Kansas City Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1962 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees 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 7, New York Yankees 13

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 2 2 1
Jimenez rf 4 1 1 3
  Del Greco cf 0 0 0 0
Cimoli cf,rf 4 0 1 1
Alusik lf 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 1 1 1
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
Pfister p 3 1 1 0
  Segui p 0 0 0 0
  Grim p 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Causey ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 7 10 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Richardson 2b 5 1 2 1
Tresh ss 3 0 0 1
Pepitone lf,1b 5 2 2 4
Maris cf 3 1 0 1
Blanchard rf 4 2 1 1
Howard c 4 1 2 1
Skowron 1b 2 1 0 0
  Berra ph 0 0 0 0
  Reed pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 0 0 0 0
  Linz 3b 3 2 2 4
Terry p 2 1 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Clevenger p 0 0 0 0
  Cerv ph 0 0 0 0
  Gardner pr 0 1 0 0
  Sheldon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 13 9 13
Kansas City 210 030 1007102
New York 011 000 29x1391
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pfister   7.0 5 5 5 3 4
  Segui  L (2-2) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Grim   0.0 2 4 4 2 0
  Wyatt   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
13
13
7
5
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Terry   5.0 8 6 4 1 2
  Bouton   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Clevenger  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sheldon  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
2
3

  E–Charles (3), Azcue (2), Howard (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (6,off Terry).  HR–Kansas City Charles (3,2nd inning off Terry 0 on, 0 out); Jimenez (7,5th inning off Terry 2 on, 2 out), New York Blanchard (5,2nd inning off Pfister 0 on, 1 out); Linz (1,7th inning off Pfister 1 on, 0 out); Pepitone 2 (4,8th inning off Pfister 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Wyatt 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Lumpe (2,off Bouton).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Tresh (3,off Wyatt).  HBP–Boyer (1,by Pfister).  Team–4.  HBP–Pfister (5,Boyer).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Bill Kinnamon, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:43.  A–9,047.
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