Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
April 14, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1981 at Arlington Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 7, Texas Rangers 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dilone lf 4 0 1 0
  Littleton lf 1 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 2 0 0
Charboneau dh 3 1 1 0
Harrah 3b 3 2 1 2
Orta rf 4 1 1 1
  Hayes rf 0 0 0 0
Diaz c 4 1 2 2
Bannister 2b 4 0 2 1
Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0
Waits p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Rivers cf 4 1 1 0
Oliver dh 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b,ss 4 0 3 1
Sample lf 4 0 1 0
Grubb rf 4 0 1 0
Putnam 1b 4 0 1 0
Sundberg c 3 0 1 0
Mendoza ss 2 0 1 0
  Stein ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Babcock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1
Cleveland 401 000 020780
Texas 000 001 0001102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waits  W (1-0) 9.0 10 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
2
3
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (0-2) 7.1 7 7 5 3 3
  Babcock   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
3
3

  E–Wills (1), Matlack (1).  DP–Cleveland 2, Texas 2.  2B–Cleveland Orta (1,off Matlack); Diaz (1,off Matlack), Texas Rivers (2,off Waits).  3B–Cleveland Harrah (1,off Matlack).  SH–Manning (1,off Matlack).  HBP–Hargrove (1,by Matlack).  SB–Wills (1,2nd base off Waits/Diaz).  WP–Waits (1), Matlack (1).  HBP–Matlack (1,Hargrove).  U-HP–Don Denkinger, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:23.  A–22,761.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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