Sunday, October 4, 2026

Senators Take Game One Over Athletics In the Battle For The Bottom

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Danny O'Connell

Griffith Stadium    (10-04-2026 19:40:59)       Time 3:08, 74 , Wind: 8 MPH Left to Right  Night Game

May 18, 1962                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Kansas City 11-23        1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      2  9  1

1962 Washington 11-18         1 0 1   0 0 0   0 3 -      5 10  1


Recap

KC   1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

KC       Manny Jimenez singled scoring 1 to take the lead.  KC   1 Was 0.

KC       Gino Cimoli DP with bases loaded, end 1st.

Was  1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Johnny Schaive singled scoring 1 to tie the score.  KC   1 Was 1.

Was  3rd: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Was      Danny O'Connell hit a 426 foot solo HR(1) to take the lead.  KC   1 Was 2.

Was  8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Was      Gene Woodling singled scoring Schaive.  KC   1 Was 3.

Was      Ken Retzer singled scoring 2.  KC   1 Was 5.

KC   9th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

KC       Bobby Del Greco hit a grounder scoring 1.  KC   2 Was 5.


KC   Manny Jimenez: 3 for 4.

KC   Jerry Lumpe: 3 for 4.

Was  Danny O'Connell: 3 for 4, HR, 2 runs.


Was  Pete Burnside pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 1 earned run, 6 hits, 4 BB, 1 K. He's now 5-1 on the year!

Was  Steve Hamilton got the save, his 2nd of the year.

KC   Danny Pfister pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 2 K. He's 1-3 on the year.

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Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Pfister, D L(1-3)             6.0  7  2  2  1  0  2   91  67  24   3.34  24 140(146)       52
 Bass                         1.2  3  3  3  0  2  2   51  36  15   5.94  10   75(75)
 Segui                        0.1  0  0  0  0  0  0    4   4   0   5.71   1   70(75)
                              8.0 10  5  5  1  2  4  146 107  39   6.13  35

Washington                     IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc
Burnside W(5-1)               7.0  6  1  1  0  4  1  123  71  52   5.18  28 125(128)       58
 Kutyna H(1)                  1.0  2  0  0  0  0  1   21  14   7   6.88   5   25(24)
 Hobaugh                      0.2  1  1  0  0  1  0   19  12   7   2.61   5   75(75)
 Hamilton,S S(2)              0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1    4   4   0   5.79   1   50(75)   +
                              9.0  9  2  1  0  5  3  167 101  66   5.30  39
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 KC: Posada hit for Pfister, D in the 7th
     Tartabull ran for Jimenez in the 8th
     Del Greco moved to LF in the 8th
     Tartabull moved to CF in the 8th
     Coughtry hit for Segui in the 9th
Was: Retzer hit for Schmidt,B in the 7th
     Hicks hit for Burnside in the 7th
     Retzer moved to C in the 8th

  E-Lumpe(2), Schaive(3)
 2B-Del Greco(5), Schaive(10)
 HR-Was O'Connell,D(1) off Pfister(4) in the 3rd with bases empty, 426 feet
 SB-Was O'Connell(2) off Pfister(1) + Sullivan(15), 1st
RBI- KC  - Jimenez(11)
    Was  - O'Connell,D(5), Retzer 2(5), Schaive(10), Woodling, G(11)
IBB-Was King off Bass
 SH-Pfister, D(4)
 WP-Bass(3)
Great-Siebern(4), Schaive(3)
Poor-Lumpe(5), Schaive(8)
OfA-Jimenez(1)
LOB-Kansas City 10 Washington 6
 DP-Kansas City 1 Washington 3
GWRBI-O'Connell,D


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