Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
May 17, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1958 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Athletics 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 3 1 2 2
Martin ss 4 0 0 0
Kuenn cf 4 0 0 0
Kaline rf 3 1 1 0
Maxwell 1b 4 0 1 1
Zernial lf 4 0 0 0
  Groth lf 0 0 0 0
Bertoia 3b 4 0 2 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Lary p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Baxes 2b 3 0 0 0
Tuttle rf 4 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 2 1 1
Power 1b 3 2 2 1
Cerv lf 3 0 1 0
  Martyn lf 1 0 1 1
Held cf 2 0 0 0
House c 2 0 0 0
DeMaestri ss 2 0 0 1
Urban p 3 0 2 0
Totals 26 4 7 4
Detroit 001 000 110370
Kansas City 000 200 101470
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lary  L (3-3) 8.1 7 4 4 2 6
Totals
8.1
7
4
4
2
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Urban  W (2-1) 9.0 7 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
2

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2. Wilson-Maxwell-Wilson, Martin-F. Bolling-Maxwell.  2B–Detroit Wilson (1,off Urban); F. Bolling (3,off Urban); Kaline (5,off Urban).  HR–Detroit F. Bolling (4,8th inning off Urban 0 on 0 out), Kansas City Lopez (3,4th inning off Lary 0 on 2 out); Power (3,4th inning off Lary 0 on 2 out).  SH–Lary (3,off Urban); Baxes (1,off Lary); Held (2,off Lary); DeMaestri (2,off Lary); Power (1,off Lary).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–House (1,by Lary).  Team–3.  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Bill Summers, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:00.  A–13,857.
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