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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on August 29, 1961 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ike Delock |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Rakow |
| Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 5,083 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Drummond 1B: Joe Paparella 2B: Ed Runge 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Schilling | Second Baseman |
| Gary Geiger | Center Fielder |
| Carl Yastrzemski | Left Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | First Baseman |
| Pumpsie Green | Shortstop |
| Jim Pagliaroni | Catcher |
| Ike Delock | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Howser | Shortstop |
| Jay Hankins | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Causey | Third Baseman |
| Deron Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
| Leo Posada | Left Fielder |
| Joe Pignatano | Catcher |
| Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
| Ed Rakow | Pitcher |
| Hank Bauer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
August 29, 1961
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Rakow
Schilling hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Rakow
Geiger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rakow
Yastrzemski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Delock
Howser hits a line drive into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Delock
Hankins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Delock
Causey hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Rakow
Malzone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Rakow
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Rakow
Runnels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Rakow
Green hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Delock
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Posada vs. Delock
Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Johnson tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Delock
Pignatano hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Delock
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Yastrzemski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Rakow
Pagliaroni hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delock vs. Rakow
Delock strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Rakow
Schilling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pagliaroni moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Geiger vs. Rakow
Geiger hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yastrzemski vs. Rakow
Yastrzemski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rakow vs. Delock
Rakow strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Delock
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hankins vs. Delock
Hankins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Delock
Causey takes first base on ball four. Howser moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Delock
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Rakow
Malzone hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Rakow
Jensen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Rakow
Runnels hits a line drive into right field. Hankins picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hankins. Runnels moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Rakow
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Runnels scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Rakow
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delock vs. Rakow
Delock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Delock
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Geiger who is chasing the ball. Lumpe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Posada vs. Delock
Posada hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lumpe scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Delock
Pignatano takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Delock
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Posada moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rakow vs. Delock
Rakow hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schilling vs. Rakow
Schilling strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Rakow
Geiger hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Rakow
Yastrzemski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Delock
Howser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hankins vs. Delock
Hankins hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Delock
Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Rakow
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Rakow
Jensen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Rakow
Runnels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Delock
Carroll Hardy now playing center field.
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Delock
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Posada vs. Muffett
Billy Muffett now pitching.
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pignatano vs. Muffett
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Muffett
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Pagliaroni settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Pagliaroni. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Muffett
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Yastrzemski. Del Greco reaches second base with a double. Posada goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rakow vs. Muffett
Rakow hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rakow
Green hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pagliaroni vs. Rakow
Pagliaroni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Rakow
Russ Nixon pinch hits for Billy Muffett.
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Rakow
Schilling hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Nichols
Chet Nichols now pitching.
Howser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hankins vs. Nichols
There goes Howser. The throw from Pagliaroni and he is safe. Howser steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hankins vs. Nichols
Hankins bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Howser moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Causey vs. Nichols
Causey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Nichols
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hardy vs. Rakow
Hardy is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yastrzemski vs. Rakow
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hardy moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Malzone vs. Rakow
Malzone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jensen vs. Rakow
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Hankins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hardy tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Rakow
Runnels hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Nichols
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Nichols
Posada bunts towards the mound. Nichols fields it and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pignatano vs. Nichols
Pignatano hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Nichols
Del Greco is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rakow vs. Nichols
Rakow strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Rakow
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pagliaroni vs. Rakow
Pagliaroni hits a popup towards third. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ginsberg vs. Rakow
Joe Ginsberg pinch hits for Chet Nichols.
Ginsberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schilling vs. Rakow
Schilling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ginsberg moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hardy vs. Rakow
Hardy takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg moves to third. Schilling moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yastrzemski vs. Rakow
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. Ginsberg scores. Schilling moves to third. Hardy moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Malzone vs. Fischer
Bill Fischer now pitching.
Malzone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schilling scores. Hardy scores. Yastrzemski moves to third. Malzone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Posada. Jensen reaches second base with a double. Yastrzemski scores. Malzone scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco who is chasing the ball. Runnels reaches third base with a triple. Jensen scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Green vs. Fischer
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Earley
Arnold Earley now pitching.
Howser hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Earley
Haywood Sullivan pinch hits for Jay Hankins.
Sullivan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Earley
Causey takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Earley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lumpe vs. Earley
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. Sullivan moves to third. Causey moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Posada vs. Fornieles
Mike Fornieles now pitching.
Posada strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/29/1961 -- Boston at Kansas City (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Schilling C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Howser D, ss 3 0 0 0
Geiger G, cf 3 0 0 0 Hankins J, rf 3 0 0 0
Hardy C, cf 0 2 0 0 Sullivan H, ph 0 0 0 0
Yastrzemski C, lf 4 1 1 1 Causey W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Malzone F, 3b 4 1 1 2 Johnson D, 1b 4 2 1 0
Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 3 Lumpe J, 2b 4 1 4 0
Runnels P, 1b 5 1 3 1 Posada L, lf 3 1 1 3
Green P, ss 4 0 1 1 Pignatano J, c 3 0 0 0
Pagliaroni J, c 2 0 1 0 Del Greco B, cf 3 0 1 1
Delock I, p 2 0 0 0 Rakow E, p 4 0 0 0
Muffett B, p 0 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 0 0 0 0
Nixon R, ph 1 0 0 0
Nichols C, p 0 0 0 0
Ginsberg J, ph 1 1 0 0
Earley A, p 0 0 0 0
Fornieles M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 10 8 30 4 7 4
Boston 000 100 016 -- 8
Kansas City 010 102 000 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Delock I* 5.0 5 4 3 4 1
Muffett B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Nichols C (W) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Earley A 0.2 0 0 0 3 0
Fornieles M (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow E (L) 8.2 7 6 5 6 8
Fischer B 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Hankins J, Pagliaroni J
DP -- Boston 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Boston 8, Kansas City 11
2B -- Del Greco B, Jensen J
3B -- Lumpe J, Runnels P
SB -- Howser D
SH -- Hankins J, Posada L
SF -- Posada L, Jensen J
HBP -- by Rakow E (Hardy C)
T -- 3:05
A -- 5083
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