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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 28, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Washington Senators, played on April 28, 1959 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Kemmerer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Herbert |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 7,566 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Bill Summers |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reno Bertoia | Second Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Jim Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| JW Porter | Catcher |
| Ron Samford | Shortstop |
| Russ Kemmerer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Dick Williams | First Baseman |
| Hector Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Roger Maris | Right Fielder |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Third Baseman |
| Frank House | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Ray Herbert | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
April 28, 1959
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Herbert
Bertoia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Herbert
Allison hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertoia moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sievers vs. Herbert
Sievers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bertoia scores. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Herbert
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Allison scores. Sievers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Herbert
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zauchin vs. Herbert
Zauchin hits a line drive into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Porter vs. Herbert
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kemmerer
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Samford vs. Herbert
Samford strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Herbert
Kemmerer hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Herbert
Bertoia hits a line drive towards first. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kemmerer
Maris hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Maris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv hits a line drive into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maris moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
House vs. Kemmerer
The ball gets by Porter for a passed ball. Maris scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. House reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Herbert
Allison hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle who is chasing the ball. Allison reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sievers vs. Herbert
Sievers hits a fly ball towards cemter. Tuttle catches it and throws to home to double up Allison. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Herbert
Lemon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Kemmerer
Herbert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Kemmerer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. Tuttle moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Lopez reaches third base with a triple. Tuttle scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maris vs. Kemmerer
Maris hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Herbert
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Herbert
Zauchin hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Herbert
Porter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Samford vs. Herbert
Samford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemmerer vs. Herbert
Kemmerer is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a ball on the ground towards short. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cerv moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bertoia vs. Herbert
Bertoia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Herbert
There goes Bertoia. The throw from House and he is out, Lopez applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Herbert
Allison hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Herbert
Sievers hits a line drive into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herbert vs. Kemmerer
Herbert hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kemmerer
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Herbert
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Herbert
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Herbert
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Herbert
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri throws to second for one, and Lopez throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Killebrew scores. Porter moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Samford vs. Herbert
Samford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Herbert
Kemmerer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bertoia vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Bertoia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kemmerer
Jose Valdivielso now playing shortstop.
Maris hits a popup towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Meyer
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Meyer
Sievers hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Sievers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Meyer
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Meyer
Killebrew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a popup, foul, towards first. Zauchin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valdivielso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Kemmerer
Kent Hadley pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Hadley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Freeman
Mark Freeman now pitching.
Zauchin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Freeman
Porter hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valdivielso vs. Freeman
Valdivielso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Zauchin moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemmerer vs. Freeman
Kemmerer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Kemmerer reaches second base with a double. Zauchin scores. Valdivielso goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Coleman
Rip Coleman now pitching.
Bertoia strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Coleman
Allison takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Coleman
Sievers hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kemmerer
Williams hits a popup towards short. Valdivielso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Coleman
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Coleman
Killebrew hits a fly ball into right field. Maris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Coleman
Zauchin strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Coleman
Porter hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 8 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maris vs. Kemmerer
Maris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Kemmerer
Preston Ward pinch hits for Hal Smith.
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bertoia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Senators, 8 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
House vs. Kemmerer
House hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1959 -- Washington at Kansas City (N)
Washington AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Bertoia R, 2b 5 1 2 0 Tuttle B, cf 4 1 0 0
Allison B, cf 4 1 2 0 Williams D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sievers R, lf 5 1 2 1 Lopez H, 2b 4 0 1 1
Lemon J, rf 4 0 1 2 Maris R, rf 4 2 2 1
Killebrew H, 3b 5 1 1 0 Cerv B, lf 4 0 2 0
Zauchin N, 1b 4 1 1 0 Smith H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Porter J, c 4 1 0 0 Ward P, ph 1 0 0 0
Samford R, ss 3 1 2 2 House F, c 4 0 1 0
Valdivielso J, ss 1 1 1 0 DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 0 0
Kemmerer R, p 4 0 2 2 Herbert R, p 2 0 1 0
Meyer R, p 0 0 0 0
Hadley K, ph 1 0 0 0
Freeman M, p 0 0 0 0
Coleman R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 14 7 34 3 8 2
Washington 300 003 020 -- 8
Kansas City 011 000 001 -- 3
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert R (L) 5.2 11 6 6 1 5
Meyer R 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Freeman M 0.1 2 2 2 1 0
Coleman R 1.2 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Lopez H
DP -- Washington 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Washington 8, Kansas City 4
2B -- Lemon J, Maris R, House F, Sievers R, Kemmerer R
3B -- Allison B, Lopez H
HR -- Samford R, Maris R
CS -- Bertoia R
PB -- Porter J
T -- 2:41
A -- 7566
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