Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
July 20, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 5 0 0 0
Francona dh 5 0 0 0
Franco 2b 3 1 1 0
Carter cf 3 1 1 0
Hall lf 4 0 1 2
Snyder rf 4 1 2 0
Jacoby 3b 3 1 2 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 1 1
Bando c 4 0 1 2
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 5 1 1 0
Javier cf 5 0 0 0
Canseco rf 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 1
Hassey dh 4 0 1 0
Steinbach c 4 1 2 1
Phillips 3b,2b 4 0 1 1
Gallego 2b 2 0 1 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hubbard 2b 0 0 0 0
  Lansford ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Weiss ss 3 1 2 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Cleveland 032 000 000591
Oakland 000 101 2004100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Farrell  W (10-6) 6.2 9 4 4 1 10
  Jones  SV (23) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
1
13
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  L (12-9) 9.0 9 5 5 3 3
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
3

  E–Bando (1).  2B–Cleveland Snyder (14,off Stewart); Hall (19,off Stewart), Oakland Weiss (8,off Farrell).  HR–Oakland Steinbach (6,4th inning off Farrell 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Carter (18,2nd base off Stewart/Steinbach).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:46.  A–27,439.
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