Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
October 2, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1966 at Tiger Stadium. The Kansas City Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 5

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 2 3 1
Donaldson 2b 1 0 0 0
  Fazio pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Green 3b 5 1 2 1
Gosger lf 3 1 1 0
Cater 1b 4 1 2 3
Nossek rf 4 0 1 0
Monday cf 4 0 0 0
Roof c 3 1 1 1
Hunter p 3 1 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
McAuliffe ss 5 1 2 3
Lumpe 2b 5 0 1 0
Cash 1b 4 1 2 1
Kaline rf 4 0 1 0
Brown lf 4 0 0 0
Wert 3b 4 0 0 0
Stanley cf 4 1 2 0
McFarlane c 2 0 0 0
  Graham p 0 0 0 0
  Wood ph 0 0 0 0
  Sparma p 0 0 0 0
  Freehan ph 1 1 1 1
Podres p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Pepper ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  Brunsberg ph,c 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Kansas City 106 000 0007102
Detroit 100 001 0035102
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  W (9-11) 8.1 9 5 5 1 7
  Lindblad  SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Podres  L (4-5) 2.1 4 6 4 2 2
  Pena   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Gladding   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Graham   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Sparma   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
5
6

  E–Green (16), Roof (11), McAuliffe (19), Cash (17).  DP–Kansas City 1, Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Brunsberg (1,off Hunter).  3B–Detroit Stanley (4,off Hunter).  HR–Kansas City Roof (7,3rd inning off Podres 0 on, 0 out); Cater (7,3rd inning off Pena 2 on, 1 out), Detroit McAuliffe (23,1st inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out); Cash (32,6th inning off Hunter 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Donaldson (1,off Podres).  HBP–Brunsberg (1,by Hunter).  SB–Campaneris 2 (52,3rd base off Podres/McFarlane,2nd base off Podres/McFarlane).  CS–Stanley (1,2nd base by Hunter/Roof).  HBP–Hunter (2,Brunsberg).  U-HP–Bill Valentine, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Bob Stewart, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:20.  A–5,364.
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