Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 2, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1962 at Tiger 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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Kansas City Athletics 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf,lf 4 2 0 0
Lumpe 2b 5 0 2 0
Charles 3b 4 1 0 0
Siebern 1b 3 2 2 3
Jimenez lf 2 0 0 0
  Tartabull pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 4 0 1 1
Consolo ss 4 0 2 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Rakow p 2 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Buddin ss 4 0 1 1
Bruton cf 4 1 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 2
Colavito lf 2 0 0 0
Cash 1b 3 0 1 0
McAuliffe 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wood ph,2b 0 1 0 0
  Osborne ph 1 0 1 0
Boros 3b 3 1 1 0
Brown c 5 0 1 0
Aguirre p 2 0 0 0
  Farley ph 1 0 0 0
  Regan p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz ph 1 0 1 1
  Koplitz pr 0 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Kansas City 100 003 010570
Detroit 002 000 020491
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow  W (8-12) 6.2 4 2 2 9 4
  McDevitt   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Wyatt  SV (3) 2.0 5 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
11
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre  L (8-5) 7.0 4 4 3 3 2
  Regan   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Fox   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
5
2

  E–Cash (7).  DP–Detroit 1.  HR–Kansas City Siebern (14,6th inning off Aguirre 2 on, 1 out), Detroit Kaline (15,3rd inning off Rakow 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Rakow (2,off Aguirre).  Team LOB–7.  Team–13.  CS–Cash (3,2nd base by Rakow/Azcue).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:44.  A–8,794.
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