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Kansas City Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians

1964-08-18 · Night game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 6923 · 2:38

Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Athletics 5–1. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 4th. Luis Tiant earned the win. Fred Whitfield went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
CLE	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1		5	11

W: Luis Tiant L: Orlando Pena SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Valentine · 1B: Larry Napp · 2B: John Rice · 3B: Johnny Stevens · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Green	4	1	3	0	0	0
Wayne Causey	2	0	2	0	1	0
Ken Harrelson	4	0	0	1	0	1
Rocky Colavito	3	0	0	0	1	2
Jim Gentile	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nelson Mathews	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bert Campaneris	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dave Duncan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Orlando Pena	2	0	0	0	0	2
George Alusik	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Tartabull	1	0	0	0	0	1
Manny Jimenez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chico Salmon	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dick Howser	3	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Whitfield	4	1	2	2	0	0
Leon Wagner	4	1	1	0	0	2
Tito Francona	4	1	2	1	0	1
Vic Davalillo	4	1	0	0	0	1
Joe Azcue	4	0	3	2	0	0
Billy Moran	2	0	1	0	2	0
Luis Tiant	3	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Orlando Pena	4.2	8	0	4
John O'Donoghue	1.1	1	1	0
Ken Sanders	2.0	2	2	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Tiant	9.0	6	2	12

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Green: S8
Wayne Causey: S9.1-3
Ken Harrelson: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Rocky Colavito: 3/FL
Jim Gentile: K

Bot 1

Chico Salmon: S7
Dick Howser: 54(1)3/GDP
Fred Whitfield: 7

Top 2

Nelson Mathews: K
Bert Campaneris: 43
Dave Duncan: 3/G

Bot 2

Leon Wagner: K
Tito Francona: K
Vic Davalillo: K

Top 3

Orlando Pena: K
Dick Green: S8
Wayne Causey: HP.1-2
Ken Harrelson: K
Rocky Colavito: K/C

Bot 3

Joe Azcue: S8
Billy Moran: S8.1-2
Luis Tiant: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Chico Salmon: 4
Dick Howser: 53

Top 4

George Alusik: 7
Nelson Mathews: 3
Bert Campaneris: S7
Dave Duncan: PO1(13)

Bot 4

Fred Whitfield: HR
Leon Wagner: K
Tito Francona: HR
Vic Davalillo: E6
Joe Azcue: PO1(E1).1-3
Joe Azcue: S8.3-H(UR)
Billy Moran: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dave Duncan: 53
Orlando Pena: K/C
Dick Green: S7
Wayne Causey: S3.1-2
Ken Harrelson: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Luis Tiant: 7
Chico Salmon: D7
Dick Howser: 8
Fred Whitfield: D9.2-H
Leon Wagner: 8

Top 6

Rocky Colavito: W
George Alusik: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4)
Nelson Mathews: 63.2-3
Bert Campaneris: K/C

Bot 6

Tito Francona: S6
Vic Davalillo: 43.1-2
Joe Azcue: 43
Billy Moran: IW
Luis Tiant: 9

Top 7

Dave Duncan: K
Jose Tartabull: K/C
Dick Green: 53

Bot 7

Chico Salmon: 7
Dick Howser: W
Fred Whitfield: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Wayne Causey: W
Ken Harrelson: 8
Rocky Colavito: K
George Alusik: K

Bot 8

Leon Wagner: D9
Tito Francona: 43.2-3
Vic Davalillo: 63
Joe Azcue: D8.3-H
Billy Moran: IW
Luis Tiant: K

Top 9

Nelson Mathews: K
Bert Campaneris: 63
Manny Jimenez: 6

Notes & reviews

Indians manager Tebbetts ejected by HP umpire Valentine for arguing call that Causey was hit by pitch after first ruling that pitch was foul tip
Athletics Gentile ejected by HP umpire Valentine for joining Colavito in arguing Colavito's strikeout; Gentile was in on-deck circle

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