Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 7, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law lf 5 0 1 0
Fletcher 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 0 0 0 1
  Hulett 3b 0 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 1 1 0
Walker 1b 4 1 1 2
Fisk c 4 0 0 0
Kittle dh 3 2 1 1
Boston cf 4 1 2 0
Cruz 2b 4 0 1 2
Guillen ss 4 2 1 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Seaver p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 2 0
Franco ss 3 1 1 0
Carter lf 2 1 0 0
  Hall ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Thornton dh 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 3 1 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 2 4
Castillo rf 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0
  Benton c 0 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Creel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago 011 220 100780
Cleveland 400 000 000472
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  W (1-3) 6.1 6 4 4 4 10
  Seaver   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  James  SV (3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
15
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (1-3) 5.0 7 6 5 1 4
  Creel   4.0 1 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
5
1
7

  E–Tabler (4), Jacoby (5).  PB–Fisk (3).  2B–Cleveland Jacoby (4,off Bannister); Butler (5,off Bannister); Bernazard (4,off Bannister).  HR–Chicago Kittle (1,2nd inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out); Walker (3,5th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Jacoby (2,1st inning off Bannister 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Hairston (1,off Creel).  SB–Law (6,2nd base off Blyleven/Bando); Boston (3,2nd base off Blyleven/Bando); Butler (6,2nd base off Bannister/Fisk).  CS–Boston (3,2nd base by Blyleven/Bando).  WP–Seaver (5), Blyleven (1), Creel (1).  T–2:46.  A–5,076.
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