Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 6, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 6, 1972 at Cleveland Stadium. 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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Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 3 2 0
Rudi lf 5 2 2 2
Jackson rf 5 1 3 3
Bando 3b 4 0 2 2
Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0
  Odom pr 0 0 0 0
  Locker p 1 0 0 0
Hendrick cf 4 0 0 0
Duncan c 4 0 1 0
Brown 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hegan ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Blue p 2 0 0 0
  Knowles p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Clark 2b 1 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 12 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McCraw cf 1 0 0 1
Leon ss 4 0 1 1
Johnson lf 4 0 1 0
Fosse c 4 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 2 0
Brohamer 2b 4 1 0 0
Colbert p 3 1 2 0
  Mingori p 0 0 0 0
  Farmer p 0 0 0 0
  Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Oakland 100 000 0247120
Cleveland 002 000 000282
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue   6.0 7 2 2 0 2
  Knowles   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fingers  W (5-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Locker  SV (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colbert   7.0 5 2 2 1 7
  Mingori  L (0-3) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Farmer   1.1 4 4 4 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
3
8

  E–Leon (1), Brohamer (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Rudi (13,off Mingori), Cleveland Colbert (1,off Blue).  HR–Oakland Jackson (12,9th inning off Farmer 2 on, 2 out).  SH–McCraw (2,off Blue).  SF–McCraw (1,off Blue).  IBB–McCraw (1,by Fingers).  WP–Colbert (3).  IBB–Fingers (1,McCraw).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Bill Deegan, 2B–Larry McCoy, 3B–Jim Honochick.  T–2:35.  A–9,424.
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