August 23, 1962 Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
CLE 5 BOS 8
@KCA 2 LAA 5
NYY 4
(13) WSA 6
@MIN 4 WSA 6
@MIN 0 CIN 14
@CHC 3 MLN 3
STL 2 SFG 2
@NYM 1
(10) LAD 4
@PHI 2 PIT 4
HOU 0

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 3,439

Thursday, August 23, 1962
Time of Game: 2:18

Red Sox

60-68

Won 1

8th, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  2  3   0  2  0    8 13  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  6  1

W: G Conley (12-11), L: D Pfister (3-11)

Athletics

59-70

Lost 1

9th, 18½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Geiger CF                   3   1   0   0    2   0  .237  .734    0    4   0   
E Bressoud SS                 5   1   2   3    0   1  .278  .780    0    1   4   HR
C Yastrzemski LF              5   0   1   2    0   0  .294  .834    0    2   0   
L Clinton RF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .289  .911    0    1   0   
P Runnels 1B                  5   2   2   0    0   1  .333  .887    0    7   2   
F Malzone 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .713    0    4   0   
R Nixon C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .288  .713    0    5   0   
C Schilling 2B                4   2   1   1    0   0  .230  .623    0    1   2   2B,GDP
G Conley P                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .661    0    2   1   2B
Totals                       40   8  13   8    2   2                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Conley (5, off J Archer); C Schilling (14, off D Pfister).

HR: E Bressoud (12, off J Walker; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: E Bressoud 5; G Conley 3; C Schilling 2; L Clinton 2; P Runnels 2; R Nixon 2; C Yastrzemski; F Malzone.

GIDP: C Schilling (8).

RBI: E Bressoud 3 (57); C Yastrzemski 2 (74); C Schilling (25); G Conley (11); R Nixon (10).

2-out RBI: E Bressoud 2; C Yastrzemski 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Bressoud-P Runnels.

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Causey SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .272  .759    0    3   4   2B
E Charles 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .284  .826    0    2   2   
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .784    0    2   3   GDP
N Siebern 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .311  .911    0    8   0   
G Alusik LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .306  .912    0    3   1   
G Cimoli RF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .282  .781    0    1   1   HR
B Del Greco CF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .807    0    5   0   
B Bryan C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .518    0    3   0   
D Segui P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .610         0   0   
  D Pfister P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .296    0    0   0   
  J Tartabull PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .651    0    0   0   
  J Archer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Walker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .719         0   0   
  M Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .817    0    0   0   
  D Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: W Causey (7, off G Conley).

HR: G Cimoli (10, off G Conley; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: G Cimoli 4; W Causey 2; B Del Greco; G Alusik; E Charles; J Lumpe.

GIDP: J Lumpe (9).

RBI: G Cimoli 2 (62).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Charles-J Lumpe-N Siebern.

PB: B Bryan 2 (4).

E: G Alusik (2).

PITCHING

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
G Conley, W (12-11)            9     6   2   2    3   5   1   4.00   35     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 4· 6     69    -     0.63   0.31
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3   5   1          35     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 4· 6           -

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
D Segui                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.96    4     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1     51    -     0.94   0.05
D Pfister, L (3-11)            4     7   3   1    0   1   0   4.97   18     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 2· 7          0-0    1.17  -0.13
J Archer                       0.1   3   3   3    1   0   0  11.69    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.62  -0.11
J Walker                       2.2   2   2   2    1   1   1   6.04   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          3-1    0.10  -0.00
D Williams                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   9.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13   8   6    2   2   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·12· 2·13          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: D Pfister (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 3,439.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Kansas City Athletics                
1. G Geiger             CF    1. W Causey             SS 
2. E Bressoud           SS    2. E Charles            3B 
3. C Yastrzemski        LF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. L Clinton            RF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. P Runnels            1B    5. G Alusik             LF 
6. F Malzone            3B    6. G Cimoli             RF 
7. R Nixon              C     7. B Del Greco          CF 
8. C Schilling          2B    8. B Bryan              C  
9. G Conley             P     9. D Segui              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  -23      17%  82% C Yastrzemski   D Pfister       Single; Conley Scores/unER; Schilling Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       9%  60% R Nixon         D Pfister       Single; Runnels Scores/unER
   t 5   1  0-1  1-3      -7%  64% E Bressoud      D Pfister       Strikeout
   t 5   0  0-1  ---       6%  70% C Schilling     D Pfister       Double
   t 5   0  0-1  -2-       6%  77% G Conley        D Pfister       Fielder's Choice SS; Conley to 1B; Schilling to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Diego Segui facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Geiger        Popfly: 1B
          ---      52%  E Bressoud      Single to LF; Bressoud to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      48%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  L Clinton       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Causey        Walk
          1--      36%  E Charles       Single; Causey to 2B
   O      12-      42%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      46%  N Siebern       Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  G Alusik        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dan Pfister facing 5-6-7
                  Dan Pfister replaces Diego Segui pitching and batting 9th
          ---      54%  P Runnels       Single
          1--      56%  F Malzone       Passed Ball; Runnels to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   R      -2-      60%  R Nixon         Single; Runnels Scores/unER
   OO     1--      56%  C Schilling     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  G Cimoli        Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  B Del Greco     Single
   O      1--      59%  B Bryan         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  D Pfister       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Pfister facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  G Conley        Single
   O      1--      61%  G Geiger        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      59%  E Bressoud      Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      56%  C Yastrzemski   Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Conley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  W Causey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  E Charles       Strikeout Looking
          ---      60%  J Lumpe         Single
   O      1--      62%  N Siebern       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Pfister facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  L Clinton       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      58%  P Runnels       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  F Malzone       Single
          1--      61%  R Nixon         Wild Pitch; Malzone to 3B
   O      --3      57%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Gene Conley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  G Alusik        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Cimoli        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  B Del Greco     Walk
   O      1--      64%  B Bryan         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dan Pfister facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  C Schilling     Double
          -2-      77%  G Conley        Fielder's Choice SS; Conley to 1B; Schilling to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  G Geiger        Popfly: SS
   O      1-3      64%  E Bressoud      Strikeout
          1-3      65%  C Yastrzemski   Passed Ball; Conley to 2B
   RR     -23      82%  " "             Single; Conley Scores/unER; Schilling Scores
   O      1--      81%  L Clinton       Single; Yastrzemski out at Hm/LF-2B-C
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Tartabull pinch hits for Dan Pfister batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  J Tartabull     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      85%  W Causey        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      86%  E Charles       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Archer facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Archer replaces Jose Tartabull pitching and batting 9th
          ---      88%  P Runnels       Single
   O      1--      86%  F Malzone       Batted Ball: Unknown out on play
          1--      90%  R Nixon         Single; Runnels to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  C Schilling     Fielder's Choice 3B; Schilling to 1B; Nixon to 2B; Runnels Scores
   R      12-      97%  G Conley        Double; Schilling to 3B; Nixon Scores
                  Jerry Walker replaces Jim Archer pitching and batting 9th
          -23      97%  G Geiger        Walk
   RO     123      97%  E Bressoud      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Schilling Scores
   O      12-      97%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Gene Conley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  N Siebern       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  G Alusik        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jerry Walker facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  L Clinton       Single
   O      1--      98%  P Runnels       Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  F Malzone       Popfly: SS
   O      1--      98%  R Nixon         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-6, Gene Conley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  G Cimoli        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  B Del Greco     Lineout: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Bryan         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jerry Walker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Schilling     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  G Conley        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  G Geiger        Walk
   RR     1--     100%  E Bressoud      Home Run; Geiger Scores
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Gene Conley facing 9-1-2
                  Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Jerry Walker batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Jimenez       Strikeout
          ---     100%  W Causey        Double
          -2-     100%  E Charles       Walk
   OO     12-     100%  J Lumpe         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-0, Don Williams facing 4-5-6
                  Don Williams replaces Manny Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Clinton       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Runnels       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  F Malzone       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-8, Gene Conley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  N Siebern       Strikeout
          ---     100%  G Alusik        Single
   RR     1--     100%  G Cimoli        Home Run; Alusik Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Del Greco     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bryan         Strikeout
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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