Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
July 5, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Kansas City Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Del Greco cf 5 1 1 0
Causey ss 5 0 0 0
Charles 3b 3 1 2 1
Siebern lf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 2
Alusik rf 4 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
Harrelson 1b 3 1 1 0
Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 1 0
  La Russa pr 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Cimoli ph 1 0 1 0
  Esposito pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wood 2b 3 0 0 0
McAuliffe ss 4 0 2 1
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
  Thomas rf 0 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 1 0 0
Cash 1b 3 1 2 0
Bruton cf 4 1 2 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 1
Freehan c 2 1 1 0
Lolich p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 4 8 3
Kansas City 200 000 1003101
Detroit 000 021 10x481
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham   5.2 7 3 3 1 0
  Willis   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt  L (1-2) 2.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
2
0
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich  W (4-3) 9.0 10 3 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
4

  E–Wyatt (1), Phillips (7).  DP–Kansas City 2, Detroit 1.  2B–Detroit Cash (10,off Wickersham).  SH–Wickersham (1,off Lolich); Wood (2,off Wyatt).  SF–Charles (3,off Lolich); Phillips (3,off Wickersham).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  CS–Siebern (2,2nd base by Lolich/Freehan).  WP–Wickersham (3).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–Bill McKinley, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:19.  A–12,814.
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