New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
August 5, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Washington cf 5 1 2 0
Ward lf 4 0 1 2
Mattingly 1b 5 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 2 2 2
Easler dh 4 0 2 0
  Kelly pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Cerone c 3 0 1 0
Bonilla 2b 3 1 1 1
Tolleson ss 4 0 2 0
Arnsberg p 0 0 0 0
  Stoddard p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 1 0
Hinzo 2b 5 0 2 0
Tabler 1b 5 0 2 1
Jacoby 3b 4 0 2 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo dh 3 0 1 0
Snyder rf 2 0 0 0
Bell ss 4 0 0 0
Allanson c 4 1 2 1
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
New York 000 110 1205112
Cleveland 000 000 0022110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Arnsberg  W (1-0) 6.0 7 0 0 4 2
  Stoddard   2.2 3 2 1 0 2
  Righetti  SV (21) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
1
4
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (7-11) 7.1 11 5 5 2 3
  Jones   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
2
4

  E–Pagliarulo (11), Bonilla (3).  2B–New York Washington (13,off Niekro); Cerone (8,off Niekro); Bonilla (2,off Niekro), Cleveland Jacoby (19,off Arnsberg); Hinzo (4,off Arnsberg); Castillo (10,off Arnsberg).  3B–Cleveland Tabler (3,off Stoddard).  HR–New York Pagliarulo 2 (23,4th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Allanson (1,9th inning off Stoddard 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Ward (4,off Niekro).  IBB–Snyder (4,by Arnsberg).  SB–Kelly (3,2nd base off Niekro/Allanson).  CS–Hinzo (3,2nd base by Arnsberg/Cerone).  IBB–Arnsberg (2,Snyder).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:15.  A–17,670.
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