Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Athletics
August 8, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1963 at Municipal Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Landis cf 5 0 0 0
Fox 2b 4 0 0 0
Hershberger rf 4 0 1 1
Ward 3b 4 0 1 0
Maxwell 1b 2 2 0 0
  Lemon ph 1 0 0 0
  McCraw 1b 0 0 0 0
Nicholson lf 4 2 2 2
Weis ss 4 0 2 2
Carreon c 4 0 3 0
Peters p 4 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli rf 4 0 1 0
Causey ss 4 0 1 0
Charles 3b 3 1 0 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0
Alusik lf 4 1 3 1
Lumpe 2b 4 1 3 1
Edwards c 4 0 0 1
Del Greco cf 4 0 1 0
Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago 020 002 1005101
Kansas City 021 000 000390
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Peters  W (11-5) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
4
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham  L (8-10) 7.0 9 5 5 1 1
  Bowsfield   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wyatt   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
2

  E–Weis (9).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Weis (7,off Wickersham); Peters (2,off Wickersham); Hershberger (19,off Wickersham), Kansas City Lumpe (24,off Peters); Alusik (11,off Peters).  HR–Chicago Nicholson (17,2nd inning off Wickersham 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Wickersham (2,off Peters).  Team–6.  SB–Charles (12,2nd base off Peters/Carreon).  U-HP–Al Salerno, 1B–Ed Runge, 2B–Hank Soar, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:06.  A–8,488.
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