Kansas City Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
September 30, 1962 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1962 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Athletics 1, Detroit Tigers 6

Kansas City Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull cf 4 0 0 0
Causey 2b 3 0 0 0
  Norman p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Wickersham p 0 0 0 0
Charles 3b,2b 3 0 0 0
Siebern 1b 3 0 2 0
Wojcik rf 4 0 1 0
Kern lf 4 1 1 1
Consolo ss 3 0 0 0
Bryan c 3 0 0 0
Fischer p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Morton cf 3 0 1 0
Kaline rf 4 0 0 0
Colavito lf 4 2 3 1
Cash 1b 4 1 3 3
McAuliffe 2b 4 0 0 0
Boros 3b 4 1 2 1
Roarke c 4 0 1 1
Bunning p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
Kansas City 010 000 000141
Detroit 013 000 02x6131
  Kansas City Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer  L (4-12) 5.0 8 4 4 1 0
  Norman   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Wickersham   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
6
6
1
2
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  W (19-10) 9.0 4 1 1 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
6

  E–Johnson (1), Boros (21).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Detroit Boros (14,off Wickersham).  HR–Kansas City Kern (1,2nd inning off Bunning 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Cash (39,2nd inning off Fischer 0 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  SB–Charles (20,2nd base off Bunning/Roarke).  WP–Fischer (2), Norman (2).  U-HP–Ed Runge, 1B–Sam Carrigan, 2B–Eddie Hurley, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–1:53.  A–6,229.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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