Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 12, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1968 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 5 0 1 2
Salmon 2b 4 0 0 0
Alvis 3b 4 1 1 0
Sims c 4 0 1 1
Horton 1b 3 0 0 0
Davalillo rf 4 0 2 0
Harper lf 4 1 2 0
Brown ss 4 1 1 0
Williams p 3 1 1 1
Totals 35 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Blair cf 4 0 0 0
Motton lf 3 0 1 0
Blefary c 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 4 1 2 1
Powell 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
May rf 4 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
Leonhard p 0 0 0 0
  Hendricks ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Donoghue p 0 0 0 0
  Buford ph 1 0 0 0
  Howard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Cleveland 000 030 010–493
Baltimore 000 000 001–160
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  W (1-1) 9.0 6 1 1 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Leonhard  L (2-1) 5.0 5 3 3 1 2
  O'Donoghue   3.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Howard   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
4
  E–Cardenal (2), Brown 2 (5).  DP–Baltimore 1.  HR–Baltimore B Robinson (3,9th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out).  WP–Leonhard (1).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:53.  A–18,982.
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