 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BOSTON AMERICANS 07/06/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS AT BOSTON AMERICANS | | GAME ID: 669 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Athletics (37-47) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | | Boston Americans (48-37) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | | |  | |
| Athletics Deal Americans 8-6 Loss | With third baseman Cal Ripken Jr leading the charge, the Kansas City Athletics defeated the Boston Americans, 8-6, at Fenway Park II. Ripken Jr, who finished 5th in the AL in wins above replacement with 6.4 in 1989, went 3 for 4 with a triple and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The third-place Athletics are now 37-47, the Americans 48-37.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Jose Vidro? The Kansas City second baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Athletics on top, 7-5. For the game, Vidro had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.
"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Vidro said.
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - B. Harris substituted for T. Raines in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: J. Vidro (31, 2nd Inning off B. Kennedy, 1 on, 1 out) J. Frederick (6, 1st Inning off B. Kennedy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Ripken Jr (2, 7th Inning off M. Kennedy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr 5 , J. Robinson , C. Sullivan 2 , J. Grace , A. Davis , J. Vidro 4 , J. Frederick 3 , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: C. Ripken Jr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Grace , J. Frederick , T. Raines
GIDP: J. Frederick
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING
SB: J. Robinson (11)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sullivan-Grace)
OF assists: 2 (Sullivan (Olerud at home), Sullivan (McHenry at home)) | | | BATTING
Doubles: T. Armas (10, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs) A. McHenry (3, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Galan (4, 7th Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 1 out) J. Morgan (11, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Olerud (12, 3rd Inning off R. Ray, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Armas 3 , B. Johnson , A. Galan 4 , J. Morgan 4 , M. Gonzalez , A. McHenry 2 , J. Olerud 4
Team LOB: 4
FIELDING
Errors: B. Johnson (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Morgan-Olerud) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | R. Ray W (7-7) | 6.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 96 | 58 | 5.09 | | F. Rodriguez H (3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2.05 | | M. Lindstrom SV (11) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 2.11 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | B. Kennedy L (3-6) | 5.1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 69 | 4.66 | | M. Kennedy | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 34 | 4.56 | | F. Thompson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3.86 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Cal Ripken Jr
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 39639 |
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