Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
September 19, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1962 at Municipal Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Athletics 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cline cf 4 2 1 0
Francona 1b 4 2 1 0
Essegian lf 4 1 1 0
  Kirkland rf 0 0 0 0
Bond rf,lf 4 3 3 6
Romano c 4 2 3 4
Held ss 3 0 1 0
Alvis 3b 5 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 5 0 0 0
Donovan p 3 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 10 10
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 4 0 0 1
Cimoli rf 5 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 3 3 0
Siebern 1b 3 1 2 2
Charles 3b 4 1 2 1
Wojcik lf 3 1 1 1
Causey ss 5 1 2 0
Sullivan c 5 1 1 0
Rakow p 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Kern ph 1 0 1 0
  Howser pr 0 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
  Archer p 0 0 0 0
  Alusik ph 1 0 0 0
  McDevitt p 0 0 0 0
  Del Greco ph 1 0 1 3
Totals 38 9 14 8
Cleveland 302 000 30210100
Kansas City 100 021 1049141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  W (20-9) 5.0 12 4 4 0 0
  McDowell   3.0 1 5 5 7 2
  Allen  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
7
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow  L (13-16) 2.1 5 5 5 1 4
  Walker   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Drabowsky   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Wickersham   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Archer   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  McDevitt   1.0 1 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
10
10
10
6
10

  E–Causey (14).  DP–Cleveland 2, Kansas City 1.  PB–Romano (15).  2B–Cleveland Francona (28,off Rakow); Bond (1,off Rakow); Essegian (11,off Drabowsky); Held (12,off Wickersham); Romano (19,off McDevitt), Kansas City Lumpe (34,off Donovan); Del Greco (20,off Allen).  HR–Cleveland Bond 2 (2,1st inning off Rakow 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Wickersham 1 on, 2 out); Romano 2 (22,1st inning off Rakow 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Wickersham 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Francona (7,by Wickersham).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Tartabull (2,off McDowell).  Team–10.  HBP–Wickersham (8,Francona).  U-HP–Cal Drummond, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–Harry Schwarts, 3B–Johnny Stevens.  T–2:55.  A–3,523.
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