Kansas City Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
May 12, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1963 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 2, Minnesota Twins 1

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 4 1 1 0
Tartabull cf 4 1 2 1
Lumpe 2b 4 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 2 0 0 1
Charles 3b 4 0 2 0
Alusik lf 3 0 1 0
  Del Greco lf 0 0 0 0
Cimoli rf 3 0 1 0
Bryan c 4 0 0 0
Wickersham p 3 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Green cf 4 0 1 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 4 1 1 0
Allison rf 3 0 2 0
Battey c 3 0 0 0
Allen 2b 3 0 0 1
Versalles ss 3 0 0 0
Ward 3b 3 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Killebrew ph 1 0 0 0
  Dailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Kansas City 001 000 010270
Minnesota 000 100 000161
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham  W (2-2) 8.1 6 1 1 1 1
  Wyatt  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
1
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (0-2) 8.0 7 2 1 2 4
  Dailey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
2
4

  E–Power (3).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Causey (6,off Perry); Tartabull (1,off Perry); Alusik (1,off Perry); Charles (7,off Perry), Minnesota Power (6,off Wickersham).  3B–Minnesota Allison (2,off Wickersham).  SH–Alusik (2,off Perry); Battey (2,off Wickersham).  SF–Siebern (2,off Perry); Allen (1,off Wickersham).  Team LOB–6.  Team–5.  SB–Charles (6,2nd base off Perry/Battey).  CS–Charles (3,2nd base by Perry/Battey).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Sam Carrigan, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:08.  A–10,723.
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