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Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 26, 1962
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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 April 26, 1962 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 1962 |
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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 | April 26, 1962 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Athletics |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Wyatt |
Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Lary |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 7,030 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Ed Runge 2B: Sam Carrigan 3B: Eddie Hurley |
Kansas City Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Howser | Shortstop |
Bobby Del Greco | Center Fielder |
Jerry Lumpe | Second Baseman |
Norm Siebern | First Baseman |
Gino Cimoli | Right Fielder |
Ed Charles | Third Baseman |
Manny Jimenez | Left Fielder |
Billy Bryan | Catcher |
John Wyatt | Pitcher |
Hank Bauer | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jake Wood | Second Baseman |
Bill Bruton | Center Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Steve Boros | Third Baseman |
Dick McAuliffe | Shortstop |
Dick Brown | Catcher |
Frank Lary | Pitcher |
Bob Scheffing | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
April 26, 1962
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Lary
There goes Del Greco. The throw from Brown and he is safe. Del Greco steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lumpe vs. Lary
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Siebern vs. Lary
Siebern hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Del Greco scores. Lumpe moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cimoli vs. Lary
Cimoli hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Charles vs. Lary
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wyatt
Wood hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wyatt
Bruton hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wyatt
Kaline hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cash vs. Wyatt
Cash takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Wyatt
Colavito takes first base on ball four. Kaline moves to third. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boros vs. Wyatt
Boros takes first base on ball four. Kaline scores. Cash moves to third. Colavito moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McAuliffe vs. Wyatt
McAuliffe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash scores. Colavito scores. Boros moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Wickersham
Dave Wickersham now pitching.
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Lary
Jimenez hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryan vs. Lary
Bryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickersham vs. Lary
Wickersham hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bryan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howser vs. Lary
Howser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bryan scores. Wickersham moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Del Greco vs. Lary
Del Greco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Jones
Sam Jones now pitching.
Lumpe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Jones
Siebern 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 -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cimoli vs. Jones
Cimoli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wickersham
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wickersham
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. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a fly ball into right field. Cimoli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colavito vs. Wickersham
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Jones
Charles hits a ball on the ground towards short. McAuliffe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Jones
Jimenez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryan vs. Jones
Bryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Colavito. Bryan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wickersham vs. Jones
Wickersham hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wood reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howser vs. Jones
Howser hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boros vs. Wickersham
Boros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe hits a popup towards short. Howser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Wickersham
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Jones
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Jones
Lumpe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Del Greco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Siebern vs. Jones
Siebern strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cimoli vs. Jones
Cimoli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Charles vs. Jones
Charles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wickersham
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Charles fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton hits a line drive towards third. Charles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 6 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jimenez vs. Jones
Jimenez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryan vs. Jones
Bryan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickersham vs. Jones
Wickersham strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Jones
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boros vs. Wickersham
Boros hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Hank Aguirre now pitching.
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 -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lumpe vs. Aguirre
Lumpe strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Siebern vs. Aguirre
Siebern 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, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McAuliffe vs. Wickersham
McAuliffe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Wickersham
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Del Greco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aguirre vs. Wickersham
Aguirre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lumpe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cimoli vs. Aguirre
Cimoli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jimenez vs. Aguirre
Jimenez takes first base on ball four. Cimoli moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryan vs. Aguirre
Jose Tartabull pinch runs for Manny Jimenez.
Bryan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wickersham vs. Aguirre
Wickersham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Wickersham
Gordie Windhorn now playing left field.
Wood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. Wickersham
Bruton bunts towards the mound. Wickersham fields it and throws to first for the out. Wood moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kaline vs. Wickersham
Kaline hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Wickersham
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colavito vs. Grim
Bob Grim now pitching.
Colavito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cash moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wertz vs. Grim
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Steve Boros.
Wertz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cash scores. Colavito moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morton vs. McDevitt
Reno Bertoia pinch runs for Vic Wertz. Bubba Morton pinch hits for Dick McAuliffe. Danny McDevitt now pitching.
Morton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli who is chasing the ball. Morton reaches third base with a triple. Colavito scores. Bertoia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. McDevitt
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cimoli. Brown reaches second base with a double. Morton scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aguirre vs. McDevitt
There's a wild pitch. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Aguirre vs. McDevitt
Aguirre strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wood vs. McDevitt
Wood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brown scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bruton vs. McDevitt
Bruton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Siebern scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bruton for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howser vs. Aguirre
Reno Bertoia now playing third base. Chico Fernandez now playing shortstop.
Howser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Del Greco vs. Aguirre
Del Greco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lumpe vs. Aguirre
Lumpe hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Siebern vs. Aguirre
Siebern 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
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. McDevitt
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. McDevitt
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. McDevitt
Colavito hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Charles vs. Aguirre
Charles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Windhorn vs. Aguirre
Windhorn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bertoia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bryan vs. Aguirre
Bryan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1962 -- Kansas City at Detroit (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Howser D, ss 5 1 1 1 Wood J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Del Greco B, cf 2 2 1 3 Bruton B, cf 5 0 0 0 Lumpe J, 2b 5 0 3 0 Kaline A, rf 5 2 2 2 Siebern N, 1b 5 0 1 1 Cash N, 1b 1 2 0 0 Cimoli G, rf 5 0 1 0 Colavito R, lf 4 2 1 0 Charles E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boros S, 3b 2 0 0 1 Jimenez M, lf 3 2 2 2 Wertz V, ph 1 0 1 1 Tartabull J, pr 0 0 0 0 Bertoia R, pr-3b 0 1 0 0 Windhorn G, lf 1 0 0 0 McAuliffe D, ss 2 0 1 2 Bryan B, c 4 1 1 0 Morton B, ph 1 1 1 2 Wyatt J, p 0 0 0 0 Fernandez C, ss 0 0 0 0 Wickersham D, p 4 1 1 0 Brown D, c 4 1 1 1 Grim B, p 0 0 0 0 Lary F, p 0 0 0 0 McDevitt D, p 0 0 0 0 Jones S, p 2 1 1 1 Aguirre H, p 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 11 7 33 11 10 11 Kansas City 141 010 000 -- 7 Detroit 310 000 70x -- 11 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Wyatt J 0.2 2 3 3 3 0 Wickersham D 5.2 3 4 4 5 2 Grim B (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 McDevitt D 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Lary F 1.1 5 5 5 1 0 Jones S 3.2 5 2 2 1 5 Aguirre H (W) 4.0 1 0 0 3 4 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th DP -- Kansas City 1 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Detroit 6 2B -- Bryan B, Brown D 3B -- Morton B HR -- Del Greco B, Jones S, Jimenez M 2, Kaline A SB -- Del Greco B HBP -- by Lary F (Del Greco B) WP -- McDevitt D T -- 3:00 A -- 7030
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