Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 12, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1965 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hinton 2b 4 0 0 0
Brown ss 4 1 1 0
Wagner lf 4 1 2 0
Colavito rf 3 0 1 1
Alvis 3b 2 0 0 0
Davalillo cf 4 0 1 1
Whitfield 1b 2 0 0 0
  Howser ph 1 0 0 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Tiant p 0 0 0 0
  Stange p 0 0 0 0
  Moran ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 4 1 1 1
Aparicio ss 4 1 1 0
Blefary rf 4 1 1 0
  Snyder rf 0 0 0 0
Powell lf 3 1 1 1
  Brandt lf 0 0 0 0
Lau c 2 0 0 1
Siebern 1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 1 0 0 1
Adair 2b 3 0 0 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 4 5 4
Cleveland 200 000 000250
Baltimore 400 000 00x450
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (1-1) 0.0 4 4 4 0 0
  Stange   6.0 1 0 0 1 5
  McMahon   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (1-1) 9.0 5 2 2 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
3

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 2.  HR–Baltimore Blair (3,1st inning off Tiant 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Colavito (2,off McNally); Lau (1,off Stange); D Johnson (1,off Stange).  HBP–Alvis (3,by McNally).  IBB–Alvis (1,by McNally).  HBP–McNally (2,Alvis).  IBB–McNally (2,Alvis).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Jim Honochick, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:04.  A–5,348.
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