Game Logs - April 14, 1963

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April 14, 1963

1963 Chronology

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Baltimore Orioles

New York Yankees

Yankee Stadium

18,638

Starting Lineups
ORIOLES Luis Aparicio ss Duke Snider cf Brooks Robinson 3b Jim Gentile 1b Al Smith rf Boog Powell lf Jerry Adair 2b Dick Brown c Chick Estrada p	YANKEES Tony Kubek ss Bobby Richardson 2b Joe Pepitone 1b Tom Tresh cf Johnny Blanchard rf Elston Howard c Hector Lopez lf Clete Boyer 3b Stan Williams p

The Yankees took an early lead, parlaying two walks and a couple of singles into a pair of runs in the 1st. Orioles starter Chick Estrada walked three more Yankees in the 3rd, and New York added three more runs on a pair of singles. That chased Estrada, who was replaced by Buster Narum (his debut game). Baltimore got its run in the 5th when Powell and Adair hit back-to-back triples. Yankees starter Williams fanned eight while allowing just five hits.

	R	H	E	LOB
ORIOLES	1	5	0	6
YANKEES	5	6	0	7

WP: Williams (1-0) 9 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 3 bb, 8 k

LP: Estrada (0-1) 2.2 ip, 3 h, 5 r, 5 er, 5 bb, 0 k

Tresh (NYY) 2 ab, 1 h, 2 r, 0 rbi, 2 bb, 0 so

Howard (NYY) 4 ab, 1 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so

Detroit Tigers

Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Stadium

2,869

Starting Lineups
TIGERS Bubba Phillips 3b Bill Bruton cf Al Kaline rf Rocky Colavito lf Norm Cash 1b Dick McAuliffe 2b Gus Triandos c Chico Fernandez ss Jim Bunning p	INDIANS Vic Davalillo cf Willie Kirkland rf Tito Francona lf Fred Whitfield 1b Woodie Held 2b Max Alvis 3b Tony Martinez ss Doc Edwards c Mudcat Grant p

Vic Davalillo broke a scoreless tie in the Indians 5th with a two-run homer, and Cleveland made it 3-0 in the 6th. Facing Detroit reliever Bob Dustal in the 8th, the Tribe loaded the bases, scored a run on an Al Luplow grounder and two more when pitcher Jerry Walker singled for a 6-0 lead. The Tigers had plenty of opportunities but left fourteen baserunners stranded.

	R	H	E	LOB
TIGERS	0	7	0	14
INDIANS	6	12	0	8

HRs: Vic Davilillo (1)

WP: Walker (1-0) 4.2 ip, 5 h, 4 bb, 0 r, 0 er, 5 k

LP: Bunning (0-2) 6.0 ip, 8 h, 2 bb, 3 r, 3 er, 5 k

Alvis (CLE) 3 ab, 2 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 1 bb, 1 so

Martinez (CLE) 4 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 0 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Athletics

Municipal Stadium

10,378

Starting Lineups
TWINS Lenny Green cf Vic Power 1b Harmon Killebrew lf Bob Allison rf Bernie Allen 2b Earl Battey c George Banks 3b Zoilo Versalles ss Camilo Pascual p	ATHLETICS Dick Howser ss Jose Tartabull cf Jerry Lumpe 2b Norm Siebern 1b Chuck Essegian lf Ed Charles 3b Gino Cimoli rf Billy Bryan c Diego Segui p

Bob Allison's two-run homer in the 1st gave Minnesota an early lead. The Twins added a run in the 3rd, helped by a KC error. But the A's had a big 4th inning rally; after striking out the first two Kansas City batters, Camilo Pascual gave up two walks, a single, and a three-run double to Manny Jimenez. Dick Howser walked and Tartabull hit a two-run triple, chasing Pascual and catapulting the Athletics to 5-3 lead. Minnesota closed the gap by a run in the 7th, but the A's held on to win. Debut game for pitcher Dale Willis (KCA) and catcher Paul Ratliff (MIN).

	R	H	E	LOB
TWINS	4	11	1	8
ATHLETICS	5	12	1	8

HRs: Allison (1)

WP: Pena (1-0) 5.0 ip, 5 h, 1 r, 1 er, 0 bb, 6 k

LP: Pascual (0-1) 3.2 ip, 7 h, 5 r, 5 er, 3 bb, 2 k

Allison (MIN) 4 ab, 3 h, 1 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 0 so

Tartabull (KCA) 4 ab, 2 h, 0 r, 2 rbi, 0 bb, 1 so