Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
May 5, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1963 at Municipal Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Athletics 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 4 1 2 1
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 2 0 0 0
Stuart 1b 3 0 0 0
Clinton rf 4 1 1 0
Malzone 3b 4 1 3 2
Mejias cf 4 0 0 0
Tillman c 3 0 0 0
Morehead p 3 0 0 0
  Radatz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 3 0 0 0
Tartabull cf 2 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 1 1
Charles 3b 4 0 0 0
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
Alusik rf 4 1 2 1
Bryan c 4 0 0 0
Pena p 1 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Boston 010 010 010361
Kansas City 000 010 010240
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Morehead  W (2-0) 7.2 4 2 2 5 5
  Radatz  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
7
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Pena  L (4-1) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6
  Wyatt   2.0 1 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
9

  E–Malzone (4).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Clinton (3,off Pena), Kansas City Lumpe (4,off Morehead).  HR–Boston Malzone (2,5th inning off Pena 0 on, 1 out); Schilling (3,8th inning off Wyatt 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Alusik (2,5th inning off Morehead 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bressoud (2,off Pena).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Tartabull (5,2nd base off Morehead/Tillman).  WP–Wyatt 2 (2).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Johnny Stevens, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–2:35.  A–20,482.
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