Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
August 12, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1962 at Municipal Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City Athletics 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 4 1 1 1
Fox 2b 4 0 1 0
Cunningham 1b 4 0 1 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 0
  Esposito 3b 0 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 4 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 3 0 0 0
Carreon c 3 0 0 0
Herbert p 3 0 2 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 3 0 1 0
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 3 0
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
  Howser pr 0 0 0 0
Alusik rf 4 0 0 0
Causey ss 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Sullivan c 2 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph 1 0 0 0
  Azcue c 0 0 0 0
Fischer p 2 0 1 0
  Consolo ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Chicago 000 000 010171
Kansas City 000 000 000060
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Herbert  W (12-7) 7.2 5 0 0 2 1
  Pizarro  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (3-4) 8.0 6 1 1 0 1
  Pena   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
0
1

  E–A Smith (15).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Herbert (3,off Fischer); Cunningham (28,off Fischer).  HR–Chicago Landis (15,8th inning off Fischer 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Robinson (4,off Fischer).  Team LOB–5.  CS–Hershberger (6,2nd base by Pena/Azcue).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Bill Kinnamon.  T–2:14.  A–7,691.
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