Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Athletics
August 16, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1964 at Municipal 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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Detroit Tigers 11, Kansas City Athletics 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas cf 6 2 2 2
Lumpe 2b 5 0 2 0
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Demeter 1b 5 1 1 1
Freehan c 5 4 3 1
Brown lf 4 2 2 2
Wert 3b 4 2 2 4
McAuliffe ss 4 0 2 0
Wickersham p 4 0 0 1
Totals 41 11 15 11
Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Green 2b 5 0 1 0
Causey 3b 4 0 1 1
Jimenez lf 3 0 0 0
Colavito rf 4 2 1 1
Gentile 1b 3 2 2 3
Edwards c 1 0 0 0
  Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 4 0 2 0
Mathews cf 4 1 0 0
O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Alusik ph 1 0 0 0
  Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0
  Tartabull ph 1 0 0 0
  Meyer p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
  Wyatt p 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Detroit 005 010 41011151
Kansas City 010 011 020575
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham  W (14-9) 9.0 7 5 4 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
0
2
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
O'Donoghue  L (8-8) 3.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Drabowsky   2.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Meyer   2.0 4 4 0 0 2
  Wyatt   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
11
6
3
6

  E–Wert (13), Green (5), Causey (17), Colavito (6), Gentile (9), Mathews (9).  DP–Kansas City 3.  HR–Kansas City Gentile 2 (20,2nd inning off Wickersham 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Wickersham 1 on, 1 out); Colavito (29,6th inning off Wickersham 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wert (6,off Drabowsky).  SF–Wickersham (1,off Meyer).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Gentile (4,by Wickersham); Jimenez (5,by Wickersham).  Team–5.  WP–Wyatt (4).  HBP–Wickersham 2 (10,Gentile,Jimenez).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Sam Carrigan.  T–2:24.  A–9,174.
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