Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Cleveland Indians
May 9, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 1999 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4, Cleveland Indians 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf 5 1 1 0
Martinez rf 5 1 3 0
Canseco dh 4 2 2 2
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 1
Perry 3b 5 0 0 0
Sorrento lf 4 0 2 0
Flaherty c 3 0 1 0
Smith 2b 3 0 1 1
Stocker ss 4 0 0 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilson ss 4 1 2 0
Cordero lf 3 1 0 1
Ramirez rf 3 1 2 3
Thome 1b 3 0 1 1
  Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 0 0
Justice dh 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
Cabrera cf 3 1 0 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Tampa Bay 000 100 1024113
Cleveland 003 000 20x561
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez  L (1-2) 6.1 4 4 1 3 8
  White   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Mecir   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
4
9
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (4-0) 6.1 7 2 2 4 8
  Assenmacher   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Karsay   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Jackson  SV (8) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
10

  E–Sorrento (2), Stocker (4), Alvarez (1), S Alomar (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Smith (1,off Wright); Sorrento (5,off Karsay), Cleveland Wilson 2 (6,off Alvarez,off White); Thome (5,off Mecir).  HR–Tampa Bay Canseco (11,9th inning off Jackson 1 on, 1 out), Cleveland M Ramirez (9,3rd inning off Alvarez 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Cordero (2,off White).  SB–Martinez (3,2nd base off Wright/S Alomar).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:04.  A–42,835.
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