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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Cleveland Indians 6, New York Yankees 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nixon lf 4 1 1 0
  Thornton ph 1 1 1 1
Butler cf 5 2 3 4
Franco ss 5 1 2 1
Tabler 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Ayala dh 3 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 3 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jacoby ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Castillo rf 4 0 0 0
Bando c 2 1 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 1 1 0 1
Mattingly 1b 4 2 2 3
Winfield rf 3 1 0 1
Baylor dh 3 1 1 1
Griffey lf 4 0 0 0
Robertson 3b 1 0 0 1
  Pagliarulo ph,3b 3 0 1 0
Sample cf 4 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 1 2 0
Meacham ss 4 1 1 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Fisher p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 7
Cleveland 003 020 0016101
New York 310 111 00x770
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Romero   1.1 2 4 4 5 0
  Reed  L (0-4) 4.2 4 3 3 0 1
  Ruhle   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thompson   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
7
6
1
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   4.2 6 5 5 3 4
  Fisher  W (3-2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
  Righetti  SV (20) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
9

  E–Bernazard (12).  PB–Hassey (5).  2B–Cleveland Butler (22,off P Niekro); Bernazard (18,off P Niekro), New York Hassey (13,off Reed).  HR–Cleveland Butler 2 (4,3rd inning off P Niekro 2 on, 1 out,5th inning off P Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Franco (4,5th inning off P Niekro 0 on, 1 out); Thornton (8,9th inning off Righetti 0 on, 1 out), New York Mattingly 2 (18,1st inning off Romero 1 on, 0 out,4th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out); Baylor (19,5th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Randolph (3,off Reed).  SB–Franco (10,2nd base off Righetti/Hassey); Meacham (17,2nd base off Romero/Bando); Winfield (10,2nd base off Reed/Bando).  CS–Randolph (8,2nd base by Reed/Bando).  WP–Romero 2 (4).  T–3:09.  A–25,692.
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