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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 5, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Athletics, played on July 5, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 5, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 5, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Wickersham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Lolich |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 12,814 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Rice 1B: Bill Valentine 2B: Bill McKinley 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Norm Siebern | Left Fielder |
Doc Edwards | Catcher |
George Alusik | Right Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
Dave Wickersham | Pitcher |
Ed Lopat | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Mickey Lolich | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 5, 1963
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lolich
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Causey vs. Lolich
Causey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Lolich
Charles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Lolich
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Siebern for the out. Del Greco moves to third. Charles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Lolich
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Charles scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alusik vs. Lolich
Alusik hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lolich
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickersham vs. Lolich
Wickersham bunts towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Del Greco vs. Lolich
Del Greco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lolich
Causey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Lolich
Charles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Lolich
Siebern hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Charles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Lolich
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lolich vs. Wickersham
Lolich hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Lolich
Alusik hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lolich
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickersham vs. Lolich
Wickersham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a fly ball into right field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lolich
Del Greco hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lolich
Causey hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Lolich
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alusik. Cash reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cash tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lolich vs. Wickersham
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wood vs. Wickersham
There's a wild pitch. Bruton scores. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lolich
Siebern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Lolich
There goes Siebern. The throw from Freehan and he is out, Wood applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Lolich
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Lolich
Alusik hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lolich
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Siebern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash takes first base on ball four. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito scores. Cash moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Willis
Dale Willis now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Lolich
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for Dale Willis.
Essegian hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Lolich
Tony LaRussa pinch runs for Chuck Essegian.
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips juggles the ball. That's an error on Phillips. Harrelson moves to third. LaRussa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Causey vs. Lolich
Causey strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Charles vs. Lolich
Charles hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harrelson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Lolich
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lolich vs. Wyatt
Lolich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyatt juggles the ball. That's an error on Wyatt. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wood vs. Wyatt
Wood bunts towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. Freehan moves to third. Lolich moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McAuliffe vs. Wyatt
McAuliffe hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Freehan scores. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Wyatt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Lolich
George Thomas now playing right field.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alusik vs. Lolich
Alusik hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lolich
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Lolich
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wyatt
Colavito hits a popup towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wyatt
Cash hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wyatt
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Alusik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Wyatt
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Lolich
Gino Cimoli pinch hits for John Wyatt.
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Lolich
Sammy Esposito pinch runs for Gino Cimoli.
Del Greco hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lolich
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lolich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/5/1963 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Del Greco B, cf 5 1 1 0 Wood J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Causey W, ss 5 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 0 2 1 Charles E, 3b 3 1 2 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 0 0 Siebern N, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomas G, rf 0 0 0 0 Edwards D, c 4 0 1 2 Colavito R, lf 4 1 0 0 Alusik G, rf 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 1 2 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Bruton B, cf 4 1 2 1 Harrelson K, 1b 3 1 1 0 Phillips B, 3b 3 0 0 1 Wickersham D, p 1 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 2 1 1 0 Willis D, p 0 0 0 0 Lolich M, p 3 0 1 0 Essegian C, ph 1 0 1 0 LaRussa T, pr 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0 Cimoli G, ph 1 0 1 0 Esposito S, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 10 3 30 4 8 3 Kansas City 200 000 100 -- 3 Detroit 000 021 10x -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Wickersham D 5.2 7 3 3 1 0 Willis D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J (L) 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lolich M (W) 9.0 10 3 2 2 4 E -- Phillips B, Wyatt J DP -- Kansas City 2, Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Detroit 6 2B -- Cash N CS -- Siebern N SH -- Wickersham D, Wood J SF -- Phillips B, Charles E WP -- Wickersham D T -- 2:19 A -- 12814
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