Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians
May 23, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1964 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 9, Cleveland Indians 11

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Wert 3b 4 3 2 0
Lumpe 2b 5 1 2 1
Kaline rf 3 1 3 2
Freehan c 5 0 1 1
Demeter cf 2 0 1 2
  Bruton ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas lf 2 0 0 0
  Brown ph,lf 3 0 1 0
McAuliffe ss 3 2 1 1
Regan p 2 0 0 0
  Lolich p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 1 1 0
  Egan p 0 0 0 0
  Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  Wood ph 0 0 0 1
  Lary p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 4 2 2 2
Brown 2b 4 3 2 0
Wagner lf 5 1 3 5
Alvis 3b 4 1 1 1
Romano c 4 1 1 0
Whitfield 1b 4 0 0 0
  Kindall 1b 0 0 0 0
Chance rf 4 1 3 2
  Ramos pr 0 1 0 0
  Smith rf 1 0 0 0
Held cf 3 1 1 1
John p 1 0 0 0
  Francona ph 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 1 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 13 11
Detroit 201 100 2309130
Cleveland 300 031 40x11131
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Regan  L (3-4) 4.2 6 6 6 5 1
  Lolich   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Egan   0.1 4 4 4 0 0
  Navarro   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lary   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
7
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
John   4.0 5 4 4 2 1
  Grant  W (3-3) 3.0 5 2 2 0 3
  Abernathy   0.2 3 3 3 2 0
  Siebert  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
9
4
5

  E–Wagner (5).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Detroit Lumpe (6,off John), Cleveland Chance 2 (3,off Regan 2); Held (5,off Lolich).  HR–Detroit McAuliffe (4,4th inning off John 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Wagner (8,1st inning off Regan 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Kaline (2,off Grant); Wood (1,off Abernathy).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Grant (1,off Egan).  HBP–Held (3,by Egan).  Team–10.  SB–Alvis (3,2nd base off Lolich/Freehan).  WP–Lary (1), John (1), Abernathy (1).  HBP–Egan (1,Held).  U-HP–Johnny Stevens, 1B–Larry Napp, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–3:05.  A–4,479.
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