Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
April 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Ford dh 6 0 2 0
Gross 3b 3 1 1 0
  Connally ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 6 0 0 1
Murray 1b 5 1 1 0
Lynn cf 4 2 3 0
Lowenstein lf 2 0 1 0
  Roenicke ph,lf 1 0 1 2
Sheets rf 3 0 1 2
  Young ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Sakata 2b 5 1 1 0
Dempsey c 4 1 1 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 12 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 0 0
Franco ss 3 1 0 0
Carter lf,rf 3 1 0 0
Tabler dh 4 0 2 1
Jacoby 3b 3 1 1 1
Hargrove 1b 4 0 1 0
Castillo rf 2 0 2 0
  Nixon lf 1 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 0 0
Bando c 2 0 1 0
  Benton pr,c 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Fischlin 2b 2 0 1 0
  Willard ph 1 0 0 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
  Roman p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 2
Baltimore 010 110 0306122
Cleveland 200 001 000383
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   6.1 7 3 2 5 0
  Stewart  W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
5
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   4.1 7 3 2 2 1
  Jeffcoat   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Roman  L (0-1) 3.0 2 3 0 2 2
  Von Ohlen   1.1 3 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
2
6
4

  E–Gross (2), Murray (2), Jacoby (1), Hargrove (1), Roman (1).  DP–Baltimore 3, Cleveland 1.  HR–Cleveland Jacoby (1,6th inning off McGregor 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Roenicke (1,off Jeffcoat).  SH–Fischlin (2,off McGregor).  CS–Tabler (1,2nd base by McGregor/Dempsey); Jacoby (1,2nd base by McGregor/Dempsey).  T–3:11.  A–4,315.
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