California Angels vs Cleveland Indians
August 26, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1969 at Cleveland Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians 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

California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 4

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 0 1 0
Spencer 1b 5 0 0 0
Fregosi ss 5 1 1 0
Johnstone cf 4 2 2 0
Reichardt lf 5 1 2 2
Voss rf 4 3 3 1
Rodriguez 3b 5 0 3 3
Azcue c 3 0 1 1
Kealey p 2 0 0 0
  Geishert p 1 0 0 0
  Tatum p 1 1 1 1
Totals 40 8 14 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 5 1 3 0
Klimchock 3b 5 1 2 1
Baker lf 5 0 3 0
Horton 1b 4 0 1 1
Harrelson rf 4 0 1 1
Sims c 3 0 0 0
Fuller 2b 4 0 0 0
Leon ss 3 1 1 0
Hargan p 2 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph 1 1 1 1
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
California 400 010 1118140
Cleveland 101 000 2004120
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kealey   2.2 7 2 2 1 4
  Geishert  W (1-0) 4.0 3 2 2 1 2
  Tatum  SV (12) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan  L (5-11) 5.0 9 5 5 4 3
  Paul   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Williams   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
4
6

  E–None.  2B–California Rodriguez 2 (16,off Hargan 2); Johnstone (18,off Williams); Reichardt (9,off Williams), Cleveland Leon (4,off Kealey); Scheinblum (5,off Geishert); Cardenal (18,off K Tatum).  HR–California Voss (2,7th inning off Paul 0 on, 2 out); K Tatum (2,8th inning off Williams 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Klimchock (6,1st inning off Kealey 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Azcue 2 (9,by Hargan 2).  SB–Voss (2,2nd base off Hargan/Sims); Alomar (9,2nd base off Williams/Sims).  IBB–Hargan 2 (8,Azcue 2).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:40.  A–6,808.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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