Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 23, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1970 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 6, Cleveland Indians 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 0 2 1
Monday cf 5 1 2 1
Alou lf 5 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 4 1 1 1
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Jackson rf 3 1 1 0
Tenace c 3 1 2 2
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
  La Russa pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Odom p 2 1 1 1
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Hovley ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 1 0 0 0
  Lewis pr 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 0 0 0 0
  Grant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Uhlaender cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
  Hinton 1b 0 0 0 0
Pinson rf 3 2 1 0
Fosse c 4 2 3 2
Sims 1b 4 0 1 0
  Bradford pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 1 2 3
Leon 2b 4 0 1 2
Heidemann ss 3 1 1 1
Hand p 2 0 0 0
  Chance p 1 0 0 0
  Dunning p 0 0 0 0
  Austin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Oakland 020 000 220690
Cleveland 001 320 02x8100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Odom   4.2 7 6 6 1 2
  Lindblad   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Fingers   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Locker  L (1-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Grant   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hand   5.1 4 2 2 5 3
  Chance   1.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Dunning   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Austin  W (2-5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Monday (16,off Hand); Jackson (19,off Chance), Cleveland Pinson (22,off Odom); Fosse (16,off Odom); Leon (16,off Grant).  HR–Oakland Tenace (1,2nd inning off Hand 0 on, 1 out); Odom (2,2nd inning off Hand 0 on, 2 out); Monday (10,7th inning off Chance 0 on, 1 out); Mincher (23,7th inning off Chance 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Heidemann (4,3rd inning off Odom 0 on, 0 out); Nettles (19,4th inning off Odom 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Bando (3,by Hand).  IBB–Heidemann (6,by Grant).  HBP–Hand (3,Bando).  IBB–Grant (8,Heidemann).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Red Flaherty, 2B–Merlyn Anthony, 3B–Bob Stewart.  T–2:56.  A–8,585.
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