Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
April 12, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1980 at Anaheim Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 2, California Angels 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Manning cf 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0
Alexander dh 4 0 1 0
Orta rf 2 1 2 0
Charboneau lf 3 1 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 1
Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 0 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Monge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 1
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Cowens cf 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0
Ford rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 0
Carew 1b 4 0 1 0
Downing c 3 0 0 0
Rudi lf 4 1 1 1
Grich 2b 4 0 3 0
Patek ss 3 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
Kison p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Cleveland 000 200 000251
California 000 000 001172
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  W (1-0) 8.2 7 1 1 3 7
  Monge  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
3
7
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Kison  L (0-1) 7.0 5 2 0 5 4
  LaRoche   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
6
4

  E–Charboneau (1), Grich (1), Kison (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, California 2.  2B–California Carew (1,off Barker).  HR–California Rudi (3,9th inning off Barker 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Charboneau (1,off Kison); Manning (1,off Kison).  HBP–Veryzer (1,by Kison).  IBB–Hargrove (1,by Kison).  SB–Lansford (1,2nd base off Barker/Hassey).  HBP–Kison (1,Veryzer).  IBB–Kison (1,Hargrove).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Bill Haller.  T–2:48.  A–32,353.
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