Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
June 2, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1960 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Athletics 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 5 1 1 0
Aspromonte 2b 5 1 2 0
Kuenn rf 4 1 1 1
Francona 1b 4 2 3 2
Romano c 5 1 1 3
Bond lf 4 0 0 0
  Hardy lf 0 0 0 0
Held ss 4 1 2 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 1 0
Grant p 3 0 0 0
  Stigman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 11 7
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 1 1
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Carey 3b 5 1 2 2
Siebern lf 4 0 1 0
  Williams ph 1 0 1 1
  Johnson pr 0 0 0 0
Herzog rf 3 0 0 0
  Bauer ph 0 0 0 0
Chiti c 5 1 1 0
Throneberry 1b 4 2 2 2
Hamlin ss 2 1 2 0
Herbert p 2 0 0 0
  Giggie p 1 0 0 0
  Kravitz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Cleveland 003 130 0007110
Kansas City 000 200 0046111
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant  W (3-1) 8.2 10 6 6 4 4
  Stigman  SV (5) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  L (2-4) 5.0 7 7 7 1 6
  Giggie   4.0 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
2
6

  E–Hamlin (6).  DP–Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Kuenn (4,off Herbert); Held (3,off Giggie), Kansas City Carey (3,off Grant).  HR–Cleveland Francona (4,3rd inning off Herbert 1 on, 2 out); Held (10,4th inning off Herbert 0 on, 1 out); Romano (3,5th inning off Herbert 2 on, 2 out), Kansas City Throneberry (3,4th inning off Grant 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Grant (1,off Giggie).  IBB–Francona (3,by Herbert); Herzog (2,by Grant).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Bond (3,2nd base off Herbert/Chiti); Piersall (6,2nd base off Herbert/Chiti); Aspromonte (2,2nd base off Herbert/Chiti).  WP–Grant (3), Stigman (1).  BK–Grant (1).  IBB–Grant (2,Herzog); Herbert (3,Francona).  U-HP–Charlie Berry, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:35.  A–13,796.
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