Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 14, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 5 0 2 0
Cimoli rf 4 1 2 0
Charles 3b 4 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 3 1 1 1
Essegian lf 4 1 2 1
  Tartabull cf 0 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 1 1 2
Del Greco cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Sullivan c 4 0 1 0
Rakow p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Held 2b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield 1b 3 0 0 1
Romano c 4 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 0 0 0
Burton lf 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 1 2 1
Kralick p 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 1 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Kindall ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Kansas City 410 000 0005110
Cleveland 100 000 100260
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rakow  W (4-2) 9.0 6 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (1-5) 0.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Latman   4.1 5 1 1 1 5
  Ramos   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
10

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Kansas City Essegian (4,off Kralick); Lumpe (6,off Kralick); Cimoli (4,off Latman); Causey 2 (8,off Latman,off Allen).  HR–Cleveland Alvis (3,7th inning off Rakow 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Charles (1,off Ramos).  SF–Siebern (3,off Latman); Whitfield (2,off Rakow).  HBP–Cimoli (1,by Ramos).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  HBP–Ramos (1,Cimoli).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:14.  A–13,408.
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