Chicago Takes Game 2. KC Manages Only 1 Run

 GAME 2:

Game MVP:John Buzhardt

Municipal Stadium    (11-06-2026 09:53:17)       Time 3:02, 76 , , Light Rain, Wind: 2 MPH In from RCF  Night Game

Jun 13, 1962                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1962 Chicago (A) 38-22        0 0 0   0 0 3   0 1 0      4  8  1

1962 Kansas City 19-41        0 0 0   0 0 1   0 0 0      1  8  1

Recap

CWS  4th: Failed to score on a hit, on one walk and an error.

KC   4th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

CWS  6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and on one walk.

CWS      Al Smith tripled scoring 2 to take the lead.  CWS  2 KC 0.

CWS      Sherm Lollar singled scoring Smith.  CWS  3 KC 0.

KC   6th: Scored 1 run on a hit, on one walk and an error.

KC       Manny Jimenez hit a fly ball scoring 1.  CWS  3 KC 1.

CWS  8th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

CWS      Floyd Robinson hit a 405 foot solo HR(7).  CWS  4 KC 1.

CWS  Floyd Robinson: 1 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

CWS  Al Smith: 2 for 4, triple, 2 RBI.

KC   Dick Howser: 2 for 3, 2 doubles.

CWS  John Buzhardt pitched a solid 8 innings for the win: 6 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's 8-4 on the year.

CWS  Turk Lown pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 7th save.

KC   Ed Rakow pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He drops to 4-9 on the season.

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

Buzhardt W(8-4)               8.0  6  1  0  0  1  5  115  74  41   3.09  30 115(123)       72

 Lown S(7)                    1.0  2  0  0  0  0  0   14   9   5   2.66   4   30(32)

                              9.0  8  1  0  0  1  5  129  83  46   3.19  34

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

Rakow L(4-9)                  6.0  6  3  3  0  2  6  126  86  40   5.15  26 115(124)   +   52

 Jones,G                      2.0  1  1  1  1  0  2   32  25   7   2.16   7   30(41)

 McDevitt                     1.0  1  0  0  0  0  0   16  11   5   9.89   3   75(75)

                              9.0  8  4  4  1  2  8  174 122  52   5.47  36

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CWS: Carreon hit for Buzhardt in the 9th

 KC: Posada hit for Rakow in the 6th

     Causey hit for Jones,G in the 8th

  E-Sadowski(2), Charles(5)

 2B-Howser 2(8)

 3B-Smith, A(2)

 HR-CWS Robinson,F(7) off Jones(1) in the 8th with bases empty, 405 feet

 SB- KC Tartabull(6) off Buzhardt(6) + Lollar(14), 4th

 CS- KC Jimenez picked off by Lollar(1) in the 4th Inn

Pickoff(C)-Lollar(1)

RBI-CWS  - Lollar(21), Robinson,F(45), Smith, A 2(27)

     KC  - Jimenez(23)

 SF-Jimenez(2)

 SH-Howser(4)

 WP-Rakow(4)

Great-Landis(11), Lumpe(10)

Poor-Smith, A(10)

OfA-Landis(2)

LOB-Chicago (A) 5 Kansas City 6

 DP-Chicago (A) 1 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Smith, A