Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2000 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 5, Cleveland Indians 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Christenson cf 4 0 0 0
  Becker ph,cf 1 0 1 1
Tejada ss 5 1 2 0
Stairs rf 4 1 2 2
Jaha dh 5 0 0 0
Saenz 1b 5 1 3 0
Grieve lf 5 1 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 2 0
Fasano c 3 0 3 1
Velandia 2b 2 0 1 1
  Giambi J. ph 0 0 0 0
  Menechino 2b 1 1 0 0
  Giambi J. ph 1 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 15 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 1 2
Wilson ss 5 1 2 1
Alomar 2b 4 2 3 0
Ramirez rf 5 1 1 3
Thome 1b 3 2 2 2
Justice dh 4 0 1 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
Diaz c 4 1 2 0
Burba p 0 0 0 0
  Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Karsay p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 9
Oakland 020 000 2105150
Cleveland 301 200 30x9141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (1-2) 2.1 5 4 4 1 3
  Mahay   3.2 6 3 3 1 2
  Mathews   2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
3
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Burba  W (2-1) 5.0 5 2 2 2 9
  Kamieniecki   1.1 6 2 2 1 1
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Shuey   1.0 2 1 0 1 1
  Karsay   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
15
5
4
4
15

  E–R Alomar (3).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Saenz (6,off Burba); Velandia (1,off Burba); Stairs (2,off Burba), Cleveland R Alomar (1,off Hudson); Diaz (1,off Mahay); Wilson (2,off Mahay); Justice (4,off Mahay).  HR–Oakland Stairs (3,7th inning off Kamieniecki 1 on, 0 out), Cleveland Lofton (2,1st inning off Hudson 0 on, 0 out); Thome (6,1st inning off Hudson 1 on, 2 out); M Ramirez (5,7th inning off Mathews 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Fasano (1,off Burba); Lofton (1,off Mahay).  SB–R Alomar (1,3rd base off Hudson/Fasano).  CS–Lofton (1,3rd base by Hudson/Fasano).  WP–Mahay (2), Burba (1).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:31.  A–42,134.
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