Kansas City Athletics vs Washington Senators
April 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1963 at D.C. Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 6, Washington Senators 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 5 0 2 1
Tartabull cf 5 0 0 0
Jimenez rf 3 0 1 0
  Cimoli pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 5 1 2 0
Charles 3b 4 1 1 0
Essegian lf 4 1 2 1
  Sullivan c 1 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 5 1 1 0
Bryan c 2 1 1 0
  Alusik ph 1 0 1 1
  Del Greco pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Rakow p 3 0 0 0
  Fischer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 2 0
King rf 4 0 1 1
Minoso lf 4 0 1 0
Hinton 3b 4 0 0 0
Osborne 1b 4 1 1 1
Retzer c 4 1 1 0
Cottier 2b,ss 4 2 2 1
Brinkman ss 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Coates p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 0
  Hannan p 0 0 0 0
  Klimchock ph 1 0 1 2
  Bronstad p 0 0 0 0
  Osteen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 011 0406111
Washington 000 001 3015102
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow   6.1 8 4 4 1 5
  Fischer  W (4-0) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
6
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coates   6.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Hannan   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bronstad   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Osteen  L (0-2) 2.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
3
5

  E–Rakow (1), Cottier (3), Osteen (3).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Siebern (2,off Coates); Bryan (1,off Coates).  HR–Washington Osborne (2,7th inning off Rakow 0 on, 1 out); Cottier (1,9th inning off Fischer 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fischer (2,off Osteen).  HBP–Charles (2,by Coates).  IBB–Bryan (4,by Coates).  Team LOB–10.  Team–3.  SB–Siebern (1,2nd base off Coates/Retzer); Tartabull (4,2nd base off Osteen/Retzer); Piersall (2,2nd base off Rakow/Bryan).  HBP–Coates (1,Charles).  IBB–Coates (1,Bryan).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Al Smith, 2B–Bill Haller, 3B–Joe Paparella.  T–2:32.  A–7,293.
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