Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 5, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1969 at Cleveland Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Cleveland Indians 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Tartabull lf 1 0 0 0
Jackson rf 4 0 1 0
Bando 3b 4 2 1 0
Cater lf,1b 4 2 2 0
Green 2b 3 2 2 3
Monday cf 3 1 1 1
Haney c 4 1 1 1
Dobson p 3 0 0 1
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Nelson 2b 4 1 3 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson rf 4 1 2 1
Horton 1b 5 0 2 1
Sims c 4 0 1 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Klimchock 3b 4 0 2 1
Leon ss 3 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
  Burchart p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Oakland 050 001 0208101
Cleveland 010 000 0023122
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (13-7) 8.2 12 3 3 5 5
  Lindblad  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
5
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth  L (6-6) 1.2 4 5 2 0 0
  Paul   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Burchart   3.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Law   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Pizarro   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
3
8

  E–Campaneris (13), Nelson (3), Ellsworth (1).  DP–Oakland 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Green (13,off Ellsworth); Jackson (28,off Paul); Bando (19,off Law); Cater (22,off Pizarro), Cleveland Horton (16,off Dobson).  SF–Dobson (1,off Pizarro).  HBP–Bando (7,by Ellsworth).  HBP–Ellsworth (3,Bando).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Jim Honochick, 2B–Frank Umont, 3B–Ron Luciano.  T–2:36.
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