Los Angeles Angels vs Cleveland Indians
July 31, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Los Angeles Angels 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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Los Angeles Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 9

Los Angeles Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pearson cf 4 1 3 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 1 1
Thomas 1b 5 1 1 2
Wagner lf 4 1 2 2
Moran 2b 4 0 1 0
Rodgers c 2 0 1 0
  Foiles c 1 0 0 0
Torres 3b 4 0 1 0
Hunt rf 4 1 1 0
Grba p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Kostro ph 1 0 0 0
  Foytack p 0 0 0 0
  Spring p 0 0 0 0
  Sadowski ph 1 0 0 0
  Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Koppe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francona lf 4 2 3 1
Brown ss 5 2 2 1
Kirkland cf 4 1 1 0
Alvis 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kindall 2b 2 0 2 0
Whitfield 1b 4 1 1 4
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
Luplow rf 4 0 0 0
Held 2b,3b 4 1 1 1
Ramos p 4 2 2 2
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
Los Angeles 100 000 4005112
Cleveland 005 004 00x9131
  Los Angeles Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grba  L (1-2) 2.1 4 4 4 1 1
  Lee   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Foytack   1.2 5 4 4 0 1
  Spring   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Navarro   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  W (5-4) 8.1 11 5 5 2 15
  Bell  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
15

  E–Fregosi (22), Moran (13), Held (9).  DP–Los Angeles 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Los Angeles Fregosi (20,off Ramos), Cleveland Azcue (8,off D Lee).  HR–Los Angeles L Thomas (9,1st inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Wagner (21,7th inning off Ramos 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Ramos 2 (2,3rd inning off Grba 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Foytack 0 on, 2 out); Whitfield (10,3rd inning off D Lee 3 on, 2 out); Held (11,6th inning off Foytack 0 on, 2 out); Francona (7,6th inning off Foytack 0 on, 2 out); Brown (1,6th inning off Foytack.  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  CS–Pearson (7,2nd base by Ramos/Azcue).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Al Salerno, 3B–Ed Runge.  T–2:42.  A–7,288.
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