Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 9, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1986 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf,3b 4 1 2 0
Hill 2b 5 1 1 0
Lansford 3b,1b 3 2 1 0
Canseco lf 5 0 3 3
Kingman dh 3 0 0 1
Bochte 1b 3 0 1 0
  Baker ph 1 0 1 0
  Javier pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Davis rf 5 1 1 1
Griffin ss 3 0 1 0
Bathe c 3 0 0 0
Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Rijo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 3 1
Bernazard 2b 4 1 1 0
Carter 1b 3 0 0 0
Thornton dh 3 1 0 0
Hall lf 4 1 1 2
Jacoby 3b 4 1 1 3
Castillo rf 3 0 1 0
Allanson c 4 1 1 0
Mullins ss 4 0 0 0
Schulze p 0 0 0 0
  Yett p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
Oakland 001 120 1005110
Cleveland 000 005 001682
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Plunk   5.2 4 4 4 2 3
  Stewart   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Rijo  L (2-3) 2.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.2
8
6
6
2
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   6.0 8 4 4 2 2
  Yett   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Bailes  W (7-4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
3

  E–Allanson (10), Mullins (2).  2B–Oakland Hill (7,off Schulze); Canseco 2 (12,off Schulze,off Yett).  HR–Oakland Davis (6,3rd inning off Schulze 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Jacoby (8,6th inning off Stewart 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Bathe (1,by Schulze); Lansford (2,by Schulze); Castillo (1,by Stewart).  IBB–Kingman (2,by Yett).  SB–Griffin (9,2nd base off Schulze/Allanson); Allanson (3,2nd base off Rijo/Bathe).  CS–Bochte (1,2nd base by Schulze/Allanson); Phillips (6,2nd base by Yett/Allanson).  WP–Schulze (4).  BK–Plunk (4).  HBP–Stewart (1,Castillo); Schulze 2 (4,Bathe,Lansford).  IBB–Yett (1,Kingman).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:16.  A–6,108.
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