Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 23, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1976 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 0, Cleveland Indians 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Baylor 1b 4 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  McMullen 3b 0 0 0 0
Williams dh 3 0 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Haney c 3 0 0 0
Blue p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 2 1
Carty dh 4 0 1 0
Hendrick lf 3 1 1 0
Spikes rf 3 1 2 1
Howard 1b 2 0 0 1
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
Duffy ss 3 1 1 0
Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 3
Oakland 000 000 000021
Cleveland 001 200 00x370
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  L (1-2) 8.0 7 3 3 0 5
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
0
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Eckersley  W (1-2) 9.0 2 0 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
10

  E–Washington (1).  2B–Cleveland Bell (1,off Blue); Carty (4,off Blue).  3B–Cleveland Spikes (1,off Blue).  SF–Howard (1,off Blue).  SB–Alexander (2,2nd base off Eckersley/Ashby); Spikes (1,2nd base off Blue/Haney); Duffy (2,2nd base off Blue/Haney).  WP–Blue (2).  U-HP–Bill Kunkel, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Lou DiMuro.  T–2:06.  A–9,581.
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