Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
May 5, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1970 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf 3 0 1 0
Leon 2b 4 0 0 0
Pinson rf 4 0 1 0
Horton 1b 3 0 1 0
Fosse c 3 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 1
Heidemann ss 4 0 1 0
Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Hinton ph 1 0 0 0
  Hand p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
McCraw rf 3 0 3 1
Aparicio ss 2 0 1 1
May lf 2 0 0 0
Melton 3b 4 0 0 0
Hopkins 1b 4 0 1 0
Herrmann c 2 0 0 0
Berry cf 4 0 1 0
Knoop 2b 1 2 1 0
John p 2 0 0 0
Totals 24 2 7 2
Cleveland 010 000 000161
Chicago 001 010 00x272
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Chance  L (1-3) 6.0 5 2 2 6 5
  Hand   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
7
7
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (2-5) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
5

  E–Heidemann (2), Melton (9), Hopkins (4).  DP–Cleveland 5, Chicago 4.  PB–Herrmann (2).  2B–Cleveland Pinson (3,off John), Chicago Hopkins (2,off Chance); Aparicio (4,off Chance).  SH–Chance (2,off John); John 2 (3,off Chance 2); Aparicio (1,off Hand).  IBB–Horton (1,by John); McCraw (2,by Chance); May (3,by Chance).  HBP–Knoop (1,by Chance); Herrmann (1,by Chance).  SB–May (3,2nd base off Chance/Fosse); McCraw (3,2nd base off Chance/Fosse).  HBP–Chance 2 (4,Knoop,Herrmann).  IBB–Chance 2 (4,McCraw,May); John (3,Horton).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–2:16.  A–2,993.
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