New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
September 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 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

New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 5 0 2 0
Randolph 2b 4 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
Mattingly dh 4 1 1 0
Winfield rf 3 1 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 3
Ward cf 4 1 1 0
Aguayo 3b 4 1 2 1
Skinner c 4 1 2 2
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
  Kelly pr 0 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 5 2 2 0
  Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0
Allanson c 3 2 0 0
Snyder rf 5 1 3 2
Kittle dh 3 2 2 1
Medina 1b 4 1 1 2
  Upshaw 1b 0 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 1 1
Castillo lf 3 0 1 0
Bell ss 3 0 1 1
Jordan cf 4 0 0 0
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 7
New York 010 000 0056112
Cleveland 104 300 00x8111
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (9-8) 3.2 7 7 7 2 6
  Hudson   4.1 4 1 1 0 4
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
2
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell  W (16-13) 8.2 9 5 5 1 6
  Havens   0.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Jones  SV (33) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
1
7

  E–Henderson (12), Clark (5), Jones (2).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Snyder (22,off John); Franco (21,off John); Jacoby (23,off John); Castillo (7,off Hudson).  HR–New York Clark (25,9th inning off Swindell 2 on, 1 out); Aguayo (2,9th inning off Swindell 0 on, 2 out); Skinner (4,9th inning off Havens 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Medina (3,4th inning off Hudson 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Bell (2,off John).  HBP–Allanson (3,by John); Kittle (8,by John).  IBB–Castillo (1,by John).  SB–Henderson (79,2nd base off Swindell/Allanson); Franco (23,2nd base off John/Skinner).  WP–Swindell (4).  HBP–John 2 (6,Allanson,Kittle).  IBB–John (4,Castillo).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:54.  A–11,426.
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