Seattle Pilots vs Cleveland Indians
August 12, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1969 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Pilots and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Pilots 5, Cleveland Indians 6

Seattle Pilots ab   r   h rbi
Harper 3b 5 0 0 0
Simpson cf 2 0 1 0
  Hovley pr,rf 2 2 1 0
Comer rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Davis lf 4 1 3 1
Goossen 1b 3 1 2 0
Pagliaroni c 4 0 1 2
Donaldson 2b 5 1 3 1
Clark ss 5 0 1 0
Talbot p 2 0 0 0
  Pattin p 0 0 0 0
  Ranew ph 1 0 0 0
  Bouton p 0 0 0 0
  McNertney ph 1 0 1 1
  Gelnar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0
Klimchock 3b 4 1 3 0
  Camilli 3b 0 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 1
Horton 1b 3 1 1 1
Harrelson rf 4 1 1 2
Sims c 3 1 1 1
Cardenal cf 3 0 1 0
Leon ss 3 0 0 0
Paul p 2 1 0 0
  Law p 0 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 5
Seattle 000 102 0115140
Cleveland 001 050 00x6101
  Seattle Pilots IP H R ER BB SO
Talbot  L (5-5) 4.2 8 5 5 3 4
  Pattin   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Bouton   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gelnar   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
5
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Paul  W (5-8) 5.2 7 3 3 2 7
  Law   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Pizarro   1.2 5 2 2 0 0
  Williams  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
3
8

  E–Sims (2).  DP–Seattle 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Seattle Davis (27,off Pizarro), Cleveland Baker (4,off Talbot).  3B–Seattle Donaldson (2,off Pizarro), Cleveland Horton (3,off Talbot).  HR–Cleveland Harrelson (23,5th inning off Talbot 1 on, 2 out); Sims (14,5th inning off Pattin 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Pagliaroni (2,off Pizarro).  HBP–Hovley (1,by Law).  IBB–Leon (2,by Pattin).  SB–Simpson (3,2nd base off Paul/Sims); Davis (17,2nd base off Paul/Sims); Hovley (4,2nd base off Paul/Sims); Harper (53,2nd base off Pizarro/Sims); Cardenal (27,2nd base off Pattin/Pagliaroni).  HBP–Law (1,Hovley).  IBB–Pattin (5,Leon).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:14.  A–8,190.
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