Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
May 21, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1989 at Memorial Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
McDowell lf 4 1 1 0
Browne 2b 4 0 3 1
Carter cf 4 0 2 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 1 0
Salas dh 4 0 0 0
Skinner c 4 0 1 0
Fermin ss 4 1 1 0
Yett p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 1
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Finley rf 3 0 0 0
  Bradley ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Tettleton c 4 0 1 0
Orsulak lf,rf 4 0 0 0
Milligan 1b 3 0 2 0
Sheets dh 2 0 0 0
  Melvin ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Worthington 3b 3 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 2 0 1 0
Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Cleveland 002 000 0002100
Baltimore 000 000 000052
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Yett  W (4-2) 6.0 3 0 0 2 1
  Bailes   1.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Holton  L (1-4) 6.0 8 2 0 0 4
  Williamson   3.0 2 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
0
0
9

  E–Finley (1), Worthington (4).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Cleveland Skinner (4,off Williamson), Baltimore Milligan (6,off Yett).  CS–Jacoby (3,2nd base by Holton/Tettleton).  SB–Milligan (2,2nd base off Yett/Skinner).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:44.  A–35,428.
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