Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
August 9, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1964 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 2, Detroit Tigers 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Causey ss 4 1 1 1
Charles 3b 4 1 1 0
Jimenez lf 4 0 0 0
Colavito rf 3 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 1 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
Mathews cf 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 0 1 0
Drabowsky p 2 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Campaneris ph 1 0 0 0
  Stock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Bruton cf 3 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 4 1 2 0
Kaline rf 3 1 2 2
Brown lf 2 0 0 1
Cash 1b 4 1 2 1
McAuliffe ss 4 0 1 0
Freehan c 4 1 2 1
Phillips 3b 4 0 0 0
McLain p 3 1 1 0
  Fox p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Kansas City 000 100 100241
Detroit 002 002 10x5100
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Drabowsky  L (3-12) 5.1 8 4 4 2 1
  Wyatt   1.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Stock   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
4
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
McLain  W (2-3) 6.1 4 2 2 2 2
  Fox  SV (4) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
4

  E–Gentile (8).  DP–Detroit 3.  2B–Kansas City Charles (18,off McLain); Colavito (25,off McLain), Detroit Lumpe (16,off Drabowsky).  HR–Kansas City Causey (7,4th inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Cash (18,6th inning off Drabowsky 0 on, 0 out); Freehan (12,6th inning off Drabowsky 0 on, 1 out); Kaline (12,7th inning off Wyatt 0 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–1.  SF–Brown (1,off Drabowsky).  Team–7.  SB–Brown (5,2nd base off Wyatt/Edwards).  CS–Bruton (4,2nd base by Drabowsky/Edwards).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Joe Paparella, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–2:10.  A–46,342.
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