Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
August 23, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Geiger cf 5 0 0 0
Schilling 2b 4 0 0 0
Yastrzemski lf 4 1 1 1
Malzone 3b 5 0 1 0
Stuart 1b 5 0 0 0
Clinton rf 5 1 1 1
Bressoud ss 5 1 2 1
Nixon c 5 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
  Radatz p 1 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 5 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Held 2b,ss 6 0 1 0
Francona lf 5 0 1 0
Kirkland rf 5 1 0 0
Whitfield 1b 6 1 2 1
Alvis 3b 5 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 1 0
  Grant pr 0 0 0 0
  de la Hoz 2b 2 0 1 0
Tasby cf 4 0 1 0
Kindall ss 2 0 0 0
  Romano ph,c 2 0 1 0
Ramos p 4 0 0 0
Totals 45 2 8 1
Boston 000 000 110 000 1351
Cleveland 010 001 000 000 0280
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   8.1 5 2 1 3 7
  Radatz  W (13-4) 4.2 3 0 0 2 7
Totals
13.0
8
2
1
5
14
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ramos  L (6-6) 13.0 5 3 3 2 14
Totals
13.0
5
3
3
2
14

  E–Nixon (3).  DP–Boston 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Boston Malzone (20,off Ramos), Cleveland Whitfield (13,off Wilson); Azcue (12,off Radatz).  HR–Boston Yastrzemski (14,7th inning off Ramos 0 on, 2 out); Bressoud (16,8th inning off Ramos 0 on, 1 out); Clinton (19,13th inning off Ramos 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Whitfield (16,2nd inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Ramos (4,off Wilson).  IBB–Tasby (4,by Radatz); Francona (7,by Radatz).  Team–10.  SB–Kirkland (8,2nd base off Wilson/Nixon).  IBB–Radatz 2 (11,Tasby,Francona).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Bill Valentine, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:29.  A–9,739.
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