September 22, 1962 Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIN 3 CHW 6
NYY 2 KCA 5
DET 2 LAA 6
CLE 4
(11) WSA 4
BOS 3
(12) HOU 6
SFG 5 CHC 9
@NYM 2 PHI 2
CIN 1 MLN 2
@PIT 0 LAD 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 3,609

Saturday, September 22, 1962
Time of Game: 2:19

Tigers

80-75

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0
Athletics       4  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    5 10  0

W: D Wickersham (11-3), L: J Bunning (18-9), S: J Wyatt (11)

Athletics

70-85

Won 1

9th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Fernandez SS                5   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .718    0    3   5   
B Bruton CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .776    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .972    0    1   1   
R Colavito LF                 3   1   2   0    1   1  .274  .891    0    0   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     2   0   2   0    2   0  .239  .888    0   10   3   
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .741    0    1   0   
F Kostro 3B                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .620    0    3   2   
  S Boros PR-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .735    0    0   0   
  V Wertz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .854    0    0   0   
  D Buddin 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .643         0   0   
D Brown C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .633    0    2   3   
J Bunning P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .574    0    1   0   
  B Farley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .630    0    0   0   
  R Nischwitz P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .417 1.000         1   1   
  B Osborne PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .618    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   7   2    3   3                    24  15

BATTING

2B: R Colavito (30, off D Wickersham).

TB: R Colavito 3; N Cash 2; D McAuliffe; B Bruton; F Kostro.

RBI: D McAuliffe (58); F Kostro (3).

2-out RBI: D McAuliffe; F Kostro.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Kostro-N Cash; N Cash-C Fernandez-N Cash.

PB: D Brown (7).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tartabull CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .656    0    4   0   CS
E Charles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .821    0    1   2   
J Lumpe 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .306  .785    0    1   2   
N Siebern 1B                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .305  .900    0    9   0   GDP
M Jimenez LF                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .303  .786    0    3   0   HBP
  G Cimoli RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .755    0    0   0   
J Wojcik RF-LF                3   1   1   2    1   0  .296  .883    0    1   0   2B
W Causey SS                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .266  .712    0    2   3   2·2B
H Sullivan C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .662    0    6   0   
D Wickersham P                2   0   0   0    0   1  .061  .175    0    0   1   
  B Kern PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  D Howser PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .676         0   0   
  J Wyatt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .103  .236         0   0   
Totals                       30   5  10   5    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: W Causey 2 (12, 2 off J Bunning); J Wojcik (2, off R Nischwitz).

HBP: M Jimenez (10, by J Bunning).

TB: W Causey 4; J Wojcik 2; J Lumpe 2; N Siebern 2; B Kern; J Tartabull; H Sullivan.

GIDP: N Siebern (12).

RBI: W Causey 3 (37); J Wojcik 2 (8).

2-out RBI: W Causey 3; J Wojcik 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Tartabull (8, 2nd base by J Bunning/D Brown).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bunning, L (18-9)            6     7   4   4    3   2   0   3.53   25     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 7     41    -     0.69  -0.19
R Nischwitz                    2     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.73    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 3          0-0    0.29  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   5   5    3   2   0          34     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 2·10           -

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wickersham, W (11-3)         7     5   1   1    2   2   0   3.67   28     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 5     63    -     1.04   0.25
J Wyatt, S (11)                2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.46    9     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.92   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   3   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Bunning (13; M Jimenez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Johnny Stevens, 1B - Cal Drummond, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Harry Schwarts.

Time of Game: 2:19.

Attendance: 3,609.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Kansas City Athletics                
1. C Fernandez          SS    1. J Tartabull          CF 
2. B Bruton             CF    2. E Charles            3B 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. R Colavito           LF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. N Cash               1B    5. M Jimenez            LF 
6. D McAuliffe          2B    6. J Wojcik             RF 
7. F Kostro             3B    7. W Causey             SS 
8. D Brown              C     8. H Sullivan           C  
9. J Bunning            P     9. D Wickersham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  123      18%  84% W Causey        J Bunning       Double to RF; Wojcik Scores; Jimenez Scores; Siebern Scores; Causey out at 3B/RF-C-3B
   b 1   2  0-0  123       9%  66% J Wojcik        J Bunning       Walk; Lumpe Scores; Siebern to 3B; Jimenez to 2B
   t 4   2  4-1  123       8%  86% D Brown         D Wickersham    Flyball: LF
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -7%  51% E Charles       J Bunning       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 8   2  4-2  12-       7%  94% V Wertz         J Wyatt         Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Wickersham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  B Bruton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bunning facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Tartabull     Single to RF
   OO     1--      51%  E Charles       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
          ---      52%  J Lumpe         Single to CF
          1--      54%  N Siebern       Single to RF; Lumpe to 2B
          12-      57%  M Jimenez       Hit By Pitch; Lumpe to 3B; Siebern to 2B
   R      123      66%  J Wojcik        Walk; Lumpe Scores; Siebern to 3B; Jimenez to 2B
   RRRO   123      84%  W Causey        Double to RF; Wojcik Scores; Jimenez Scores; Siebern Scores; Causey out at 3B/RF-C-3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Wickersham facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  R Colavito      Strikeout
          ---      84%  N Cash          Single to RF
   O      1--      86%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: SS
   O      1--      88%  F Kostro        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Bunning facing 8-9-1
          ---      89%  H Sullivan      Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  D Wickersham    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      87%  J Tartabull     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      86%  E Charles       Tartabull Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Wickersham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  D Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  J Bunning       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      89%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      89%  E Charles       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
          ---      88%  N Siebern       Walk
   O      1--      88%  M Jimenez       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Wickersham facing 2-3-4
          ---      85%  B Bruton        Single to LF
   O      1--      87%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      84%  R Colavito      Single to LF; Bruton to 2B
          12-      79%  N Cash          Walk; Bruton to 3B; Colavito to 2B
   O      123      85%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: SS
   R      123      78%  F Kostro        Single to LF; Cash to 2B; Colavito to 3B; Bruton Scores
                  Steve Boros pinch runs for Frank Kostro batting 7th
   O      123      86%  D Brown         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Bunning facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Boros moves to 3B
   O      ---      85%  J Wojcik        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      87%  W Causey        Double to LF
          -2-      88%  H Sullivan      Walk
   O      12-      86%  D Wickersham    Strikeout
   O      12-      84%  J Tartabull     Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Wickersham facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  J Bunning       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  C Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  B Bruton        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Bunning facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      89%  J Lumpe         Single to CF
   OO     1--      86%  N Siebern       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Wickersham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  R Colavito      Double to LF
          -2-      82%  N Cash          Walk
   O      12-      85%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cash to 2B; Colavito to 3B
   O      -23      91%  S Boros         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Bunning facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  M Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  J Wojcik        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  W Causey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Wickersham facing 8-9-1
                  John Wojcik moves to LF; Gino Cimoli replaces Manny Jimenez playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      92%  D Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bob Farley pinch hits for Jim Bunning batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Farley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  C Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ron Nischwitz facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Nischwitz replaces Bob Farley pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  H Sullivan      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bill Kern pinch hits for Dave Wickersham batting 9th
          ---      94%  B Kern          Single to LF
                  Dick Howser pinch runs for Bill Kern batting 9th
          1--      95%  J Tartabull     Passed Ball; Howser to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      93%  E Charles       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, John Wyatt facing 2-3-4
                  John Wyatt replaces Dick Howser pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  B Bruton        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  R Colavito      Walk
          1--      93%  N Cash          Single to CF; Colavito to 3B
   R      1-3      87%  D McAuliffe     Single to LF; Cash to 2B; Colavito Scores
                  Vic Wertz pinch hits for Steve Boros batting 7th
   O      12-      94%  V Wertz         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ron Nischwitz facing 3-4-5
                  Don Buddin replaces Vic Wertz playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---      93%  J Lumpe         Lineout: P
          ---      94%  N Siebern       Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  G Cimoli        Groundout: P-1B; Siebern to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  J Wojcik        Double to LF; Siebern Scores
   O      -2-      97%  W Causey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, John Wyatt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Bobo Osborne pinch hits for Ron Nischwitz batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  B Osborne       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Fernandez     Foul Flyball: C
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196209220

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