Kansas City Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 9, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli rf 4 0 0 0
Causey ss 4 0 1 1
Charles 3b 5 1 2 0
Siebern 1b 3 1 0 0
Alusik lf 3 1 1 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 2
Edwards c 4 0 1 1
Del Greco cf 3 2 1 1
Drabowsky p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Luplow rf 4 0 2 0
Brown ss 4 0 0 0
Kirkland cf 3 0 0 0
Whitfield 1b 3 0 0 0
Azcue c 3 0 0 0
Francona lf 3 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 3 1 1 1
Held 2b 2 0 0 0
Kralick p 1 0 0 0
  de la Hoz ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Romano ph 1 0 0 0
  Wynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Kansas City 010 101 011570
Cleveland 001 000 000131
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky  W (4-8) 9.0 3 1 1 2 5
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick  L (10-11) 6.0 4 3 2 3 0
  Bell   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Wynn   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
5
0

  E–Brown (5).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Causey (29,off Wynn).  HR–Kansas City Del Greco (6,2nd inning off Kralick 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Alvis (14,3rd inning off Drabowsky 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Drabowsky (2,off Wynn).  SF–Lumpe (4,off Bell).  Team LOB–7.  Team–2.  CS–Luplow (4,2nd base by Drabowsky/Edwards).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–John Rice.  T–2:04.  A–8,603.
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