Cleveland Indians vs Detroit Tigers
September 20, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1964 at Tiger 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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Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francona rf 4 0 0 0
  Agee rf 0 0 0 0
  Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Salmon rf 0 0 0 0
Howser ss 4 0 2 1
Chance 1b 5 0 1 1
Wagner lf 4 0 0 0
Banks 3b 4 2 2 1
Romano c 4 2 2 2
Davalillo cf 3 1 0 0
Brown 2b 4 2 3 2
Tiant p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 7 11 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 3 0 0 0
Lumpe 2b 3 0 1 0
Kaline rf 3 0 0 0
Cash 1b 4 1 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 1 0
Demeter cf 4 0 2 0
Freehan c 4 1 1 2
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Wickersham p 1 0 0 0
  Seale p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas ph 1 0 0 0
  McLain p 0 0 0 0
  Bruton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fox p 0 0 0 0
  Wood ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Cleveland 010 301 0027111
Detroit 000 100 001261
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  W (9-2) 9.0 6 2 2 3 9
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
9
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Wickersham  L (18-12) 3.1 7 4 4 1 1
  Seale   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  McLain   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Fox   2.0 2 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
3
3

  E–Howser (18), Brown (4).  2B–Cleveland Chance (15,off Wickersham); Brown (12,off Wickersham); Howser (22,off Wickersham), Detroit Brown (22,off Tiant).  HR–Cleveland Romano (17,4th inning off Wickersham 1 on, 0 out); Brown (12,4th inning off Wickersham 0 on, 1 out); Banks (1,6th inning off McLain 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Freehan (18,9th inning off Tiant 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  CS–Brown (2,Home by Wickersham/Freehan).  U-HP–Hank Soar, 1B–Al Salerno, 2B–Nestor Chylak, 3B–Bill McKinley.  T–2:34.  A–8,276.
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