Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1983 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 5 0 0 0
Bannister rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Tabler lf 4 0 0 0
  Vukovich rf 0 0 0 0
Thornton 1b 3 1 1 0
Thomas cf 4 0 2 1
Franco ss 4 1 1 1
Hassey dh 3 0 1 1
Essian c 3 1 2 0
Fischlin 2b 4 0 1 0
Heaton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Shelby cf 5 0 0 0
Ford rf 4 1 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 1
Roenicke 1b 4 1 2 0
Singleton dh 4 0 0 0
Ayala lf 4 0 2 2
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
Cruz 3b 4 0 1 0
Dempsey c 2 0 0 0
  Murray ph 1 0 0 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Cleveland 000 112 0004101
Baltimore 300 000 000371
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Heaton  W (6-4) 9.0 7 3 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
7
3
0
2
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor  L (14-5) 5.2 9 4 4 1 2
  Stewart   3.1 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
6

  E–Thomas (4), Ayala (2).  2B–Cleveland Essian (3,off McGregor); Hassey (10,off Stewart), Baltimore Roenicke (13,off Heaton).  3B–Cleveland Franco (6,off McGregor).  SF–Hassey (3,off McGregor).  CS–Franco (8,2nd base by McGregor/Dempsey).  SB–Roenicke (2,2nd base off Heaton/Essian).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:40.  A–19,026.
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