Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
May 3, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1962 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Athletics 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 3 2 1 1
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Cash 1b 2 2 1 2
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Boros 3b 3 0 1 0
  Maxwell ph 1 0 0 0
McAuliffe ss 4 0 2 1
Brown c 3 0 1 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
Gallagher p 2 0 0 0
  Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Osborne ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 2 1 1
Del Greco cf 1 2 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 1
Siebern 1b 3 1 2 4
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 4 1 1 0
Causey 3b 2 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
Rakow p 2 0 0 0
  Posada ph 1 0 0 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
Detroit 200 011 000461
Kansas City 200 020 11x670
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Gallagher  L (0-2) 6.1 6 5 3 4 4
  Aguirre   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Gladding   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
4
6
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow   6.0 5 4 4 4 8
  Segui  W (2-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
10

  E–McAuliffe (2).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Azcue (2).  2B–Detroit Brown (4,off Rakow).  HR–Detroit Cash (7,1st inning off Rakow 1 on, 2 out); Bruton (4,5th inning off Rakow 0 on, 2 out), Kansas City Siebern (4,1st inning off Gallagher 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Howser (6,off Gladding).  SF–Lumpe (3,off Gallagher); Siebern (4,off Aguirre).  HBP–Causey (2,by Aguirre).  Team–9.  SB–Del Greco (2,2nd base off Gallagher/Brown); Howser (8,3rd base off Gallagher/Brown).  WP–Gallagher (1).  HBP–Aguirre (1,Causey).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Charlie Berry.  T–2:49.  A–3,021.
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