Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 0 1 0
Javier cf 3 2 1 0
Canseco rf 4 0 1 1
Hassey c 4 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Lansford dh 4 0 2 1
Steinbach 3b 4 0 1 0
Gallego 2b 2 0 1 0
  Baylor ph 0 0 0 0
  Hubbard pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Weiss ss 4 0 0 0
Bordi p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 3 1 2 0
Francona 1b 3 1 1 0
  Upshaw 1b 0 0 0 0
Carter cf 4 1 2 1
Kittle dh 4 0 1 0
  Bell pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 1
Snyder rf 4 0 3 2
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
Washington ss 3 0 0 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Perlman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Oakland 000 001 0012101
Cleveland 000 003 01x4100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Bordi  L (0-1) 5.0 4 2 1 1 4
  Nelson   3.0 6 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
3
1
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (1-1) 6.2 6 1 1 4 0
  Perlman   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (20) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
1

  E–Hassey (3).  DP–Oakland 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Gallego (5,off Rodriguez), Cleveland Francona (1,off Bordi); Kittle (5,off Nelson).  3B–Oakland Javier (2,off Jones).  SH–Gallego (4,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Hassey (1,by Rodriguez).  SB–Javier (16,2nd base off Rodriguez/Bando).  CS–Polonia (3,2nd base by Rodriguez/Bando); Jacoby (3,2nd base by Bordi/Hassey).  WP–Bordi (1).  HBP–Rodriguez (1,Hassey).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:43.  A–17,983.
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