Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
July 24, 1968 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1968 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 0, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 4 0 1 0
Brown ss 4 0 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 1 0
Azcue c 4 0 0 0
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Salmon 1b 3 0 0 0
Harper rf 3 0 2 0
Fuller 3b 3 0 0 0
Tiant p 2 0 0 0
  Horton ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Buford cf 4 1 1 0
  Blair cf 0 0 0 0
Belanger ss 3 0 1 0
Robinson F. rf 3 0 0 0
Powell 1b 4 0 2 1
Robinson B. 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Blefary lf 2 0 1 0
Etchebarren c 1 0 0 0
  Haney c 2 0 0 0
McNally p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 6 1
Cleveland 000 000 000060
Baltimore 100 000 00x161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Tiant  L (16-6) 7.0 5 1 1 1 6
  Romo   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
2
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McNally  W (12-8) 9.0 6 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
3

  E–Johnson (12).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Harper 2 (13,off McNally 2); Cardenal (14,off McNally), Baltimore Powell (13,off Tiant).  3B–Baltimore Buford (2,off Tiant); Johnson (3,off Tiant).  HBP–Johnson (2,by McNally); Blefary (4,by Tiant).  CS–Nelson (4,2nd base by McNally/Etchebarren); Cardenal (12,3rd base by McNally/Haney).  HBP–Tiant (4,Blefary); McNally (4,Johnson).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Bill Kinnamon, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:27.  A–15,768.
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