Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1985 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 1, New York Yankees 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 1 0
  Ayala ph 1 0 0 0
  Bando c 0 0 0 0
Franco ss 3 0 1 0
  Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 1 0
Thornton dh 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 2 1 1 1
Vukovich rf 3 0 0 0
Carter lf 3 0 0 0
Willard c 2 0 1 0
  Nixon ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Wardle p 0 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 3 3 1
Mattingly 1b 3 2 2 0
Winfield rf 3 2 3 6
Baylor dh 4 0 0 1
Griffey lf 5 0 1 0
Robertson 3b 2 1 1 0
  Pagliarulo ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Wynegar c 3 0 0 0
Sample cf 4 0 3 0
Meacham ss 4 0 1 0
Bystrom p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 14 8
Cleveland 010 000 000150
New York 003 121 01x8140
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wardle  L (2-4) 4.0 7 6 6 4 1
  Clark   3.0 7 2 2 3 2
  Ruhle   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
8
8
7
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Bystrom  W (1-1) 5.0 5 1 1 0 0
  Fisher   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Shirley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2, New York 2.  2B–New York Randolph 2 (16,off Wardle,off Clark); Mattingly (34,off Wardle).  HR–Cleveland Bernazard (9,2nd inning off Bystrom 0 on, 2 out), New York Winfield 2 (18,3rd inning off Wardle 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off Wardle 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Baylor (8,off Ruhle).  SB–Randolph 2 (12,2nd base off Wardle/Willard,3rd base off Wardle/Willard).  CS–Sample (1,Home by Wardle/Willard).  WP–Fisher (3).  T–3:03.
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