Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Cleveland Indians 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bellhorn 3b 4 1 1 0
Brosius cf 4 0 0 1
Giambi lf 3 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 1
  Young pr 0 0 0 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Lennon rf 2 0 0 0
  Stairs ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 2 0
Batista ss 2 0 0 0
Molina c 3 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 5 1 1 0
Fernandez 2b 5 1 1 0
Thome 1b 3 1 1 1
Ramirez rf 3 1 0 0
Justice dh 2 0 1 0
Williams 3b 3 0 0 0
Giles lf 1 0 1 2
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 7 3
Oakland 000 200 000261
Cleveland 201 000 10x470
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (0-1) 4.1 5 3 2 6 3
  Wengert   2.2 1 1 1 2 2
  Small   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
8
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Jacome  W (2-0) 5.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Mesa   3.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Assenmacher  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
8

  E–Batista (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Cleveland 2.  PB–Alomar (3).  2B–Oakland Bellhorn (3,off Jacome); Giambi (26,off Jacome).  SF–Thome (5,off Haynes); Giles (3,off Haynes).  SB–Vizquel (24,2nd base off Groom/Molina).  WP–Haynes (1).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Ray DiMuro, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:45.  A–42,885.
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