Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
May 1, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1962 at Municipal 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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Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Athletics 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 4 1 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 5 2 1 1
Cash 1b 3 0 3 0
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Boros 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 1 2
  Fernandez pr,3b 0 0 0 0
McAuliffe ss 5 0 2 0
Brown c 4 0 1 0
Bunning p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 0 1 0
Del Greco cf 5 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 5 2 2 1
Siebern 1b 3 0 1 0
Jimenez lf 1 0 0 0
  Windhorn pr,lf 1 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 3 0 0 1
Causey 3b 3 0 0 0
Sullivan c 4 0 1 0
  Tartabull pr 0 0 0 0
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
Walker p 4 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Detroit 000 100 000 23100
Kansas City 000 001 000 1270
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (3-0) 10.0 7 2 2 4 6
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
4
6
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Walker  L (3-1) 10.0 10 3 3 5 0
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
5
0

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2, Kansas City 3.  2B–Detroit Cash (2,off Walker), Kansas City Siebern (4,off Bunning).  3B–Detroit McAuliffe (1,off Walker).  HR–Detroit Kaline (6,4th inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Lumpe (2,10th inning off Bunning 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bruton (1,off Walker).  HBP–Cash (2,by Walker); Jimenez 2 (2,by Bunning 2).  IBB–Cash (3,by Walker).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Cimoli (1,off Bunning).  Team–9.  CS–Bruton (1,2nd base by Walker/Sullivan).  SB–Howser (7,2nd base off Bunning/Brown).  HBP–Bunning 2 (2,Jimenez 2); Walker (4,Cash).  IBB–Walker (1,Cash).  U-HP–Harry Schwarts, 1B–Charlie Berry, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Al Smith.  T–2:55.  A–4,470.
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