Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Athletics
September 27, 1963 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1963 at Municipal Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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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Cleveland Indians 1, Kansas City Athletics 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francona lf 4 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 0 0 0
Whitfield 1b 3 1 1 1
Romano c 3 0 0 0
Kirkland rf 2 0 0 0
Brown 2b 3 0 1 0
Kindall ss 2 0 0 0
  Chance ph 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 0 0 0 0
Seyfried p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Luplow ph 1 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 4 0 2 1
Causey ss 3 0 1 0
Lumpe 2b 4 0 1 0
Siebern 1b 4 0 0 0
Charles 3b 4 1 1 1
Lau c 4 0 1 0
Cimoli rf 3 1 0 0
Wojcik lf 2 1 1 0
Wickersham p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 8 3
Cleveland 000 000 100121
Kansas City 000 011 01x380
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Seyfried  L (0-1) 5.2 7 2 1 3 1
  Allen   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Walker   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
2
4
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham  W (12-15) 9.0 2 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
1
4

  E–Alvis (28).  HR–Cleveland Whitfield (21,7th inning off Wickersham 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Charles (15,8th inning off Walker 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Wickersham (4,off Seyfried).  IBB–Wojcik (2,by Seyfried).  Team–9.  WP–Seyfried (1).  IBB–Seyfried (1,Wojcik).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Larry Napp.  T–1:50.  A–3,131.
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