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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 4, 1958
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Kansas City Athletics, played on May 4, 1958 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
|
| Home Team |
Washington Senators
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1958 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Urban |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Russ Kemmerer |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 15,895 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Honochick 1B: Hank Soar 2B: Frank Umont 3B: Bill Summers |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Baxes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Tuttle | Center Fielder |
| Hector Lopez | Third Baseman |
| Vic Power | First Baseman |
| Bob Cerv | Left Fielder |
| Bob Martyn | Right Fielder |
| Hal Smith | Catcher |
| Joe DeMaestri | Shortstop |
| Jack Urban | Pitcher |
| Harry Craft | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Yost | Third Baseman |
| Albie Pearson | Center Fielder |
| Neil Chrisley | Right Fielder |
| Roy Sievers | Left Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Norm Zauchin | First Baseman |
| Rocky Bridges | Shortstop |
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Russ Kemmerer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
May 4, 1958
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baxes moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Courtney throws to second, with Bridges covering, and has Baxes trapped. There's the throw to Yost who tags Baxes for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a line drive towards first. Zauchin catches it and steps on first to double up Tuttle. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Urban
Yost hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Urban
Pearson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Tuttle. Pearson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chrisley vs. Urban
Chrisley hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Urban
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Kemmerer
Martyn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Pearson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Urban
Courtney hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Urban
Zauchin hits a popup towards first. Power settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Urban
Bridges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Urban
There goes Bridges. The throw from Smith and he is out, Baxes applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Urban vs. Kemmerer
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards first. Zauchin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
There's a wild pitch. Urban moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges fields it and throws to second for the out. Urban moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aspromonte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Urban
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemmerer vs. Urban
Kemmerer bunts towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Baxes covering, for the out. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yost vs. Urban
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Urban
Pearson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cerv. Pearson reaches second base with a double. Aspromonte scores. There goes Yost trying to get to home. Tuttle throws the ball in to DeMaestri who relays the ball to Smith, who tags Yost, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chrisley vs. Urban
Chrisley hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sievers. Power reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martyn vs. Kemmerer
Martyn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Chrisley who is chasing the ball. Martyn reaches third base with a triple. Power scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Chrisley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martyn tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Urban
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Urban
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Courtney for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Urban
Zauchin strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Urban vs. Kemmerer
Urban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bridges vs. Urban
Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lopez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Urban
Aspromonte hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Urban
Kemmerer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yost vs. Urban
Yost takes first base on ball four. Kemmerer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Urban
Pearson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kemmerer scores. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chrisley vs. Urban
Chrisley takes first base on ball four. Yost moves to third. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sievers vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Sievers hits a ball on the ground towards short. DeMaestri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Cerv strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Kemmerer
Martyn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Gorman
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zauchin vs. Gorman
Zauchin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bridges vs. Gorman
Bridges hits a fly ball into center field. Tuttle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aspromonte vs. Gorman
Aspromonte strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri bunts towards the mound. Kemmerer fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
House vs. Kemmerer
Frank House pinch hits for Tom Gorman.
House hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baxes vs. Kemmerer
Baxes hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Trucks
Virgil Trucks now pitching.
Kemmerer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Power scoops it up and throws to first, with Trucks covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Trucks
Pearson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Yost moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chrisley vs. Trucks
Chrisley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baxes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuttle vs. Kemmerer
Tuttle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Kemmerer
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Yost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Power vs. Kemmerer
Power hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Trucks
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Trucks
Courtney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zauchin vs. Trucks
Zauchin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Courtney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bridges vs. Trucks
Bridges hits a line drive towards third. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becquer vs. Trucks
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Ken Aspromonte.
Becquer hits a popup towards short. DeMaestri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cerv vs. Kemmerer
Ossie Alvarez now playing second base.
Cerv hits a popup towards third. Yost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martyn vs. Kemmerer
Martyn hits a fly ball into left field. Sievers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kemmerer
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeMaestri vs. Kemmerer
DeMaestri strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemmerer vs. Trucks
Kemmerer strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yost vs. Trucks
Yost hits a fly ball into right field. Martyn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Trucks
Pearson hits a fly ball into left field. Cerv 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 5/4/1958, game 2 -- Kansas City at Washington (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Baxes M, 2b 2 0 0 0 Yost E, 3b 2 0 0 0
Tuttle B, cf 3 0 1 0 Pearson A, cf 5 0 4 2
Lopez H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chrisley N, rf 3 0 0 0
Power V, 1b 4 1 1 0 Sievers R, lf 4 0 0 0
Cerv B, lf 4 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 0 0
Martyn B, rf 4 1 2 1 Zauchin N, 1b 4 0 2 0
Smith H, c 2 0 1 1 Bridges R, ss 3 0 0 0
DeMaestri J, ss 3 0 1 0 Aspromonte K, 2b 2 1 0 0
Urban J, p 2 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0 Alvarez O, 2b 0 0 0 0
House F, ph 1 0 0 0 Kemmerer R, p 2 1 0 0
Trucks V, p 0 0 0 0
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29 2 6 2 29 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 200 000 -- 2
Washington 001 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Urban J 4.2 3 2 2 6 2
Gorman T 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Trucks V 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Kemmerer R 9.0 6 2 2 4 4
DP -- Kansas City 1, Washington 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Washington 9
2B -- Pearson A 2, Power V
3B -- Martyn B
CS -- Bridges R
SH -- Kemmerer R, DeMaestri J
SF -- Smith H
WP -- Kemmerer R
T -- 2:26
A -- 15895
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