New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
April 23, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1987 at Cleveland 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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New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson cf 3 2 1 1
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 2 1 1 0
Winfield rf 4 2 2 4
Ward lf 4 0 0 0
Kittle dh 3 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 0 0 0
Rasmussen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 4 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 4 1 1 1
Franco ss 4 1 2 1
Carter lf 4 0 0 0
Thornton dh 3 0 0 0
  Nixon pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 0 1 0
Tabler 1b 4 0 2 0
Jacoby 3b 4 1 1 1
Gallagher cf 3 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 1 1 1
Dempsey c 3 0 0 0
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York 200 000 003541
Cleveland 001 010 002480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rasmussen  W (2-0) 8.2 8 4 4 2 7
  Righetti  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  L (1-3) 8.2 4 5 5 3 6
  Camacho   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
5
5
3
6

  E–Pagliarulo (2).  DP–New York 1, Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Franco (6,off Rasmussen); Tabler (5,off Rasmussen).  HR–New York Henderson (3,1st inning off Swindell 0 on, 0 out); Winfield 2 (3,1st inning off Swindell 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Swindell 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Bernazard (2,3rd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 out); Franco (2,5th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out); Jacoby (3,9th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out); Castillo (1,9th inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Henderson (2,2nd base off Swindell/Dempsey).  CS–Nixon (3,2nd base by Rasmussen/Cerone).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:27.  A–8,157.
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