Athletics Finally In The Win Column. Down White Sox 5-4

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:Norm Siebern

Municipal Stadium    (08-25-2026 12:28:29)       Time 2:42, 58 , Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 3 MPH Out to RCF  Night Game

Apr 14, 1962           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Chicago (A)       1 0 1   2 0 0   0 0 0      4  9  1

1962 Kansas City       3 0 0   1 0 0   1 0 -      5 10  0

Recap

CWS  1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

CWS      Floyd Robinson singled scoring Aparicio to take the lead.  CWS  1 KC 0.

KC   1st: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Norm Siebern hit a 3 run HR(2) to take the lead.  CWS  1 KC 3.

CWS  3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

CWS      Nellie Fox hit a solo HR(1).  CWS  2 KC 3.

CWS  4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and on one walk.

CWS      Bob Sadowski hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  CWS  4 KC 3.

KC   4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and on one walk.

KC       Jerry Walker hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  CWS  4 KC 4.

KC   7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

KC       Jerry Lumpe hit a 402 foot solo HR(3) to take the lead.  CWS  4 KC 5.

CWS  Nellie Fox: 2 for 4, HR.

CWS  Bob Sadowski: 1 for 2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 W.

KC   Bobby Del Greco: 0 for 1, 3 W.

KC   Jerry Lumpe: 2 for 4, HR, 2 runs.

KC   Norm Siebern: 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI.

KC   Jerry Walker pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 8 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's 1-0 on the season.

KC   Danny McDevitt got the save, his 1st of the year.

CWS  John Buzhardt threw a complete game but took the loss: 5 earned runs, 10 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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Chicago (A)                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Buzhardt L(0-1)               8.0 10  5  5  2  4  3  133  84  49   5.63  37 120(132)   +   41

                              8.0 10  5  5  2  4  3  133  84  49   1.80  37

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Walker, J W(1-0)              7.0  8  4  4  2  2  4  113  77  36   5.14  31 115(113)       47

 Segui H(1)                   1.2  1  0  0  0  1  0   18  12   6   2.45   6   40(40)s --

 McDevitt S(1)                0.1  0  0  0  0  1  0    8   2   6   5.40   2   25(25)s  -

                              9.0  9  4  4  2  4  4  139  91  48   6.20  39

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CWS: Smith hit for Buzhardt in the 9th

 KC: Jimenez hit for Posada in the 8th

     Jimenez moved to LF in the 9th

  E-Cunningham(1)

 2B-Causey(2)

 HR-CWS Fox(1) off Walker(1) in the 3rd with bases empty, 362 feet

    CWS Sadowski(1) off Walker(2) in the 4th with 1 on base, 365 feet

     KC Siebern(2) off Buzhardt(1) in the 1st with 2 on base, 360 feet

     KC Lumpe(3) off Buzhardt(2) in the 7th with bases empty, 402 feet

 SB-CWS Aparicio(2) off Walker(1) + Sullivan(4), 1st

    CWS Robinson(1) off Walker(2) + Sullivan(5), 1st

    CWS Fox(1) off Walker(3) + Sullivan(6), 7th

     KC Howser(2) off Buzhardt(1) + Lollar(3), 4th

RBI-CWS  - Fox(2), Robinson,F(3), Sadowski 2(2)

     KC  - Lumpe(6), Siebern 3(4), Walker, J(1)

 SF-Walker, J(1)

Great-Fox(3), Robinson,F(1), Sadowski(1), Howser(2)

Poor-Smith, A(1)

LOB-Chicago (A) 8 Kansas City 8

 DP-Chicago (A) 2 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Lumpe