Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians
May 20, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 7

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 5 1 3 0
Moran 2b 5 1 1 0
Wagner lf 5 2 2 5
Thomas 1b 4 0 2 0
Perry rf 5 0 1 0
Rodgers c 3 0 1 0
Torres 3b 4 0 1 0
Fregosi ss 4 0 1 0
Lee p 2 0 0 0
  Sadowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Chance p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Fowler p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 0 1 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Davalillo cf 4 1 1 0
Kirkland rf 3 1 1 1
  Green ph 0 0 0 1
  Ramos pr 0 1 0 0
  Held rf 0 0 0 0
Francona lf 4 2 1 1
Adcock 1b 4 0 2 0
Romano c 3 1 1 2
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Kindall 2b 4 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 1 0 1
Kralick p 4 0 2 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Los Angeles 002 000 0035124
Cleveland 102 100 30x791
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L (2-2) 6.0 6 4 3 1 6
  Chance   0.0 1 3 0 0 0
  Nelson   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Fowler   1.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
3
2
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  W (2-5) 8.2 11 5 5 3 7
  Bell  SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
8

  E–G Thomas (7), Torres (7), Fregosi 2 (8), Martinez (6).  2B–Los Angeles Fregosi (9,off Kralick); Torres (7,off Kralick), Cleveland Romano (3,off Fowler).  HR–Los Angeles Wagner 2 (13,3rd inning off Kralick 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off Kralick 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Kirkland (1,3rd inning off D Lee 0 on, 2 out); Francona (3,3rd inning off D Lee 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Martinez (4,off D Lee); Davalillo (3,off Chance).  Team–6.  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:43.  A–2,545.
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