Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
August 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 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."

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Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Washington ss 4 0 2 0
  Hall ph 1 0 0 0
Franco 2b 4 1 1 0
Carter cf 4 0 2 0
Kittle dh 3 0 1 0
Snyder rf 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Castillo lf 4 0 0 0
Ramos 1b 2 1 0 0
  Francona ph 1 0 0 0
Tingley c 3 1 2 2
  Upshaw ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak lf 3 1 0 0
Anderson cf 5 0 1 2
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 1 1
Murray dh 5 1 2 2
Traber 1b 4 0 0 0
Sheets rf 4 2 2 1
  Gerhart rf 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 2 2 1
Schu 3b 4 1 1 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 1 1
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 10 8
Cleveland 120 000 000391
Baltimore 041 210 00x8101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (1-2) 3.2 7 7 7 3 1
  Havens   4.1 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
4
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard  W (5-9) 7.0 7 3 2 1 0
  Niedenfuer   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
1
0

  E–Jacoby (7), Traber (4).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Upshaw (17,off Niedenfuer).  HR–Cleveland Tingley (1,2nd inning off Ballard 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Sheets (7,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 0 out); Kennedy (2,3rd inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 1 out); Murray (19,4th inning off Rodriguez 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Kittle (7,by Ballard).  SH–B Ripken (6,off Rodriguez); Kennedy (2,off Havens).  SB–Carter (20,2nd base off Ballard/Kennedy); B Ripken (7,3rd base off Havens/Tingley); Orsulak (4,2nd base off Havens/Tingley).  HBP–Ballard (3,Kittle).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:36.  A–15,546.
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