Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
September 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 4 0 1 1
Vizquel ss 5 1 3 1
Ramirez dh 2 0 1 1
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Justice rf 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 4 1 3 0
Grissom cf 3 2 1 1
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 2 0
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 1 3 1
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 0 0
Webster c 4 0 2 0
Bordick ss 2 0 1 0
  Tarasco ph 1 0 0 0
  Reboulet ss 0 0 0 0
Krivda p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 10 1
Cleveland 000 020 1014100
Baltimore 000 000 1001101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea  W (7-9) 6.0 6 0 0 0 5
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Assenmacher   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  SV (14) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
1
1
1
9
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Krivda  L (4-1) 6.1 9 3 3 2 3
  Mills   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4

  E–Ripken (21).  DP–Cleveland 2, Baltimore 1.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (35,off Krivda); Fernandez (21,off Mathews), Baltimore Palmeiro (22,off Ogea); Berroa (22,off Ogea); Webster (7,off M Jackson).  HR–Cleveland Grissom (12,5th inning off Krivda 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Berroa (26,7th inning off M Jackson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Grissom (5,off Mathews).  SF–Roberts (4,off Mathews).  SB–Vizquel (42,2nd base off Krivda/Webster).  CS–Vizquel (11,2nd base by Mills/Webster); Berroa (3,2nd base by Ogea/Alomar).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–2:58.  A–47,110.
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