Kansas City Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
September 24, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1962 at Memorial Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 5, Baltimore Orioles 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 4 1 1 0
Charles 3b 5 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 5 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 3 3 2
Jimenez lf 3 0 0 0
  Cimoli rf 0 0 0 0
Wojcik rf,lf 2 0 1 1
Causey ss 2 0 0 0
Bryan c 4 0 0 1
Rakow p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Adair ss 4 0 2 1
Ward rf 3 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 1 0
Gentile 1b 2 0 0 1
Lau c 4 0 1 0
Powell lf 4 0 0 0
Nicholson cf 3 0 0 0
Saverine 2b 3 1 1 0
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Hoeft p 0 0 0 0
  Shetrone ph 1 0 0 0
  Luebke p 0 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Kansas City 000 301 010560
Baltimore 000 011 000250
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow  W (14-16) 9.0 5 2 2 3 7
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (7-9) 3.1 3 3 3 1 3
  Hoeft   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Luebke   2.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Wilhelm   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Wojcik (3,off Wilhelm), Baltimore Saverine (1,off Rakow).  3B–Baltimore B Robinson (9,off Rakow).  HR–Kansas City Siebern (24,8th inning off Wilhelm 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Jimenez (11,by Fisher).  Team LOB–7.  SF–Gentile (10,off Rakow).  Team–5.  SB–Tartabull (19,2nd base off Wilhelm/Lau).  WP–Fisher (6).  HBP–Fisher (2,Jimenez).  U–Frank Umont, Bill McKinley, Nestor Chylak.  T–2:05.  A–2,297.
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