Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
August 12, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1970 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Pinson rf 5 2 3 2
Nettles 3b 3 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Fosse c 4 0 1 1
Sims 1b 4 0 0 0
Uhlaender cf 4 0 1 0
Leon 2b 3 1 1 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Lasher p 0 0 0 0
Heidemann ss 4 1 2 0
Hargan p 0 0 0 0
  Austin p 0 0 0 0
  Colbert p 1 0 0 0
  Camilli 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 4 4 1
Monday cf 3 2 3 3
Davis lf 3 1 1 1
  Hovley lf 1 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 0 1 2
Bando 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou rf 3 2 1 0
  Jackson rf 0 0 0 0
Fernandez c 4 1 1 3
La Russa 2b 4 1 0 0
Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Lachemann p 1 0 0 0
  Locker p 3 0 1 0
Totals 35 11 13 10
Cleveland 130 000 000492
Oakland 105 230 00x11131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hargan   2.0 3 4 4 3 1
  Austin  L (1-5) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Colbert   2.1 5 6 6 2 3
  Mingori   2.1 4 0 0 0 1
  Lasher   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
7
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Fingers   1.1 5 4 3 1 1
  Lachemann  W (3-1) 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Locker  SV (6) 5.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
3
3

  E–Pinson (4), Fosse (9), Davis (2).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Cleveland Uhlaender (18,off Lachemann); Pinson (20,off Lachemann).  3B–Oakland Campaneris (2,off Colbert); Monday (6,off Mingori).  HR–Oakland Fernandez (14,3rd inning off Colbert 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Hargan (5,off Fingers); Monday (4,off Hargan).  SF–Davis (1,off Hargan).  SB–Campaneris (26,2nd base off Hargan/Fosse); Monday (13,2nd base off Colbert/Fosse).  WP–Mingori (1), Lachemann (1), Locker (5).  U-HP–Nestor Chylak, 1B–Russ Goetz, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:50.  A–5,561.
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