Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1989 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Browne 2b 4 1 2 0
Fermin ss 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Zuvella ss 1 0 0 0
James dh 5 1 2 0
Carter lf 4 0 0 1
O'Brien 1b 3 1 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 1 4 2
Komminsk cf 2 0 0 0
Allanson c 3 0 1 0
  Young ph 1 0 1 1
  Skinner c 0 0 0 0
Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Nichols p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Devereaux cf 4 1 2 0
Bradley lf 3 2 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 2
Moreland dh 4 0 1 1
Milligan 1b 4 0 0 1
Worthington 3b 4 0 0 0
Melvin c 4 0 0 0
Hulett 2b 4 1 3 1
Jefferson rf 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
Cleveland 300 000 0104101
Baltimore 202 000 001581
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell   3.2 6 4 4 1 0
  Nichols  L (3-4) 5.0 2 1 1 0 4
Totals 8.2 8 5 5 1 4
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   7.2 9 4 4 3 2
  Williamson  W (10-3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 10 4 4 4 2

  E–Jacoby (14), Melvin (2).  2B–Cleveland Snyder (15,off Johnson), Baltimore Devereaux (9,off Swindell).  HR–Baltimore C. Ripken (19,3rd inning off Swindell 1 on 0 out); Hulett (2,9th inning off Nichols 0 on 2 out)..  SH–Fermin (26,off Johnson).  SF–Carter (4,off Johnson).  HBP–Jacoby (2,by Johnson).  IBB–Browne (9,by Johnson).  Team LOB–9.  Team–4.  CS–Browne (5,2nd base by Johnson/Melvin); James (3,2nd base by Johnson/Melvin).  HBP–Johnson (3,Jacoby).  IBB–Johnson (1,Browne).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:50.  A–32,875.

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