Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
September 27, 1960 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1960 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."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Aspromonte 2b 5 1 2 0
Francona lf 5 0 2 2
Piersall cf 4 0 2 0
Bond rf 4 0 0 0
Power 1b 4 0 0 0
Held ss 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 2 1 0
Romano c 4 1 2 1
Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Harshman p 1 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 1 1
  Keough pr 0 0 0 0
  Funk p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tuttle cf 5 1 1 0
Lumpe ss 4 1 4 2
Posada rf,lf 3 1 0 0
Throneberry 1b 3 1 2 0
Williams lf 2 1 1 0
  Snyder rf 0 0 0 0
Carey 3b 3 0 1 2
Boak 2b 3 0 0 0
Daley c 3 0 0 0
Herbert p 3 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 9 4
Cleveland 000 031 0004102
Kansas City 203 000 00x592
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Latman  L (7-7) 3.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Harshman   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Funk   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (13-15) 5.2 9 4 3 0 4
  Wickersham  SV (1) 3.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
1
5

  E–Held (18), Phillips (13), Carey (7), Herbert (2).  DP–Cleveland 2, Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Phillips (12,off Herbert); Francona (34,off Herbert), Kansas City Tuttle (21,off Latman); Throneberry 2 (9,off Latman 2); Lumpe (19,off Harshman).  HR–Kansas City Lumpe (8,3rd inning off Latman 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–P Daley (1,off Funk).  SF–Carey (3,off Latman).  HBP–Boak (1,by Latman).  IBB–Williams (3,by Latman).  Team–8.  HBP–Latman (6,Boak).  IBB–Latman (2,Williams).  U-HP–Bill Kinnamon, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:27.  A–3,821.
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