Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
August 5, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1983 at Cleveland Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 2, Cleveland Indians 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tolleson 2b 5 1 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Wright cf 4 0 2 1
Hostetler dh 3 0 0 0
Parrish rf 3 0 2 1
Stein 1b 4 0 1 0
O'Brien lf 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 0
Dent ss 4 0 0 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bannister 2b 3 0 1 0
  Perkins ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischlin 2b 0 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 3 0 0 0
McBride dh 4 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0
Tabler lf 4 0 1 0
Thomas cf 2 0 0 0
Hassey c 1 0 1 0
Franco ss 3 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 3 0 1 0
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
Texas 000 020 000270
Cleveland 000 000 000042
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson  W (7-10) 8.0 4 0 0 4 5
  Jones  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  L (5-9) 9.0 7 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
1

  E–Harrah (8), Sorensen (2).  DP–Texas 1.  SF–Parrish (7,off Sorensen).  CS–Vukovich (2,2nd base by Smithson/Sundberg); Harrah (3,2nd base by Smithson/Sundberg).  WP–Smithson (4).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:29.  A–10,303.
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