Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
June 1, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 1958 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Geiger 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kelly p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasquel ph 1 0 1 0
  Lemon p 0 0 0 0
  Vernon ph 1 0 1 1
  Mossi p 0 0 0 0
Minoso lf,3b 4 0 1 0
Doby cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Ward 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 3 1 1 0
Nixon c 4 1 1 0
Harrell ss 4 0 0 0
Moran 2b 1 0 0 0
  Maris ph,cf 2 0 0 1
McLish p 0 0 0 0
  Bell p 1 0 0 0
  Avila ph,2b 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 6 2
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Baxes 2b 4 1 0 0
Martyn rf 3 0 0 0
  Held ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Lopez 3b 3 0 0 0
Cerv lf 3 1 0 0
Tuttle cf,rf 3 1 0 0
Power 1b 4 2 2 2
Chiti c 4 1 2 2
DeMaestri ss 3 0 2 1
Herbert p 3 0 2 0
Totals 31 6 8 5
Cleveland 000 000 200262
Kansas City 501 000 00x683
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McLish  L (2-2) 1.0 4 5 0 2 1
  Bell   3.0 2 1 1 0 6
  Kelly   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Lemon   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Mossi   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
6
1
3
9
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (1-0) 9.0 6 2 1 1 6
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
1
6

  E–Geiger (3), Moran (7), Martyn (3), Lopez (5), Power (3).  DP–Cleveland 1. Avila-Harrell-Ward, Kansas City 1. Herbert-DeMaestri-Power.  2B–Cleveland Doby (1,off Herbert), Kansas City Chiti 2 (4,off McLish,off Bell); Power (7,off Bell).  SF–Maris (3,off Herbert).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Cerv (3,by McLish).  Team–4.  SB–Minoso (5,2nd base off Herbert/Chiti); Baxes (1,2nd base off McLish/Nixon).  U-HP–Joe Paparella, 1B–Frank Tabacchi, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:43.  A–14,223.
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