen: 99#
Frank Malzone: 99#
Sammy White: W
Don Buddin: S.1-2#
Mike Fornieles: 99#

Top 9

Roger Maris: 99#
Jerry Lumpe: 99#
Ray Boone: 99#

Notes & reviews

The play-by-play in the Boston Record stopped here. The balance of the plays have been taken from newspaper accounts of the game or assumed.
A K is missing in either the KC 6th or 7th inning.

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