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 Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Cleveland Indians 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kubiak ss 5 0 1 0
Johnson 1b,2b 4 1 1 0
Jackson rf 3 1 0 1
Bando 3b 4 0 1 2
Cater lf,1b 4 0 1 0
Green 2b 1 0 0 0
  Roland p 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ph 1 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 1 1 0
Duncan c 3 0 0 0
Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Sprague p 0 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,lf 3 1 1 1
Totals 32 4 6 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 5 2 3 0
Nelson 2b 5 1 2 2
Baker lf 4 2 2 2
Harrelson rf,1b 3 2 0 0
Horton 1b 2 0 1 1
  Snyder rf 2 0 1 0
Klimchock 3b 3 1 3 3
Sims c 4 1 0 0
Leon ss 4 1 2 2
McDowell p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 14 10
Oakland 000 001 021460
Cleveland 003 700 00x10141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  L (14-5) 3.1 7 7 7 4 4
  Sprague   1.2 3 3 3 3 0
  Roland   3.0 4 0 0 2 3
Totals
8.0
14
10
10
9
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  W (12-10) 9.0 6 4 3 3 9
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
9

  E–Klimchock (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Cleveland 1.  PB–Duncan (4).  2B–Oakland Bando (20,off McDowell), Cleveland Baker (2,off Odom); Klimchock (7,off Sprague); Leon (2,off Sprague).  HR–Cleveland Baker (2,3rd inning off Odom 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Odom (7,off McDowell); McDowell (7,off Roland).  HBP–Monday (4,by McDowell).  IBB–Harrelson (3,by Sprague).  SB–Leon (2,2nd base off Odom/Duncan); Cardenal (26,2nd base off Odom/Duncan).  WP–Odom (10), Sprague (1).  HBP–McDowell (5,Monday).  IBB–Sprague (4,Harrelson).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:57.  A–11,956.
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