Cleveland Indians vs Washington Senators
May 8, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1963 at D.C. Stadium. The Washington Senators defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Washington Senators 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 6 0 1 1
Kirkland rf 6 0 0 0
Held 2b 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 5 0 0 0
Francona lf 2 1 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Burton lf 0 0 0 0
de la Hoz 3b 4 1 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 1
Edwards c 2 0 0 0
  Romano ph,c 3 1 1 1
Kralick p 4 0 0 0
  Luplow ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
  Nischwitz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 4 3
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Piersall cf 4 0 0 1
  Retzer ph 0 0 0 0
  Breeding ph 1 1 1 1
Minoso lf 6 1 1 0
Hinton 3b 4 1 0 0
Lock rf 4 1 1 4
Osborne 1b 4 0 0 0
Leppert c 5 0 0 0
Cottier 2b 5 0 1 0
Brinkman ss 5 2 3 0
Rudolph p 3 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 42 6 8 6
Cleveland 010 000 000 000 2341
Washington 000 001 000 000 5682
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick   12.0 4 1 1 3 9
  Latman   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Nischwitz  L (0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
12.1
8
6
6
4
9
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Rudolph  W (3-2) 13.0 4 3 3 2 6
Totals
13.0
4
3
3
2
6

  E–Edwards (1), Hinton (4), Leppert (1).  DP–Washington 1.  2B–Washington Brinkman (4,off Kralick).  3B–Cleveland Romano (2,off Rudolph).  HR–Washington Lock (2,13th inning off Nischwitz 3 on, 1 out).  SH–de la Hoz (1,off Rudolph); Martinez (2,off Rudolph); Rudolph (2,off Kralick); Hinton (2,off Kralick).  HBP–Held (3,by Rudolph).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Piersall (2,off Kralick).  IBB–Lock (1,by Kralick).  Team–6.  SB–Francona (2,2nd base off Rudolph/Leppert); Lock (2,2nd base off Kralick/Edwards).  HBP–Rudolph (3,Held).  IBB–Kralick (1,Lock).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Al Salerno.  T–3:08.  A–7,047.
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