Washington Senators vs Detroit Tigers
May 1, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 3 0 0 0
  King ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Minoso lf 4 0 0 0
Hinton 3b 4 1 1 0
Lock rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Osborne 1b 4 1 2 1
Leppert c 4 1 2 2
Cottier 2b 4 0 0 0
Brinkman ss 3 0 0 0
Cheney p 4 0 1 0
Totals 35 4 7 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 1 2 0
Colavito lf 3 0 0 0
Triandos c 4 0 2 1
Kostro 1b 3 0 2 0
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
Veal ss 4 0 0 0
Aguirre p 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  McAuliffe ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 7 1
Washington 010 000 210470
Detroit 000 001 000172
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cheney  W (4-0) 9.0 7 1 1 3 12
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
12
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre  L (3-2) 6.2 5 3 3 1 3
  Fox   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Foytack   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
1
3

  E–Kaline (1), Phillips (3).  2B–Washington Leppert (3,off Aguirre); Hinton (5,off Foytack); Osborne (5,off Foytack), Detroit Triandos (5,off Cheney).  HR–Washington Leppert (4,2nd inning off Aguirre 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Brinkman (1,by Aguirre).  Team LOB–5.  Team–9.  IBB–Aguirre (1,Brinkman).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:10.  A–1,616.
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