Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
April 15, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1981 at Arlington Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians 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 0, Texas Rangers 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dilone dh 4 0 2 0
Manning cf 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Charboneau lf 4 0 0 0
Orta rf 4 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 1 0
Hassey c 3 0 0 0
  Diaz c 0 0 0 0
Bannister 2b 3 0 1 0
Veryzer ss 2 0 1 0
  Kelly ph 0 0 0 0
  Littleton ph 1 0 0 0
  Dybzinski ss 0 0 0 0
Barker p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Wills 2b 5 1 2 1
Rivers cf 5 2 1 1
Oliver dh 5 1 2 3
Bell 3b 3 1 1 1
Grubb rf 4 0 1 1
Putnam 1b 4 0 2 0
Sample lf 3 1 1 0
Sundberg c 4 1 1 0
Mendoza ss 3 1 1 1
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Cleveland 000 000 000061
Texas 100 110 23x8120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Barker  L (0-1) 6.1 9 5 4 1 2
  Lacey   1.2 3 3 3 1 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
7
2
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  W (1-0) 7.1 5 0 0 0 4
  Johnson   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
0
4

  E–Hargrove (1).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Cleveland Bannister (1,off Medich), Texas Bell (1,off Barker); Oliver (1,off Barker); Rivers (3,off Barker).  HR–Texas Oliver (1,1st inning off Barker 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Bell (1,off Lacey).  SB–Dilone (1,2nd base off Medich/Sundberg); Putnam (1,2nd base off Barker/Hassey); Sample (1,2nd base off Barker/Hassey).  CS–Grubb (1,2nd base by Barker/Hassey).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:22.  A–10,845.
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