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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 2, 1959
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Senators and the Boston Red Sox, played on July 2, 1959 at Griffith Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Washington Senators
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1959 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Washington Senators |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Sullivan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fischer |
| Ballpark | Griffith Stadium |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 3,677 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Paparella 1B: Eddie Hurley 2B: Bob Stewart 3B: Ed Runge |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marty Keough | Center Fielder |
| Pete Runnels | Second Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Vic Wertz | First Baseman |
| Jackie Jensen | Right Fielder |
| Frank Malzone | Third Baseman |
| Pete Daley | Catcher |
| Don Buddin | Shortstop |
| Frank Sullivan | Pitcher |
| Pinky Higgins | Manager |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Aspromonte | Second Baseman |
| Bob Allison | Center Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Roy Sievers | First Baseman |
| Jim Lemon | Left Fielder |
| Faye Throneberry | Right Fielder |
| Clint Courtney | Catcher |
| Billy Consolo | Shortstop |
| Bill Fischer | Pitcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Senators
Griffith Stadium
July 2, 1959
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Fischer
Keough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fischer
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fischer
Wertz hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sullivan
Aspromonte takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Sullivan
Allison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aspromonte moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Aspromonte moves to third. Allison moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Throneberry vs. Sullivan
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. Wertz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Throneberry for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fischer
Malzone hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sievers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Fischer
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Courtney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Sullivan
There goes Courtney. The throw from Daley and he is out, Runnels applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Sullivan
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Sullivan
Fischer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fischer
Buddin hits a popup towards short. Consolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Fischer
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keough vs. Fischer
Keough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Fischer
The umpire calls a balk on Fischer Keough moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aspromonte vs. Sullivan
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Sullivan
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fischer
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fischer
Wertz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen takes first base on ball four. Wertz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Malzone vs. Fischer
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it and throws to second for the out. Wertz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Daley vs. Fischer
Daley hits a fly ball into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Throneberry vs. Sullivan
Throneberry hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Courtney hits a fly ball towards right. Jensen catches it and throws to first to double up Lemon. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Fischer
Buddin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Fischer
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keough vs. Fischer
Keough hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a line drive into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Sullivan
Consolo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Sullivan
Fischer bunts towards the mound. Sullivan fields it and throws to first for the out. Consolo moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aspromonte vs. Sullivan
Aspromonte is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Sullivan
Allison strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fischer
Ron Samford now playing second base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fischer
Wertz hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fischer
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Daley vs. Fischer
Daley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Consolo. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buddin vs. Fischer
Buddin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Daley moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Fischer
Sullivan bunts towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. Daley moves to third. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Keough vs. Fischer
Keough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Sullivan
Throneberry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sullivan juggles the ball. That's an error on Sullivan. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Courtney vs. Sullivan
Courtney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Runnels fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Consolo vs. Sullivan
Consolo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Runnels vs. Fischer
Runnels hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fischer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sievers scoops it up and throws to first, with Fischer covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wertz vs. Fischer
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Fischer
Jensen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malzone vs. Fischer
Malzone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Fischer
Daley hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Sullivan
Gary Geiger now playing left field. Dick Gernert now playing first base. Lenny Green pinch hits for Bill Fischer.
Green hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Becquer vs. Sullivan
Julio Becquer pinch hits for Ron Samford.
Becquer hits a fly ball into center field. Keough settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allison vs. Sullivan
Allison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Runnels settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Killebrew vs. Sullivan
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sievers vs. Sullivan
Sievers takes first base on ball four. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Sullivan
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Keough. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Killebrew scores. There goes Sievers trying to get to home. Keough throws the ball in to Buddin who relays the ball to Daley, who tags Sievers, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buddin vs. Clevenger
Tex Clevenger now pitching. Reno Bertoia now playing second base.
Buddin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plews vs. Stobbs
Herb Plews pinch hits for Frank Sullivan. Chuck Stobbs now pitching.
Plews hits a popup towards the mound. Stobbs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busby vs. Stobbs
Jim Busby pinch hits for Marty Keough.
Busby hits a fly ball into center field. Allison settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Runnels vs. Stobbs
Runnels takes first base on ball four. Buddin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Avila vs. Stobbs
Bobby Avila pinch hits for Gary Geiger.
Avila strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Throneberry vs. Kiely
Leo Kiely now pitching. Jim Busby now playing center field. Gene Stephens now playing left field.
Throneberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Courtney vs. Kiely
Courtney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Consolo vs. Kiely
John Romonosky pinch runs for Clint Courtney.
Consolo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Malzone fields it and throws to first for the out. Romonosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bertoia vs. Kiely
Bertoia is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Porter vs. Kiely
JW Porter pinch hits for Chuck Stobbs.
Porter hits a fly ball into right field. Jensen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gernert vs. Hyde
Dick Hyde now pitching. JW Porter now catching.
Gernert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jensen vs. Hyde
Jensen hits a fly ball into right field. Throneberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Malzone vs. Hyde
Malzone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Consolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Daley vs. Hyde
Daley 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
Bottom 10
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Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Kiely
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kiely fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Kiely
Killebrew hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Killebrew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Kiely
Sievers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Senators, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Kiely
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1959 -- Boston at Washington (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Keough M, cf 4 1 2 1 Aspromonte K, 2b 2 0 0 0
Busby J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Samford R, 2b 0 0 0 0
Runnels P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Becquer J, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams T, lf 4 0 0 0 Clevenger T, p 0 0 0 0
Geiger G, lf 0 0 0 0 Stobbs C, p 0 0 0 0
Avila B, ph 1 0 0 0 Porter J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kiely L, p 0 0 0 0 Allison B, cf 5 1 2 1
Wertz V, 1b 4 1 2 0 Killebrew H, 3b 5 2 2 1
Gernert D, 1b 1 0 1 0 Sievers R, 1b 3 1 0 0
Jensen J, rf 4 1 1 2 Lemon J, lf 4 1 3 4
Malzone F, 3b 5 0 1 0 Throneberry F, rf 4 0 0 0
Daley P, c 5 0 0 0 Courtney C, c 3 0 1 0
Buddin D, ss 3 0 2 0 Romonosky J, pr 0 0 0 0
Sullivan F, p 2 0 0 0 Hyde D, p 0 0 0 0
Plews H, ph 1 0 0 0 Consolo B, ss 3 0 0 0
Stephens G, lf 0 0 0 0 Fischer B, p 1 0 0 0
Green L, ph 1 1 1 0
Bertoia R, 2b 0 0 0 0
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39 3 9 3 33 6 9 6
Boston 100 000 020 0 -- 3
Washington 001 000 020 3 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sullivan F 8.0 7 3 3 4 10
Kiely L (L) 1.1 2 3 3 3 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer B 8.0 8 3 3 1 2
Clevenger T* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Stobbs C 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Hyde D (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Consolo B, Sullivan F
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 10, Washington 7
2B -- Green L, Lemon J, Killebrew H
HR -- Keough M, Allison B, Jensen J, Lemon J
CS -- Courtney C
SH -- Fischer B, Sullivan F
Balk -- Fischer B
T -- 2:48
A -- 3677
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