Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
May 7, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1980 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 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, Oakland Athletics 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Orta rf 4 1 1 0
Kuiper 2b 4 1 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 2
Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 2 0 0 0
Charboneau lf 3 0 0 0
Alexander dh 2 0 1 0
Alston cf 3 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Heath rf 3 0 0 0
Newman 1b 4 0 1 0
  Murphy pr 0 0 0 0
Armas cf 3 0 1 0
Essian c 4 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0
Edwards dh 3 0 0 0
Picciolo 2b 3 1 1 0
McKay 3b 2 0 0 0
Kingman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 0
Cleveland 000 002 000251
Oakland 001 000 000141
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  W (2-3) 9.0 4 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
0
2
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kingman  L (2-4) 5.1 4 2 2 1 3
  Jones   3.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
5

  E–Hargrove (3), Picciolo (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Cleveland Kuiper (3,off Kingman).  SH–McKay (1,off Waits).  CS–Hargrove (1,2nd base by Jones/Essian); Alexander (2,2nd base by Jones/Essian); Orta (3,2nd base by Jones/Essian).  SB–Henderson (10,2nd base off Waits/Hassey).  U–Joe Brinkman, Nick Bremigan, Durwood Merrill.  T–2:09.  A–4,731.
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