Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
May 9, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1962 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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 3, Baltimore Orioles 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 0 2 2
Del Greco cf 4 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 0 0
Jimenez lf 0 0 0 0
  Alusik pr,lf 3 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 2 0 0
Sullivan c 4 1 2 1
Rakow p 1 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph 1 0 0 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Posada ph 1 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Temple 2b 4 1 2 1
Herzog rf 4 1 2 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 4
Gentile 1b 0 0 0 0
  Williams pr,1b 2 0 0 0
Brandt cf 4 0 1 0
Powell lf 4 0 1 0
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Lau c 4 1 2 0
Adair ss 4 1 1 1
Pappas p 3 1 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Kansas City 010 200 000351
Baltimore 060 000 00x6111
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow  L (3-2) 1.1 5 6 6 3 1
  Wyatt   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Archer   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
  McDevitt   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
4
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas  W (3-1) 9.0 5 3 2 3 13
Totals
9.0
5
3
2
3
13

  E–Howser (4), Adair (5).  DP–Kansas City 1.  PB–Sullivan (2).  2B–Kansas City Howser (3,off Pappas), Baltimore Lau (2,off Rakow); Adair (3,off Rakow); Herzog (2,off Archer); Brandt (4,off McDevitt).  HR–Baltimore B Robinson (4,2nd inning off Rakow 3 on, 1 out).  HBP–Jimenez (4,by Pappas); Gentile (5,by Wyatt).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Gentile (2,by Rakow).  Team–8.  SB–Charles (4,3rd base off Pappas/Lau); Temple (3,2nd base off McDevitt/Sullivan).  WP–Pappas (3).  HBP–Wyatt (2,Gentile); Pappas (1,Jimenez).  IBB–Rakow (3,Gentile).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:28.  A–5,157.
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