Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
June 30, 1958 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 1958 at Briggs Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 7

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 1 0
Maris rf 5 0 1 0
Ward 3b 4 0 0 1
Cerv lf 5 1 2 1
  Herzog lf 0 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 5 2 2 0
Simpson 1b 4 2 3 1
House c 1 0 0 0
  Chiti pr,c 2 0 1 0
DeMaestri ss 3 0 3 2
Urban p 2 0 0 0
  Martyn ph 1 0 0 0
  Gorman p 1 0 0 0
  Dickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bolling 2b 4 2 3 0
Virgil 3b 5 1 2 1
  Bertoia pr 0 1 0 0
Kuenn cf 5 0 0 1
Harris 1b 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Maxwell lf 4 1 3 0
Martin ss 3 1 2 0
Wilson c 3 0 2 1
  Francona ph 1 1 1 0
Susce p 1 0 0 0
  Moford p 1 0 0 0
  Hazle ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Zernial ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 3
Kansas City 110 201 0016134
Detroit 210 100 0037141
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Urban   5.0 8 4 3 1 2
  Gorman  L (1-3) 3.1 6 3 1 0 1
  Dickson   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
14
7
4
1
3
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Susce   3.0 7 4 3 0 0
  Moford   3.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Hoeft  W (7-8) 3.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
5
0
4

  E–Maris (6), Ward (5), Lopez (11), Simpson (2), Martin (12).  DP–Kansas City 2. Chiti-DeMaestri-Ward-DeMaestri-Chiti, Maris-Chiti, Detroit 1. Kuenn-Harris.  2B–Kansas City DeMaestri (4,off Hoeft), Detroit F. Bolling 2 (11,off Urban,off Gorman); Virgil (6,off Urban); Maxwell (6,off Gorman).  3B–Detroit Harris (2,off Urban).  HR–Kansas City Simpson (3,6th inning off Moford 0 on 0 out); Cerv (20,9th inning off Hoeft 0 on 2 out).  SH–DeMaestri (3,off Moford); Martin (7,off Gorman).  SF–Ward (3,off Susce).  HBP–House (1,by Susce).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–DeMaestri (1,3rd base off Moford/Wilson); Urban (1,2nd base off Moford/Wilson); Martin (1,Home off Urban/House); Wilson (6,3rd base off Urban/House); F. Bolling (3,2nd base off Urban/House).  CS–Martin (1,3rd base by Urban/Chiti).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:40.  A–6,200.
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