 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON AMERICANS 07/20/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BOSTON AMERICANS | | GAME ID: 749 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Kansas City Monarchs (34-60) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | | Boston Americans (53-42) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | | |  | |
| Kansas City Dismisses Boston, 5-2 | No one was more impactful than Al Kaline in the 5-2 Kansas City win over Boston. Kaline, who finished 3rd in the AL in hits with 185 in 2003, was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times. Bruce Dal Canton notched his 8th save in 12 chances. The win has Kansas City at 34-60.
Tied up with the Americans in the top of the fourth inning, the Monarchs got a boost from first baseman Vic Wertz. With runners on 1st and 3rd, Wertz saw a 2-2 curveball from Bill Bartley and hit a run-scoring single to break the stalemate and put Kansas City on top, 2-1.
Kaline called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE | | BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - C. Washington substituted for S. Brye in the 7th
BATTING
Doubles: S. Brye (5, 7th Inning off B. Bartley, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Manush (16, 4th Inning off B. Bartley, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Kaline (14, 2nd Inning off J. Klippstein, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Schlei , S. Brye 2 , H. Bauer , A. Griffin , S. Drew , A. Kaline 6 , V. Wertz , H. Manush 2 , C. Washington
2-out RBI: A. Schlei , A. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brye , H. Bauer , H. Manush
GIDP: H. Bauer , A. Griffin
Team LOB: 6
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kaline-Schlei)
OF assists: 1 (Kaline (Galan at home)) | | | BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (18, 1st Inning off L. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. McHenry (8, 3rd Inning off L. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olerud 2 , T. Armas , J. Morgan 2 , A. McHenry 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Armas 2 , M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
CS: S. Hack (3) , J. Morgan (9)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzalez-Morgan-Olerud, Hack-Morgan-Olerud) | | |
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE | | BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | |
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Game Score: J. Klippstein 53
Batters Faced: J. Klippstein 11, B. Bartley 17, W. Bunker 9, F. Thompson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Klippstein 5-2, B. Bartley 5-3, W. Bunker 2-2, F. Thompson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Klippstein 36-23, B. Bartley 46-33, W. Bunker 35-22, F. Thompson 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Bunker 1-0 , F. Thompson 1-0
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Al Kaline
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 39758
Special Notes: SP Johnny Klippstein was injured while pitching. CF Steve Brye was injured while running the bases. |
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