KANSAS CITY (43-74) @ CHICAGO (75-34) game 1
STARTING PITCHERS
7X (11-11 2.96) 5R (1-2 6.92)
Fred Klages was cruising along, tossing 6 scoreless innings, departing with a 4 run lead. Mgr Eddie Stanley’s strategy backfired as Johnny Buzhardt and Bob Locker could not contain the Athletic onslaught as the visitors sent 9 men to the plate to overcome the deficit, stealing the first game of the double dip.
KCA 000 000 140 5 11 0
CWS 201 010 000 4 6 1
2B CWS Agee 17 Wa. Williams 9
3B D. Green 4
HR CWS McCraw 8 (1st off Nash)
RBI KCA D. Green Harrelson 26 Monday 51 Hershberger 32 Roof 30
CWS McCraw 2(29) Ward 69 Colavito 20
SB KCA Harrelson 7 Roof 5
CWS Buford 22
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Nash 5 4 1 4 8 4 4 23 47
Klages 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 64
WP Lindblad 7-3 2.41 LP Locker 7-2 1.95 SV Pierce 12
BOTTOM 1 .. Buford singled. McCraw homered scoring two runs. CWS 2 KCA 0
BOTTOM 3 .. McCraw walked. Agee walked. Ward walked. Colavito walked scoring a run. CWS 3 KCA 0
BOTTOM 5 .. Agee doubled. Ward singled scoring a run. CWS 4 KCA 0
TOP 7 .. Monday walked. Cater hit by pitch. Hershberger singled scoring a run. CWS 4 KCA 1
TOP 8 .. Donaldson singled. D. Green tripled scoring a run. Harrelson singled scoring a run. Harrelson then stole second. Monday singled scoring a run., tying the game. Cater singled.Roof singled scoring a run CWS 4 KCA 5
NOTES: Two of the slower Athletic players swiped bases today. Jim Nash cracked the 200 strikeout plateau, sitting now at 206. Don Buford is now second in the league in thievery. Rocky Colavito finally got his first SOX RBI, albeit via a free pass with the sacks full.
STAR OF THE GAME 2-4 RBI
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