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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 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 August 23, 1963 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 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 | August 23, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pete Lovrich |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill McKinley 1B: Nestor Chylak 2B: Bill Haller 3B: Sam Carrigan |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Tartabull | Center Fielder |
Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Manny Jimenez | Left Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
Charlie Lau | Catcher |
Pete Lovrich | Pitcher |
Ed Lopat | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Don Wert | Third Baseman |
George Smith | Second Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 23, 1963
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Lary
Tartabull 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. Lary
There goes Tartabull. The throw from Freehan and he is safe. Tartabull steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tartabull scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jimenez vs. Lary
Jimenez hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Lary
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Lovrich
Bruton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Lovrich
There goes Bruton. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Bruton steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Lovrich
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Lovrich
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bruton scores. McAuliffe moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Lovrich
Colavito is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Lovrich
Cash is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wert vs. Lovrich
Wert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McAuliffe scores. Kaline scores. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Lovrich
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cash scores. Wert moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Freehan vs. Wyatt
John Wyatt now pitching.
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Wyatt
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a popup towards short. McAuliffe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Lary
Cimoli hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Lary
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lau for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wyatt
Bruton 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, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wyatt
McAuliffe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wyatt
There goes McAuliffe. The throw from Lau and he is out, Lumpe applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wyatt
Kaline hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lau settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Lary
Wyatt hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Lary
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wyatt
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wyatt
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wyatt
Wert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wyatt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Lary
Jimenez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Lary
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wyatt
Freehan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Siebern settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Wyatt
Lary strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wyatt
Bruton hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Lary
Cimoli strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lau vs. Lary
Lau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wyatt
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wyatt
Kaline hits a fly ball into left field. Jimenez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Wyatt
Colavito hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Colavito reaches second base with a double. McAuliffe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Wyatt
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Wyatt
Wert 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, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Wyatt
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Wyatt
There goes Smith. The throw from Lau and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Freehan vs. Wyatt
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lary vs. Wyatt
Lary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jimenez who is chasing the ball. Lary reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. Freehan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bruton vs. Wyatt
Bruton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lary scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Wyatt
McAuliffe 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 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Lary
Chuck Essegian pinch hits for John Wyatt.
Essegian hits a popup towards third. Wert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Lary
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Lary
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops it up and throws to first, with Lary covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Fischer
Chuck Essegian now playing left field. Bill Fischer now pitching. Manny Jimenez now playing right field. Sammy Esposito now playing shortstop. To
Kaline hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. LaRussa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Fischer
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards third. Charles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Fischer
Cash hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wert vs. Fischer
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles juggles the ball. That's an error on Charles. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fischer
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Jimenez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Lary
George Thomas now playing right field.
Siebern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Lary
Jimenez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Lary
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wert juggles the ball. That's an error on Wert. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaRussa vs. Lary
LaRussa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Fischer
Bobby Del Greco now playing third base. Ken Harrelson now playing first base.
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lary vs. Fischer
Lary hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Fischer
Bruton takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Fischer
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Freehan scores. Bruton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Fischer
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bruton scores. McAuliffe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Colavito vs. Fischer
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito misplays the ball. That's an error on Esposito. McAuliffe scores. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Fischer
Cash hits a fly ball into center field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomas tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wert vs. Fischer
Wert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito misplays the ball. That's an error on Esposito. Colavito goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Fischer
Lau fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Lau. Wert moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Fischer
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Esposito vs. Lary
Esposito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lau vs. Lary
Lau hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Lary
Essegian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Esposito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tartabull vs. Lary
Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Esposito moves to third. Essegian moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fischer vs. Lary
Fischer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Fischer
Freehan hits a popup towards third. Del Greco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lary vs. Fischer
Lary hits a ball on the ground towards short. Esposito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Fischer
Bruton hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lary
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Lary
Jimenez hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 17
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRussa vs. Lary
LaRussa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/23/1963, game 1 -- Kansas City at Detroit (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Tartabull J, cf 4 1 1 0 Bruton B, cf 5 2 2 1 Causey W, ss 3 0 1 1 McAuliffe D, ss 4 3 3 1 Fischer B, p 1 0 0 0 Kaline A, rf 4 1 1 1 Siebern N, 1b 3 0 0 0 Thomas G, rf 1 1 1 1 Harrelson K, 1b 1 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 5 2 1 2 Jimenez M, lf-rf 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 3 3 2 4 Charles E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Wert D, 3b 5 1 2 3 Del Greco B, 3b 1 1 1 1 Smith G, 2b 4 1 1 1 Lumpe J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 2 1 0 LaRussa T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lary F, p 5 1 1 2 Cimoli G, rf 2 0 0 0 Esposito S, ss 1 0 1 0 Lau C, c 3 0 0 0 Lovrich P, p 0 0 0 0 Wyatt J, p 1 0 0 0 Essegian C, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 6 2 40 17 15 16 Kansas City 100 000 001 -- 2 Detroit 401 061 50x -- 17 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Lovrich P (L) 0.1 5 4 4 1 1 Wyatt J 4.2 6 7 7 3 1 Fischer B 3.0 4 6 4 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 3 E -- Charles E, Wert D, Esposito S 2, Lau C DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Kansas City 4, Detroit 5 2B -- Colavito R 3B -- Lary F HR -- Wert D, Cash N 2, Del Greco B SB -- Tartabull J, Bruton B, Smith G CS -- McAuliffe D SF -- Cash N T -- 2:06 A -- 0
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