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Standings
BAL
@CHW		5
3		 
(11)
WSH
@CLE		6
7
NYY
@DET		1
2
BOS
@KCA		13
4
LAD
@CIN		6
2
SFG
@MLN		4
8
CHC
@PHI		3
4
STL
@PIT		3
1
Thursday, June 23, 1960,
, Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 7,089, Time of Game: 2:24
Red Sox
13
22-38
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
4
26-36
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ike Delock (1-2)
L: Ken Johnson (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   3  0  2   5  2  1   13 18  2
Athletics       0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    4  9  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Tasby CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .264 .685 0.025 0.58 0.060 -0.035 1.1 0 0 SB,HBP,SH
Pete Runnels 2B-1B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .346 .867 -0.042 0.42 0.020 -0.062 1.0 1 3 2B,SF
Vic Wertz 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .247 .702 -0.054 0.81 0.024 -0.078 0.2 5 0 2B
   Don Buddin PR-SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232 .681 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 1 0
Frank Malzone 3B 5 3 3 1 0 0 .277 .735 0.043 0.57 0.075 -0.032 1.0 1 0 2B,SB
Russ Nixon C 5 3 3 4 0 0 .264 .704 0.143 0.68 0.166 -0.023 2.8 2 0 HR,2B
Gary Geiger RF 5 1 3 4 0 1 .275 .749 0.260 0.66 0.277 -0.016 3.2 1 0 HR,2B
Rip Repulski LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .220 .690 -0.007 0.23 0.013 -0.020 -0.9 0 0
Pumpsie Green SS-2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .236 .659 -0.040 0.29 0.000 -0.041 -0.1 1 3
Ike Delock P 5 1 1 0 0 2 .125 .250 -0.007 0.47 0.036 -0.043 0.3 1 2
Team Totals 44 13 18 12 1 4 .409 1.085 0.321 0.50 0.671 -0.350 8.6 * 8
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: P Runnels (15, off B Giggie); G Geiger (8, off K Johnson); V Wertz (4, off N Garver); F Malzone (10, off N Garver); R Nixon (7, off B Giggie).
HR: G Geiger (3, off K Johnson; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Nixon (2, off K Johnson; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SF: P Runnels (1, off M Kutyna).
SH: W Tasby (4, off N Garver).
HBP: W Tasby (3, by K Johnson).
TB: G Geiger 7; R Nixon 7; F Malzone 4; P Runnels 3; W Tasby 2; P Green 2; V Wertz 2; I Delock; R Repulski.
RBI: G Geiger 4 (20); R Nixon 4 (10); P Runnels 2 (17); F Malzone (37); V Wertz (27).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 8 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 3. P Runnels-P Green-V Wertz; I Delock-V Wertz; I Delock-P Runnels-V Wertz.
E: P Runnels (8); V Wertz (5).
Baserunning
SB: F Malzone (2, 2nd base off K Johnson/D Kravitz); W Tasby (2, 2nd base off K Johnson/D Kravitz).

Kansas City Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Tuttle CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .233 .642 -0.041 0.81 0.063 -0.105 -0.4 2 0 HR,GDP
Jerry Lumpe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .699 -0.015 0.54 0.024 -0.039 -0.4 1 2
Andy Carey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .253 .750 -0.091 0.70 0.000 -0.091 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Norm Siebern LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 .864 0.011 0.49 0.037 -0.026 0.5 2 0
Whitey Herzog RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .305 .891 0.148 0.49 0.148 0.000 1.6 2 0 HR
Marv Throneberry 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 .851 -0.070 0.64 0.000 -0.070 0.7 4 1 HR
Danny Kravitz C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .244 .838 0.022 0.84 0.053 -0.031 0.2 4 0 2B
Ken Hamlin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .556 -0.168 1.06 0.000 -0.168 -2.0 1 1
Ken Johnson P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .471 0.026 0.76 0.040 -0.014 0.3 0 1
   Ned Garver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Giggie P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Johnny Kucks P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Snyder PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .693 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.4
   Marty Kutyna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dick Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .756 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.3
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 1 2 .257 .821 -0.178 0.66 0.365 -0.544 -0.4 * 5
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: D Kravitz (3, off I Delock).
HR: B Tuttle (3, off I Delock; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); M Throneberry (6, off I Delock; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); W Herzog (7, off I Delock; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
TB: W Herzog 5; M Throneberry 4; B Tuttle 4; D Kravitz 3; K Johnson; N Siebern; J Lumpe.
GIDP: B Tuttle (7); A Carey (3).
RBI: M Throneberry 2 (16); B Tuttle (15); W Herzog (26).
2-out RBI: W Herzog.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: M Kutyna (1).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ike Delock, W (1-2) 9 9 4 4 1 2 3 5.40 36 54 0.178 0.66 0.4
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 1 2 3 4.00 36 54 0.178 0.50 0.4

Kansas City Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Johnson, L (2-6) 5.1 7 5 5 0 4 2 4.02 24 38 -0.244 0.84 -2.7
Ned Garver 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 8.64 7 1 0 -0.067 0.41 -2.5
Bob Giggie 0.2 5 3 3 1 0 0 5.48 8 1 1 -0.010 0.03 -3.3
Johnny Kucks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.75 3 2 1 0.000 0.00 0.5
Marty Kutyna 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.43 6 0 0 0.000 0.00 -0.5
Team Totals 9 18 13 12 1 4 2 12.00 48 38 4 2 -0.321 0.66 -8.6
B Giggie faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: N Garver (1).
HBP: K Johnson (3; W Tasby).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Berry, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Cal Drummond.
Time of Game: 2:24.
Attendance: 7,089.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Kansas City Athletics
1 Willie Tasby CF 1 Bill Tuttle CF
2 Pete Runnels 2B 2 Jerry Lumpe 2B
3 Vic Wertz 1B 3 Andy Carey 3B
4 Frank Malzone 3B 4 Norm Siebern LF
5 Russ Nixon C 5 Whitey Herzog RF
6 Gary Geiger RF 6 Marv Throneberry 1B
7 Rip Repulski LF 7 Danny Kravitz C
8 Pumpsie Green SS 8 Ken Hamlin SS
9 Ike Delock P 9 Ken Johnson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-0 1 12- RRR BOS G. Geiger K. Johnson 26% 81% Home Run (Deep RF); Malzone Scores; Nixon Scores
t6 3-1 1 -2- RR BOS R. Nixon K. Johnson 12% 92% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Malzone Scores
b5 1-3 0 1-- OO KCA K. Hamlin I. Delock 11% 77% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
b4 0-3 2 --- R KCA W. Herzog I. Delock -9% 74% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b3 0-0 0 1-- OO KCA B. Tuttle I. Delock 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- BOS W. Tasby K. Johnson 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- BOS P. Runnels K. Johnson 2% 56% Tasby Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O BOS P. Runnels K. Johnson -4% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS V. Wertz K. Johnson -3% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS F. Malzone K. Johnson -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O KCA B. Tuttle I. Delock 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- KCA J. Lumpe I. Delock -2% 45% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO KCA A. Carey I. Delock 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Nixon K. Johnson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O BOS G. Geiger K. Johnson -2% 46% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- BOS R. Repulski K. Johnson 1% 47% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- O BOS P. Green K. Johnson -2% 45% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- KCA N. Siebern I. Delock -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- KCA W. Herzog I. Delock -6% 36% Fielder's Choice 1B; Siebern to 2B/Adv on E3 (throw); Herzog to 1B
b2 0-0 0 12- O KCA M. Throneberry I. Delock 5% 41% Foul Flyball: 3B
b2 0-0 1 12- O KCA D. Kravitz I. Delock 3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B; Siebern to 3B; Herzog to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -23 O KCA K. Hamlin I. Delock 6% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O BOS I. Delock K. Johnson -3% 47% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O BOS W. Tasby K. Johnson -2% 46% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O BOS P. Runnels K. Johnson -1% 45% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- KCA K. Johnson I. Delock -4% 41% Single
b3 0-0 0 1-- OO KCA B. Tuttle I. Delock 8% 49% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O KCA J. Lumpe I. Delock 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O BOS V. Wertz K. Johnson -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 0-0 1 --- BOS F. Malzone K. Johnson 3% 50% Single
t4 0-0 1 1-- BOS R. Nixon K. Johnson 4% 55% Single; Malzone to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- RRR BOS G. Geiger K. Johnson 26% 81% Home Run (Deep RF); Malzone Scores; Nixon Scores
t4 3-0 1 --- O BOS R. Repulski K. Johnson -1% 80% Flyball: RF
t4 3-0 2 --- O BOS P. Green K. Johnson -1% 79% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- O KCA A. Carey I. Delock 2% 82% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b4 0-3 1 --- O KCA N. Siebern I. Delock 2% 83% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b4 0-3 2 --- R KCA W. Herzog I. Delock -9% 74% Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
b4 1-3 2 --- O KCA M. Throneberry I. Delock 1% 76% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 9-1-2
t5 3-1 0 --- O BOS I. Delock K. Johnson -2% 74% Strikeout
t5 3-1 1 --- O BOS W. Tasby K. Johnson -1% 73% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t5 3-1 2 --- O BOS P. Runnels K. Johnson -1% 72% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 7-8-9
b5 1-3 0 --- KCA D. Kravitz I. Delock -5% 67% Single
b5 1-3 0 1-- OO KCA K. Hamlin I. Delock 11% 77% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
b5 1-3 2 --- O KCA K. Johnson I. Delock 1% 78% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Ken Johnson facing 3-4-5
t6 3-1 0 --- O BOS V. Wertz K. Johnson -2% 77% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t6 3-1 1 --- BOS F. Malzone K. Johnson 2% 79% Single
t6 3-1 1 1-- BOS R. Nixon K. Johnson 1% 80% Malzone Steals 2B
t6 3-1 1 -2- RR BOS R. Nixon K. Johnson 12% 92% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Malzone Scores
t6 5-1 1 --- BOS G. Geiger K. Johnson 1% 93% Double to RF
Ned Garver replaces Ken Johnson pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-1 1 -2- O BOS R. Repulski N. Garver -1% 92% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t6 5-1 2 -2- O BOS P. Green N. Garver -1% 91% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 1-2-3
b6 1-5 0 --- R KCA B. Tuttle I. Delock -6% 84% Home Run
b6 2-5 0 --- O KCA J. Lumpe I. Delock 3% 87% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 2-5 1 --- O KCA A. Carey I. Delock 2% 89% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b6 2-5 2 --- O KCA N. Siebern I. Delock 1% 90% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Athletics' Ned Garver facing 9-1-2
t7 5-2 0 --- BOS I. Delock N. Garver 1% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 5-2 0 1-- O BOS W. Tasby N. Garver -1% 91% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Delock to 2B
t7 5-2 1 -2- BOS P. Runnels N. Garver 2% 93% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Delock to 3B
t7 5-2 1 1-3 R BOS V. Wertz N. Garver 2% 95% Wild Pitch; Delock Scores/No RBI; Runnels to 2B
t7 6-2 1 -2- R BOS V. Wertz N. Garver 2% 97% Double; Runnels Scores
Don Buddin pinch runs for Vic Wertz (1B) batting 3rd
t7 7-2 1 -2- R BOS F. Malzone N. Garver 1% 99% Double; Buddin Scores
Bob Giggie replaces Ned Garver pitching and batting 9th
t7 8-2 1 -2- R BOS R. Nixon B. Giggie 1% 99% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Malzone Scores
t7 9-2 1 -2- R BOS G. Geiger B. Giggie 0% 100% Single; Nixon Scores
t7 10-2 1 1-- O BOS R. Repulski B. Giggie -0% 100% Foul Groundout: Unknown out on play
t7 10-2 2 1-- BOS P. Green B. Giggie 0% 100% Single; Geiger to 3B
t7 10-2 2 1-3 O BOS I. Delock B. Giggie -0% 100% Popfly: 3B
5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 5-6-7
Pete Runnels moves from 2B to 1B
Pumpsie Green moves from SS to 2B
Don Buddin moves from PR to SS
b7 2-10 0 --- KCA W. Herzog I. Delock -0% 99% Single
b7 2-10 0 1-- O KCA M. Throneberry I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 2-10 1 1-- O KCA D. Kravitz I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b7 2-10 2 1-- O KCA K. Hamlin I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Athletics 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Athletics' Bob Giggie facing 1-2-3
t8 10-2 0 --- BOS W. Tasby B. Giggie 0% 100% Single to RF (Short RF)
t8 10-2 0 1-- R BOS P. Runnels B. Giggie 0% 100% Double to CF (Deep LF-CF); Tasby Scores
t8 11-2 0 -2- BOS D. Buddin B. Giggie 0% 100% Walk
Johnny Kucks replaces Bob Giggie pitching and batting 9th
t8 11-2 0 12- O BOS F. Malzone J. Kucks 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Runnels to 3B
t8 11-2 1 1-3 RO BOS R. Nixon J. Kucks 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Runnels Scores
t8 12-2 2 1-- O BOS G. Geiger J. Kucks 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 12, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 9-1-2
Russ Snyder pinch hits for Johnny Kucks (P) batting 9th
b8 2-12 0 --- KCA R. Snyder I. Delock -0% 100% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b8 2-12 0 1-- O KCA B. Tuttle I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 2-12 1 1-- O KCA J. Lumpe I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
b8 2-12 2 1-- O KCA A. Carey I. Delock 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 12, Athletics 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-2, Athletics' Marty Kutyna facing 7-8-9
Marty Kutyna replaces Russ Snyder (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 12-2 0 --- O BOS R. Repulski M. Kutyna 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
t9 12-2 1 --- BOS P. Green M. Kutyna 0% 100% Single
t9 12-2 1 1-- BOS I. Delock M. Kutyna 0% 100% Reached on E1 (throw)/Bunt; Green to 2B
t9 12-2 1 12- BOS W. Tasby M. Kutyna 0% 100% Single (Ground Ball); Green to 3B; Delock to 2B
t9 12-2 1 123 RO BOS P. Runnels M. Kutyna 0% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Green Scores/unER
t9 13-2 2 12- O BOS D. Buddin M. Kutyna 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 13, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-13, Red Sox' Ike Delock facing 4-5-6
b9 2-13 0 --- KCA N. Siebern I. Delock 0% 100% Single
b9 2-13 0 1-- O KCA W. Herzog I. Delock 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Herzog to 1B
b9 2-13 1 1-- RR KCA M. Throneberry I. Delock 0% 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Herzog Scores
b9 4-13 1 --- KCA D. Kravitz I. Delock -0% 100% Double
b9 4-13 1 -2- O KCA K. Hamlin I. Delock 0% 100% Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
Dick Williams pinch hits for Marty Kutyna (P) batting 9th
b9 4-13 2 -2- O KCA D. Williams I. Delock 0% 100% Groundout: Unknown out on play
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 13, Athletics 4.

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