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Kansas City Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

1959-09-12 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 7156 · 2:33

Boston Red Sox defeated Kansas City Athletics 4–3. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 1st. Jerry Casale earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jerry Casale L: Tom Sturdivant SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bob Stewart · 1B: Joe Paparella · 2B: Eddie Hurley · 3B: Ed Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Tuttle	4	0	1	1	0	0
Russ Snyder	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dick Williams	3	0	1	0	1	1
Bob Cerv	3	0	1	1	1	2
Ray Jablonski	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hal Smith	4	0	2	0	0	0
Lou Klimchock	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe DeMaestri	3	1	1	0	0	1
Tom Sturdivant	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Morgan	1	1	1	1	0	0
Roger Maris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerry Lumpe	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pumpsie Green	5	1	1	0	0	0
Gary Geiger	4	2	2	1	0	0
Pete Runnels	2	0	0	0	2	0
Gene Stephens	3	1	1	1	0	0
Jackie Jensen	3	0	1	2	1	1
Frank Malzone	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sammy White	4	0	1	0	0	0
Don Buddin	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jerry Casale	3	0	0	0	1	1

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Sturdivant	4.2	5	2	1
Ray Herbert	1.1	1	1	0
Dick Tomanek	2.0	1	2	2

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Casale	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Tuttle: 8
Russ Snyder: W
Dick Williams: 43.1-2
Bob Cerv: S.2-H
Ray Jablonski: 7

Bot 1

Pumpsie Green: 43
Gary Geiger: S
Pete Runnels: 6/P
Gene Stephens: HP.1-2
Jackie Jensen: PB.2-3;1-2
Jackie Jensen: D.3-H;2-H
Frank Malzone: WP.2-3
Frank Malzone: 4/P

Top 2

Hal Smith: S1/L.B-2(E1/TH)
Lou Klimchock: 8
Joe DeMaestri: 8
Tom Sturdivant: 5/FL

Bot 2

Sammy White: 43
Don Buddin: W
Jerry Casale: 8
Pumpsie Green: 8

Top 3

Bill Tuttle: 63
Russ Snyder: 7
Dick Williams: W
Bob Cerv: W.1-2
Ray Jablonski: 53

Bot 3

Gary Geiger: 43
Pete Runnels: 7
Gene Stephens: 43

Top 4

Hal Smith: 7
Lou Klimchock: 43
Joe DeMaestri: K

Bot 4

Jackie Jensen: 5/FL
Frank Malzone: 53
Sammy White: 13

Top 5

Tom Sturdivant: 9/L
Bill Tuttle: S
Russ Snyder: 5/FL
Dick Williams: K

Bot 5

Don Buddin: 9
Jerry Casale: K
Pumpsie Green: D
Gary Geiger: S.2-H
Pete Runnels: SB2
Pete Runnels: W
Gene Stephens: S.2-H;1-2
Jackie Jensen: W.2-3;1-2
Frank Malzone: 5(2)/FO

Top 6

Bob Cerv: K
Ray Jablonski: 5/L
Hal Smith: 6/P

Bot 6

Sammy White: 63
Don Buddin: S
Jerry Casale: 2/FL
Pumpsie Green: 8

Top 7

Lou Klimchock: 2/FL
Joe DeMaestri: S
Joe Morgan: T.1-H
Bill Tuttle: 43.3-H
Russ Snyder: 8

Bot 7

Gary Geiger: 2/FL
Pete Runnels: W
Gene Stephens: 8
Jackie Jensen: K

Top 8

Dick Williams: S7.BX2(74)
Bob Cerv: K
Ray Jablonski: K

Bot 8

Frank Malzone: 8
Sammy White: S8.B-2(E8)#
Don Buddin: K
Jerry Casale: W
Pumpsie Green: 13

Top 9

Hal Smith: S
Lou Klimchock: 46(1)/FO
Roger Maris: 5/FL
Jerry Lumpe: 9