Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 28, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 12

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Charles 3b 4 2 2 0
Causey ss 5 2 2 0
Lumpe 2b 4 2 1 2
Siebern 1b 4 1 1 0
Lau c 1 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,c 2 0 0 1
Alusik rf 4 0 2 3
Harrelson lf 2 0 0 0
Del Greco cf 4 0 1 0
Fischer p 2 0 1 0
  Sturdivant p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Lovrich p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francona lf 4 2 1 1
Howser ss 1 0 1 0
  Kindall pr,ss 4 2 2 1
Kirkland cf 3 2 1 1
Alvis 3b 4 0 1 1
Whitfield 1b 3 1 1 1
Romano c 5 1 1 4
Luplow rf 5 1 1 1
Held 2b 4 3 3 1
Grant p 1 0 1 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Donovan ph 1 0 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Latman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 14 11
Kansas City 000 340 0007101
Cleveland 210 007 20x12141
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer   5.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Sturdivant  L (1-3) 2.0 6 8 8 3 4
  Lovrich   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
14
12
12
4
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Grant   3.1 6 3 3 1 2
  Ramos   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Allen   0.2 3 4 0 2 0
  Abernathy  W (4-1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Latman  SV (2) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
7
3
5
5

  E–Fischer (1), Allen (1).  DP–Cleveland 3.  PB–Edwards (4).  2B–Kansas City Lumpe (23,off Grant), Cleveland Kindall (3,off Sturdivant).  3B–Cleveland Whitfield (2,off Fischer).  HR–Cleveland Held (10,2nd inning off Fischer 0 on, 1 out); Luplow (6,6th inning off Fischer 0 on, 0 out); Romano (7,6th inning off Sturdivant 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Charles (4,off Abernathy); Latman (3,off Sturdivant).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Alvis (4,off Fischer); Kirkland (3,off Sturdivant).  IBB–Kirkland (5,by Sturdivant); Whitfield (3,by Sturdivant).  Team–7.  CS–Charles (5,2nd base by Grant/Romano).  WP–Sturdivant (3).  IBB–Sturdivant 2 (4,Kirkland,Whitfield).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Eddie Hurley, 2B–Lou DiMuro, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:36.  A–11,553.
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