September 25, 1963 Kansas City Athletics at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CHW 2 KCA 7
@BOS 6 WSA 6
@DET 2 NYY 3
LAA 1 STL 5
@CHC 2 HOU 2
PIT 1 LAD 1
NYM 0 MLN 9
CIN 5 PHI 6
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 909

Wednesday, September 25, 1963
Time of Game: 2:14

Athletics

72-86

Won 1

8th, 31½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  0   0  0  4   1  0  0    7 11  0
Red Sox         0  3  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    6 11  2

W: T Sturdivant (2-4), L: J Lamabe (7-4)

Red Sox

75-85

Lost 1

7th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Cimoli RF                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .267  .685    0    0   0   
D Green SS                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .269  .768    0    2   4   HR
J Lumpe 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .703    0    1   4   
N Siebern 1B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .774    0   13   2   
E Charles 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .727    0    0   3   SF
C Lau C                       4   0   0   0    1   0  .270  .680    0    6   1   IW
T Reynolds LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .111  .495    0    1   0   HBP
B Del Greco CF                4   0   2   2    0   1  .213  .634    0    2   0   
O Pena P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .145  .415    0    0   0   
  B Fischer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .330         0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .612    0    0   0   
  E Rakow P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .300         0   0   
  C Essegian PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .226  .616    0    0   0   
  T Sturdivant P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .043    0    2   1   SH
Totals                       38   7  11   7    2   6                    27  15

BATTING

HR: D Green (1, off J Lamabe; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

SF: E Charles (8, off D Radatz).

SH: T Sturdivant (2, off D Radatz).

IBB: C Lau (3, by P Smith).

HBP: T Reynolds (1, by D Radatz).

TB: D Green 5; B Del Greco 2; J Lumpe 2; N Siebern 2; E Charles; G Cimoli; C Essegian.

RBI: B Del Greco 2 (30); E Charles 2 (78); D Green 2 (2); C Essegian (27).

2-out RBI: B Del Greco 2; C Essegian.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Lumpe-D Green-N Siebern.

PB: C Lau (4).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Gosger CF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .067  .289    0    5   0   
F Mantilla 2B                 5   0   2   2    0   1  .313  .833    0    2   4   
C Yastrzemski LF              3   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .892    0    2   0   2B,GDP
  G Geiger LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .770    0    1   0   
D Stuart 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .837    0    6   0   
R Mejias RF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .225  .623    0    2   0   2B
D Williams 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .259  .694    0    2   2   
E Bressoud SS                 4   2   3   2    0   0  .259  .777    0    1   0   HR
R Nixon C                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .271  .722    0    6   0   
J Lamabe P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .094  .309    0    0   1   
  D Radatz P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .069  .203    0    0   0   
  L Clinton PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .707    0    0   0   
  P Smith P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   6    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: R Mejias (17, off B Fischer); C Yastrzemski (39, off O Pena).

HR: E Bressoud (20, off B Fischer; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: E Bressoud 6; R Mejias 3; C Yastrzemski 2; F Mantilla 2; R Nixon 2; J Lamabe.

GIDP: C Yastrzemski (12).

RBI: R Nixon 2 (30); E Bressoud 2 (59); F Mantilla 2 (15).

2-out RBI: F Mantilla 2; E Bressoud 2; R Nixon.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

E: E Bressoud (24); D Stuart (27).

PITCHING

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Pena                         1.2   4   3   3    2   0   0   3.69   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4     33    -     1.38  -0.28
B Fischer                      2.1   4   2   2    0   1   1   3.57   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4          2-0    0.80  -0.09
E Rakow                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.98    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.02
T Sturdivant, W (2-4)          4     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.90   15     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 3          0-0    2.07   0.35
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   5   1          39     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0·11          2-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lamabe, L (7-4)              5.2   6   6   3    1   3   1   3.16   26     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 1· 6     41    -     1.11  -0.35
D Radatz                       2.1   4   1   1    0   3   0   2.06   12     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          2-1    1.22  -0.20
P Smith                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.05   0.03
Totals                         9    11   7   4    2   6   1          43     -       ·  ·     10·13· 1·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Smith (2; C Lau).

HBP: D Radatz (5; T Reynolds).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eddie Hurley, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Valentine, 3B - Cal Drummond.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 909.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Athletics         Boston Red Sox                       
1. G Cimoli             RF    1. J Gosger             CF 
2. D Green              SS    2. F Mantilla           2B 
3. J Lumpe              2B    3. C Yastrzemski        LF 
4. N Siebern            1B    4. D Stuart             1B 
5. E Charles            3B    5. R Mejias             RF 
6. C Lau                C     6. D Williams           3B 
7. T Reynolds           LF    7. E Bressoud           SS 
8. B Del Greco          CF    8. R Nixon              C  
9. O Pena               P     9. J Lamabe             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  5-3  123      24%  49% B Del Greco     J Lamabe        Single; Reynolds to 2B; Charles Scores/unER; Siebern Scores/unER
   b 2   2  2-1  123     -19%  34% F Mantilla      O Pena          Single; Gosger to 2B; Nixon Scores; Bressoud Scores
   t 6   2  5-5  12-      17%  66% C Essegian      D Radatz        Single; Del Greco to 2B; Reynolds Scores/unER
   b 3   2  2-3  -2-     -17%  17% E Bressoud      B Fischer       Home Run; Mejias Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      16%  70% D Green         J Lamabe        Home Run; Cimoli Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Lamabe facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Cimoli        Single
   RR     1--      70%  D Green         Home Run; Cimoli Scores
   O      ---      68%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orlando Pena facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  J Gosger        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      70%  F Mantilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  C Yastrzemski   Double
   O      -2-      71%  D Stuart        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Lamabe facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  C Lau           Popfly: 3B
          ---      71%  T Reynolds      Walk
   O      1--      69%  B Del Greco     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      67%  O Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Orlando Pena facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  R Mejias        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  D Williams      Walk
          1--      63%  E Bressoud      Single; Williams to 2B
   R      12-      52%  R Nixon         Single; Bressoud to 2B; Williams Scores
   O      12-      57%  J Lamabe        Popfly: 2B
          12-      54%  J Gosger        Walk; Bressoud to 3B; Nixon to 2B
   RR     123      34%  F Mantilla      Single; Gosger to 2B; Nixon Scores; Bressoud Scores
                  Bill Fischer replaces Orlando Pena pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      38%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Lamabe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  G Cimoli        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  D Green         Lineout: LF
          ---      35%  J Lumpe         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      32%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bill Fischer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  D Stuart        Strikeout
          ---      31%  R Mejias        Double
   O      -2-      34%  D Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -2-      17%  E Bressoud      Home Run; Mejias Scores
   O      ---      17%  R Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Lamabe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      15%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      14%  C Lau           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      13%  T Reynolds      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Fischer facing 9-1-2
          ---      11%  J Lamabe        Single
   O      1--      13%  J Gosger        Flyball: CF
          1--      11%  F Mantilla      Single; Lamabe to 2B
   OO     12-      15%  C Yastrzemski   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Lamabe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  B Del Greco     Strikeout
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Bill Fischer batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  J Tartabull     Popfly: SS
   O      ---      11%  G Cimoli        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Ed Rakow facing 4-5-6
                  Ed Rakow replaces Jose Tartabull pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      11%  D Stuart        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      12%  R Mejias        Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  D Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jack Lamabe facing 2-3-4
                  Gary Geiger replaces Carl Yastrzemski playing LF batting 3rd
          ---      16%  D Green         Single
   O      1--      13%  J Lumpe         Popfly: 3B
          1--      17%  N Siebern       Single; Green to 2B
   R      12-      27%  E Charles       Single; Siebern to 2B; Green Scores
   O      12-      20%  C Lau           Popfly: 2B
          12-      25%  T Reynolds      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Charles to 2B; Siebern to 3B
   RR     123      49%  B Del Greco     Single; Reynolds to 2B; Charles Scores/unER; Siebern Scores/unER
                  Dick Radatz replaces Jack Lamabe pitching and batting 9th; Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Ed Rakow batting 9th
   R      12-      66%  C Essegian      Single; Del Greco to 2B; Reynolds Scores/unER
   O      12-      62%  G Cimoli        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Tom Sturdivant facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Sturdivant replaces Chuck Essegian pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  E Bressoud      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      70%  D Radatz        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dick Radatz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  D Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  J Lumpe         Single
          1--      78%  N Siebern       Single; Lumpe to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  E Charles       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lumpe Scores
   O      1--      80%  C Lau           Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Tom Sturdivant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  J Gosger        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  F Mantilla      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Geiger        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dick Radatz facing 7-8-9
          ---      89%  T Reynolds      Hit By Pitch
          1--      92%  B Del Greco     Single/Bunt; Reynolds to 2B
   O      12-      92%  T Sturdivant    Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Del Greco to 2B; Reynolds to 3B
   O      -23      88%  G Cimoli        Strikeout
   O      -23      85%  D Green         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Tom Sturdivant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  D Stuart        Groundout: C-1B
          ---      84%  R Mejias        Single
          1--      82%  D Williams      Passed Ball; Mejias to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-      84%  E Bressoud      Single; Mejias to 3B
   R      1-3      73%  R Nixon         Single; Bressoud to 2B; Mejias Scores
                  Lou Clinton pinch hits for Dick Radatz batting 9th
   O      12-      85%  L Clinton       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-6, Pete Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Smith replaces Lou Clinton pitching and batting 9th
          ---      87%  J Lumpe         Single
   O      1--      86%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B; Lumpe to 2B
   O      -2-      84%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
          -2-      84%  C Lau           Intentional Walk
   O      12-      81%  T Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-7, Tom Sturdivant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  J Gosger        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  F Mantilla      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Geiger        Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Red Sox 6.

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