Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
June 24, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1963 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Boston Red Sox 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held 2b 5 0 0 0
Kindall ss 5 2 2 0
Kirkland cf 4 2 3 2
Alvis 3b 4 1 2 1
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Francona 1b 4 0 1 1
Azcue c 3 0 1 1
Tasby lf 3 0 1 0
Bell p 3 0 0 0
  Walker p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Schilling 2b 5 1 2 1
Mejias lf 3 2 1 0
Geiger cf 5 1 2 3
Malzone 3b 4 1 1 0
Stuart 1b 2 1 0 0
Clinton rf 4 1 2 3
Bressoud ss 4 0 0 0
Nixon c 4 0 0 0
Heffner p 3 0 1 0
  Lamabe p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Cleveland 000 003 2005100
Boston 101 102 002790
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   5.2 8 5 5 2 3
  Walker  L (6-2) 3.0 1 2 2 2 2
Totals
8.2
9
7
7
4
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Heffner   6.1 9 4 4 1 8
  Lamabe  W (3-0) 2.2 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
10

  E–None.  2B–Cleveland Tasby (2,off Heffner).  3B–Boston Geiger (2,off Bell).  HR–Cleveland Kirkland (8,7th inning off Lamabe 1 on, 1 out), Boston Schilling (6,3rd inning off Bell 0 on, 1 out); Clinton (8,6th inning off Bell 1 on, 0 out); Geiger (7,9th inning off Walker 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Azcue (2,off Heffner).  IBB–Tasby (2,by Heffner).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  WP–Bell (1).  IBB–Heffner (1,Tasby).  U-HP–Al Smith, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:29.  A–16,950.
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