Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
September 10, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 2004 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 4 2 2 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 1 1
Belliard 2b 5 0 1 0
Blake 3b 6 1 1 1
Phelps dh 4 0 0 0
  Hafner ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Lawton lf 4 0 0 0
Merloni 1b 4 0 1 0
  Laker c 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,c 1 0 1 0
Ludwick rf 3 1 2 1
  Gerut ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bard c 3 0 0 0
  Broussard ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Bartosh p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 2 1 1 0
  Scutaro ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  McMillon ph 1 0 0 0
  German 2b 1 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 6 1 1 2
Hatteberg 1b 5 1 1 0
Durazo dh 5 0 1 0
Byrnes rf 5 0 2 0
Miller c 3 0 0 1
Crosby ss 5 0 1 0
Swisher lf 5 0 1 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 3 8 3
Cleveland 001 010 010 0014100
Oakland 000 003 000 000380
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   5.1 5 3 3 2 4
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bartosh   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Howry   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Betancourt   1.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Riske   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  White  W (5-5) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Wickman  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
12.0
8
3
3
7
12
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder   7.0 6 3 3 4 2
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Bradford   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Duchscherer  L (5-6) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Hammond   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
10
4
4
8
5

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Cleveland Crisp (21,off Mulder); Vizquel (28,off Mulder); V Martinez (33,off Duchscherer), Oakland McLemore (11,off Elarton); Durazo (31,off Howry); Swisher (2,off Betancourt).  HR–Cleveland Ludwick (1,5th inning off Mulder 0 on, 0 out); Crisp (14,8th inning off Mulder 0 on, 0 out); Blake (26,12th inning off Duchscherer 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Chavez (28,6th inning off Elarton 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Gerut (3,off Dotel).  Team LOB–11.  SF–Miller (2,off Miller).  IBB–Kotsay 2 (4,by Betancourt,by White).  Team–12.  SB–Vizquel (17,2nd base off Mecir/Miller).  WP–Mecir (1).  IBB–Betancourt (5,Kotsay); White (7,Kotsay).  U-HP–Bruce Dreckman, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–4:02.  A–24,154.
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