Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 25, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1963 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers 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 5, Detroit Tigers 11

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Cimoli rf 6 2 3 1
Causey ss 2 1 1 0
  La Russa ss 0 0 0 0
Charles 3b 5 1 1 0
Siebern 1b 5 0 1 1
Lumpe 2b 5 1 2 1
Jimenez lf 5 0 1 0
Del Greco cf 2 0 1 0
Lau c 5 0 1 1
Sturdivant p 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0
  Lovrich p 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 1 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Essegian ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 5 1 3 1
McAuliffe ss 1 3 0 0
Kaline rf 5 2 1 3
  Thomas rf 0 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 1 1 3
Cash 1b 2 1 2 3
Wert 3b 5 0 4 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 0
Smith 2b 5 0 0 0
Aguirre p 0 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 1 0 0
  Fox p 2 1 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 13 10
Kansas City 003 100 0015122
Detroit 003 015 02x11132
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sturdivant   3.1 5 3 3 6 1
  Fischer  L (9-6) 2.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Bowsfield   0.2 3 3 2 2 0
  Lovrich   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Wyatt   1.0 2 2 2 3 2
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
11
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Aguirre   2.2 5 3 3 2 1
  Lolich   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Fox  W (6-4) 5.0 6 1 1 2 1
  Gladding  SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
3

  E–Charles (20), Jimenez (1), Colavito (3), Cash (5).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Kansas City Charles (22,off Aguirre).  HR–Kansas City Cimoli (4,3rd inning off Aguirre 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Colavito (20,3rd inning off Sturdivant 2 on, 2 out); Cash (22,5th inning off Fischer 0 on, 2 out); Kaline (23,8th inning off Wyatt 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Del Greco (5,by Fox).  Team LOB–14.  IBB–Colavito (8,by Bowsfield).  Team–9.  SB–Bruton (12,2nd base off Fischer/Lau).  CS–Bruton (5,2nd base by Sturdivant/Lau).  HBP–Fox (2,Del Greco).  IBB–Bowsfield (2,Colavito).  U-HP–Sam Carrigan, 1B–Bill McKinley, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–3:04.
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