Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 18, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1962 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers 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

Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 9

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Bruton cf 3 0 0 0
Kaline rf 4 0 2 1
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 1 1 1
McAuliffe 3b 4 0 0 0
Boros 2b 3 0 0 0
Brown c 3 0 0 0
Foytack p 2 0 1 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 0 0
  Nischwitz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francona 1b 4 1 3 0
Luplow rf 4 0 0 0
  Tasby pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Essegian lf 3 2 1 3
  Dillard lf 0 0 0 0
Kirkland cf,rf 4 1 1 2
Romano c 3 1 0 0
Held ss 3 1 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 2 2
Kindall 2b 4 0 0 0
Donovan p 3 2 2 2
Totals 32 9 9 9
Detroit 100 000 100252
Cleveland 001 230 30x991
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Foytack  L (1-1) 4.2 6 6 4 2 1
  Kline   2.1 2 3 2 1 0
  Nischwitz   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
6
3
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (7-0) 9.0 5 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
3

  E–McAuliffe (5), Boros (5), Romano (4).  DP–Detroit 3.  2B–Detroit Fernandez (3,off Donovan), Cleveland Phillips (8,off Foytack).  HR–Detroit Colavito (2,7th inning off Donovan 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Donovan 2 (2,3rd inning off Foytack 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Foytack 0 on, 0 out); Kirkland (5,5th inning off Foytack 1 on, 2 out); Essegian (7,7th inning off Kline 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (4,off Donovan).  Team LOB–4.  Team–2.  SB–Kaline (2,2nd base off Donovan/Romano).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Eddie Hurley.  T–2:22.  A–20,012.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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