Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Indians
July 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 5, Cleveland Indians 0

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Law cf,lf 4 1 1 1
Fletcher 2b 3 0 0 0
Baines rf 4 1 1 1
Walker 1b 4 1 1 0
Gamble dh 3 1 1 1
Fisk c 4 0 2 1
Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0
  Salazar cf 1 0 1 0
Hulett 3b 3 0 0 1
Guillen ss 4 1 1 0
Burns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 0 0
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 4 0 0 0
Carter lf 3 0 1 0
Bernazard 2b 2 0 1 0
Castillo rf 3 0 1 0
Bando c 2 0 0 0
  Ayala ph 1 0 0 0
  Willard c 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Chicago 020 010 020580
Cleveland 000 000 000041
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Burns  W (8-6) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (7-8) 9.0 8 5 5 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
6

  E–Tabler (11).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Walker (20,off Blyleven); Guillen (7,off Blyleven); Gamble (4,off Blyleven); Salazar (3,off Blyleven), Cleveland Carter (11,off Burns).  3B–Chicago Law (3,off Blyleven).  SH–Fletcher (5,off Blyleven).  SF–Hulett (2,off Blyleven).  HBP–Law (2,by Blyleven).  SB–Law (17,2nd base off Blyleven/Bando); Butler (25,2nd base off Burns/Fisk).  HBP–Blyleven (3,Law).  T–2:42.  A–30,167.
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