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Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 21, 1963
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on June 21, 1963 at Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 21, 1963 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 21, 1963 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Aguirre |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Wickersham |
Ballpark | Municipal Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 10,481 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Valentine 1B: Bill McKinley 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: John Rice |
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 |
Bubba Phillips | Third Baseman |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
George Thomas | Center Fielder |
Hank Aguirre | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Chuck Essegian | Left Fielder |
Doc Edwards | Catcher |
Ken Harrelson | First Baseman |
Wayne Causey | Shortstop |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Dave Wickersham | Pitcher |
Ed Lopat | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ Athletics
Municipal Stadium
June 21, 1963
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
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 -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Del Greco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Aguirre
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essegian vs. Aguirre
Essegian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Wickersham
Thomas hits a line drive towards third. Charles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Aguirre
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Aguirre
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Aguirre
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
Aguirre hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Aguirre moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
There goes Aguirre. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Aguirre steals third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aguirre scores. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline bunts towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to third. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Causey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Aguirre
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lumpe for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Aguirre
Wickersham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Del Greco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wickersham covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wickersham
Thomas 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
Aguirre strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Aguirre
Cimoli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Aguirre
Essegian hits a popup towards first. Cash settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Del Greco. Wood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wood moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wood scores. McAuliffe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McAuliffe scores. Kaline moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kaline scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Colavito tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Wickersham
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Aguirre
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Aguirre
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Aguirre
Causey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Causey for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
Aguirre strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a line drive towards first. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Aguirre
Lumpe hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Aguirre
Wickersham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. Wickersham moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Aguirre
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wickersham scores. There goes Del Greco trying to get to third. Colavito throws the ball in to Phillips, who tags Del Greco for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Causey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Wickersham
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essegian vs. Aguirre
Bill Bruton now playing center field. George Thomas now playing right field.
Essegian hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Aguirre
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Aguirre
Harrelson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wickersham
Freehan hits a fly ball into left field. Essegian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wickersham
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
The umpire calls a balk on Wickersham Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
Aguirre strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
There goes Wood. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Wood steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Aguirre
Causey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Aguirre
Lumpe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alusik vs. Aguirre
George Alusik pinch hits for Dave Wickersham.
Alusik takes first base on ball four. Lumpe moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Del Greco hits a fly ball into center field. Bruton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Aguirre
Cimoli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lumpe moves to third. Alusik moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Charles reaches second base with a double. Lumpe scores. Alusik scores. Cimoli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Essegian vs. Faul
Bill Faul now pitching.
Essegian strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Willis
Dale Willis now pitching.
Colavito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Willis
Cash hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Willis
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Colavito moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Willis
Freehan strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Willis
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Faul vs. Willis
Faul strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Faul
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Faul
Manny Jimenez pinch hits for Ken Harrelson.
Jimenez hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Causey vs. Faul
Causey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Faul
The umpire calls a balk on Faul Causey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Faul
Lumpe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Faul
Norm Siebern pinch hits for Dale Willis.
Siebern hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Causey scores. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Del Greco vs. Sturdivant
Tony LaRussa pinch runs for Norm Siebern. Tom Sturdivant now pitching.
Del Greco strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/21/1963 -- Detroit at Kansas City (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Wood J, 2b 5 1 3 1 Del Greco B, cf 4 0 1 0 McAuliffe D, ss 4 1 2 1 Cimoli G, rf 4 0 2 1 Kaline A, rf 2 1 1 1 Charles E, 3b 4 0 1 2 Bruton B, cf 1 0 0 0 Essegian C, lf 4 0 0 0 Colavito R, lf 3 1 0 0 Edwards D, c 4 0 1 0 Cash N, 1b 4 0 3 1 Harrelson K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Phillips B, 3b 4 0 1 1 Jimenez M, ph 1 0 0 0 Freehan B, c 4 0 0 0 Causey W, ss 3 1 1 0 Thomas G, cf-rf 4 1 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 3 1 0 0 Aguirre H, p 4 1 1 0 Wickersham D, p 2 1 1 0 Faul B, p 1 0 0 0 Alusik G, ph 0 1 0 0 Sturdivant T, p 0 0 0 0 Willis D, p 0 0 0 0 Siebern N, ph 1 0 1 1 LaRussa T, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 6 11 5 33 4 8 4 Detroit 001 040 010 -- 6 Kansas City 000 001 021 -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Aguirre H (W) 7.2 6 3 3 3 1 Faul B 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 Sturdivant T (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Wickersham D (L) 8.0 9 6 6 5 5 Willis D 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 12, Kansas City 6 2B -- Wood J, Charles E SB -- Aguirre H, Wood J SH -- Kaline A, Colavito R SF -- Phillips B Balk -- Wickersham D, Faul B T -- 2:31 A -- 10481
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