Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
May 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1985 at Arlington Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Texas Rangers 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf 3 0 0 0
  Tabler ph,1b 2 1 1 2
Butler cf 5 1 2 2
Franco 2b 5 1 1 0
Thornton dh 4 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 5 0 3 1
Hargrove 1b 1 0 1 0
  Carter pr,lf 2 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 2 3 0
Benton c 4 1 1 0
LeMaster ss 2 0 1 0
  Bernazard ph 1 0 1 1
  Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Dunbar lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Ward cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Bell 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Jones rf 2 0 0 0
  Wright pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 0 0
Tolleson 2b,ss 3 0 1 0
Wilkerson ss 2 0 1 0
  Harrah ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Rozema p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Cleveland 000 000 1056140
Texas 000 000 000061
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  W (2-3) 9.0 6 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Noles  L (2-3) 6.0 6 1 1 2 2
  Schmidt   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Mason   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Rozema   1.0 6 5 5 0 0
  Stewart   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
4

  E–G Wright (2).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Cleveland Vukovich (4,off Mason); Franco (9,off Rozema).  3B–Cleveland Tabler (2,off Rozema).  HR–Cleveland Butler (1,9th inning off Rozema 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Fischlin (3,off Rozema).  HBP–Jones (1,by Blyleven); Johnson (2,by Blyleven).  SB–Butler (8,2nd base off Noles/Slaught); Wilkerson (2,2nd base off Blyleven/Benton).  CS–Tolleson (2,2nd base by Blyleven/Benton).  BK–Schmidt (1).  HBP–Blyleven 2 (2,Jones,Johnson).  T–2:42.  A–10,626.
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