Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
September 24, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1985 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 8, Oakland Athletics 10

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 0 0 0
Carter 1b,lf 5 2 4 4
Franco ss 5 0 3 2
Thornton dh 5 0 1 0
Ayala lf 2 0 0 0
  Hargrove ph,1b 3 1 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 2 3 2
Castillo rf 5 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 3 1 0 0
Willard c 3 2 1 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 13 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 2 1 2 0
  Picciolo pr,ss 3 1 1 0
Phillips 3b,2b 5 1 2 1
Bochte 1b 5 1 2 1
Kingman dh 5 1 1 1
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 1
Canseco lf 4 2 4 1
Tettleton c 4 1 3 3
Gallego 2b 2 0 0 0
  Collins ph 0 0 0 0
  Kiefer 2b 0 0 0 0
  Heath ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 10 18 9
Cleveland 002 420 0008133
Oakland 120 050 20x10182
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   4.0 11 7 7 0 3
  Clark   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Ruhle  L (2-10) 2.0 5 2 1 1 2
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
18
10
9
1
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young   3.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Langford  W (3-5) 3.1 5 3 3 0 0
  Howell  SV (28) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
2
2

  E–Franco (37), Ayala (2), Jacoby (18), Phillips (3), Canseco (2).  DP–Cleveland 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Cleveland Willard (12,off Young); Carter (24,off Langford); Franco (30,off Langford); Hargrove (13,off Langford), Oakland Tettleton 2 (12,off Schulze,off Ruhle); Canseco (3,off Schulze); Phillips (7,off Schulze).  HR–Cleveland Carter (15,3rd inning off Young 1 on, 2 out); Jacoby (19,5th inning off Langford 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Willard (1,by Young).  IBB–Collins (2,by Ruhle).  SB–Heath (6,3rd base off Ruhle/Willard).  CS–Heath (7,Home by Reed/Willard).  WP–Young (1).  HBP–Young (1,Willard).  IBB–Ruhle (6,Collins).  T–3:02.  A–6,584.
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