Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 2, 1964 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1964 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Howser ss 5 1 2 0
Davalillo cf 6 2 3 1
Wagner lf 5 1 1 1
Romano c 1 0 0 0
  Ramos pr 0 0 0 0
  Smith rf 3 1 0 0
Whitfield 1b 1 0 0 0
  Azcue ph,c 4 0 2 1
Francona rf,1b 5 0 1 0
Alvis 3b 6 0 1 1
Held 2b 6 1 3 1
Kralick p 5 0 0 0
  Abernathy p 0 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 6 13 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Brandt cf 5 0 1 0
Aparicio ss 6 0 1 0
Gaines lf 4 0 0 0
  Snyder lf 0 1 0 0
Siebern 1b 6 1 4 0
Orsino c 6 0 1 0
Robinson 3b 5 1 1 0
Bowens rf 6 0 2 2
Adair 2b 5 1 1 1
Pappas p 1 0 0 0
  McCormick p 1 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Powell ph 1 0 1 1
  Saverine pr 0 0 0 0
  Haddix p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 4 12 4
Cleveland 200 000 000 001 36131
Baltimore 020 000 000 001 14121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Kralick   11.2 10 3 2 3 5
  Abernathy  W (1-0) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  McMahon  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
13.0
12
4
3
4
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Pappas   2.2 5 2 2 1 0
  McCormick   5.1 2 0 0 0 6
  Miller   2.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Hall   2.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Haddix  L (0-2) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
13.0
13
6
6
3
14

  E–Wagner (1), Snyder (1).  DP–Cleveland 2, Baltimore 3.  PB–Orsino (3).  2B–Cleveland Davalillo (4,off Pappas); Azcue (1,off Miller), Baltimore Adair (1,off Kralick); Powell (2,off Kralick).  HR–Cleveland Held (3,12th inning off Hall 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Azcue (1,off Haddix); Adair (2,off Kralick).  HBP–Romano (3,by Pappas); Wagner (2,by Haddix).  IBB–Francona (3,by Miller); Smith (1,by Haddix); Brandt (1,by Kralick).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Davalillo 2 (4,2nd base off Pappas/Orsino,3rd base off Haddix/Orsino); Wagner (4,2nd base off Haddix/Orsino); Aparicio (8,2nd base off Kralick/Azcue).  CS–Howser (2,2nd base by Miller/Orsino).  WP–Haddix (1).  HBP–Pappas (2,Romano); Haddix (1,Wagner).  IBB–Kralick (2,Brandt); Miller (2,Francona); Haddix (1,Smith).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Joe Paparella, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Cal Drummond.  T–4:00.  A–4,974.
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