Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
April 20, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1985 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, New York Yankees 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf 5 1 1 0
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Hall dh 3 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 4 0 1 1
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 4 0 1 0
Bando c 2 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 3 1 2 1
Fischlin ss 3 0 0 0
  Benton ph 1 0 1 0
Roman p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffcoat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 4 2 2 0
Meacham ss 2 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 0 1 1
Winfield rf 4 1 1 0
Baylor dh 4 1 1 0
Griffey lf 3 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 2 3
Wynegar c 4 0 1 0
Bonilla 2b 3 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
Cleveland 001 010 000270
New York 400 000 10x592
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Roman  L (0-2) 5.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Jeffcoat   3.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
3
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (2-1) 5.0 5 2 2 4 3
  Shirley   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Righetti  SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
6

  E–Pagliarulo (1), Bonilla (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Cleveland Butler (1,off P Niekro); Nixon (1,off P Niekro), New York Pagliarulo (2,off Roman).  3B–New York Griffey (2,off Roman).  HR–Cleveland Bernazard (1,3rd inning off P Niekro 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Meacham (1,off Jeffcoat).  SB–Nixon (2,3rd base off P Niekro/Wynegar); Moreno (1,2nd base off Roman/Bando).  WP–Roman (1).  BK–Roman (1).  T–2:37.  A–20,188.
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