Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
August 2, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1985 at Cleveland Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 8, Cleveland Indians 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 5 2 2 0
Lacy rf 5 1 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 3 2
Murray 1b 4 1 2 2
Lynn cf 4 0 1 0
Sheets dh 3 1 1 2
  Roenicke ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Young lf 4 1 2 1
Rayford 3b 4 0 1 0
Dempsey c 4 1 2 0
McGregor p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 1 1
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Tabler 1b 3 1 1 0
Thornton dh 3 2 1 2
  Nixon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Carter lf 3 1 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 3 2
Bernazard 2b 4 1 1 0
Castillo rf 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich rf 1 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph 1 0 0 0
Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 9 5
Baltimore 103 001 2018162
Cleveland 013 101 000692
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
McGregor   4.0 8 5 4 2 2
  Stewart  W (4-4) 5.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   6.0 11 6 5 0 0
  Thompson  L (3-5) 0.2 2 1 0 0 0
  Easterly   2.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
6
1
1

  E–Ripken 2 (19), Bernazard 2 (11).  DP–Baltimore 2, Cleveland 5.  2B–Baltimore Lacy (13,off Ruhle); Ripken (19,off Thompson), Cleveland Carter (13,off McGregor).  HR–Baltimore Sheets (11,3rd inning off Ruhle 1 on, 2 out); Young (12,6th inning off Ruhle 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Thornton (7,3rd inning off McGregor 1 on, 2 out); Jacoby (12,6th inning off Stewart 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Murray (8,off Easterly).  IBB–Ripken (1,by Easterly).  SH–Carter (2,off Stewart).  SB–Wiggins (11,2nd base off Easterly/Bando); Bernazard (10,2nd base off McGregor/Dempsey).  CS–Rayford (1,2nd base by Ruhle/Bando); Tabler (6,2nd base by Stewart/Dempsey).  IBB–Easterly (2,Ripken).  T–2:50.  A–8,067.
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