Minnesota Twins vs Detroit Tigers
July 4, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 1, Detroit Tigers 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 4 0 3 0
Power 1b 4 0 1 0
Killebrew lf 1 0 0 0
  Post lf 1 0 0 0
Allison rf 4 0 0 0
Rollins 3b 4 1 1 1
Hall cf 3 0 0 0
Goryl 2b 3 0 0 0
Zimmerman c 3 0 1 0
  Fornieles p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Battey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 3 0 2 1
McAuliffe ss 4 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Colavito lf 3 1 2 0
Cash 1b 4 0 0 0
Phillips 3b 4 1 1 1
Thomas cf 4 1 2 1
Triandos c 3 0 1 0
Aguirre p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 10 3
Minnesota 010 000 000160
Detroit 012 000 00x3101
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat  L (8-7) 6.0 10 3 3 0 5
  Fornieles   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
1
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre  W (7-7) 9.0 6 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
8

  E–Wood (15).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Colavito (10,off Kaat).  HR–Minnesota Rollins (6,2nd inning off Aguirre 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Goryl (1,by Aguirre); Wood (4,by Kaat).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Wood (16,2nd base off Kaat/Zimmerman).  HBP–Kaat (6,Wood); Aguirre (6,Goryl).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–John Rice, 2B–Bill Valentine, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:00.  A–17,444.
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