Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
May 11, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 4 2 3 3
Luplow rf,lf 5 1 2 0
Held 2b 4 1 1 1
Adcock 1b 5 0 0 0
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
  Burton lf 0 0 0 0
  Kirkland ph,rf 1 0 1 1
Romano c 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  de la Hoz 3b 0 0 0 0
Martinez ss 4 2 1 0
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 8 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 5 0 0 0
Bruton cf 4 0 1 0
Cash 1b 5 0 2 2
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 0 0 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
McAuliffe ss 3 1 2 0
Phillips 3b 3 0 1 0
  Kostro ph 1 1 1 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Veal ph 1 1 1 0
Aguirre p 2 0 0 0
  Herzog ph 1 0 0 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Triandos ph 1 0 1 2
  Wert pr,3b 1 1 1 1
Totals 39 5 11 5
Cleveland 000 011 200 2680
Detroit 000 000 004 15112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan   8.1 6 2 2 4 2
  Ramos   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Allen   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Walker  W (2-0) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
6
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre   7.0 5 4 2 2 4
  Sturdivant   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Fox  L (1-1) 1.0 3 2 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
8
6
2
3
8

  E–Wood (3), McAuliffe (4).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Martinez (4,off Aguirre); Kirkland (6,off Fox), Detroit Cash (3,off Donovan); Freehan (5,off Donovan); Wert (1,off Walker).  HR–Cleveland Held (6,6th inning off Aguirre 0 on, 0 out); Davalillo (3,7th inning off Aguirre 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Donovan (1,off Aguirre).  SF–Davalillo (1,off Aguirre).  IBB–Romano (1,by Fox); Kaline (4,by Walker).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Freehan (2,by Donovan).  Team–11.  HBP–Donovan (1,Freehan).  IBB–Walker (2,Kaline); Fox (2,Romano).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–3:17.  A–5,540.
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