Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
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Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 4 0 2 0
Francona dh 4 0 0 0
Carter cf 4 0 2 1
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 1 1 0
Upshaw 1b 2 0 0 1
Jacoby 3b 4 0 1 0
Bando c 3 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 1 0
Ramos ss 4 1 1 0
Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 1 1 1
Ripken 2b 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 2 0 0 1
Murray dh 3 0 1 0
Tettleton c 4 0 1 1
Traber 1b 4 0 0 0
Gerhart lf 4 1 2 0
Sheets rf 3 2 1 1
  Orsulak rf 0 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 1 2 0
Peraza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 4
Cleveland 001 000 001282
Baltimore 004 000 01x590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bailes  L (7-11) 3.0 4 4 4 2 2
  Gordon   5.0 5 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Peraza  W (4-4) 9.0 8 2 2 2 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
6

  E–Jacoby (6), Bando (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Gerhart 2 (8,off Bailes,off Gordon); Schu (7,off Bailes).  3B–Cleveland Snyder (2,off Peraza), Baltimore Schu (4,off Gordon).  HR–Baltimore Sheets (6,8th inning off Gordon 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Upshaw (2,off Peraza); C Ripken (6,off Bailes).  HBP–C Ripken (2,by Gordon).  SB–Upshaw (8,2nd base off Peraza/Tettleton); Franco (17,2nd base off Peraza/Tettleton); Gerhart (5,3rd base off Bailes/Bando); Anderson (5,2nd base off Bailes/Bando).  HBP–Gordon (2,C Ripken).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:50.  A–15,983.
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