Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 15, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1963 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 1, Minnesota Twins 13

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 3 1 1 0
Green rf 4 0 1 1
Kirkland cf 4 0 0 0
Adcock 1b 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Romano lf 3 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
Brown 2b 3 0 1 0
Donovan p 2 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Versalles ss 5 1 2 1
Rollins 3b 5 2 2 1
Killebrew lf 5 1 2 2
  Zimmerman c 0 0 0 0
Hall cf,lf 4 3 2 1
Allison rf 5 1 2 0
Mincher 1b 5 3 3 4
Battey c 4 1 1 2
  Green pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Allen 2b 4 1 0 0
Stigman p 4 0 0 0
Totals 41 13 14 11
Cleveland 001 000 000143
Minnesota 024 010 60x13142
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L (6-6) 6.0 11 9 8 0 3
  Ramos   0.1 2 4 1 2 0
  Abernathy   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
14
13
9
4
4
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Stigman  W (8-9) 9.0 4 1 1 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8

  E–Howser (9), Adcock (2), Donovan (2), Rollins (14), Allison (8).  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Rollins (14,off Donovan); Hall (12,off Abernathy).  3B–Minnesota Versalles (8,off Donovan).  HR–Minnesota Battey (20,2nd inning off Donovan 1 on, 1 out); Mincher (2,3rd inning off Donovan 1 on, 2 out); Killebrew (21,7th inning off Donovan 1 on, 0 out).  Team–8.  SB–Hall (2,2nd base off Donovan/Azcue).  WP–Abernathy (2).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:40.  A–11,160.
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