Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
May 17, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 0
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 5 0 3 1
Evans rf 3 0 0 1
Rice lf 4 0 2 1
Armas cf 5 0 1 0
Easler dh 5 0 0 0
Buckner 1b 4 1 1 0
Gedman c 4 1 1 1
Barrett 2b 3 1 1 0
Gutierrez ss 4 2 2 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Bernazard 2b 3 0 0 0
Franco ss 4 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 2 0
Tabler dh 3 0 0 0
Carter lf 3 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Boston 002 100 020–5110
Cleveland 000 000 000–051
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (4-4) 9.0 5 0 0 2 10
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (2-4) 9.0 11 5 4 2 8
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
2
8
  E–Bernazard (2).  2B–Boston Buckner (10,off Blyleven); Gedman (6,off Blyleven).  SH–Barrett (3,off Blyleven).  SF–Rice (1,off Blyleven).  SB–Gutierrez (5,2nd base off Blyleven/Bando).  CS–Vukovich (1,2nd base by Clemens/Gedman).  T–2:53.  A–5,502.
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