Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
September 21, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 2007 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 1 0
Barton 1b 4 1 2 0
Cust rf 4 1 1 2
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Hannahan 3b 3 1 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 2 0
Suzuki c 4 0 1 1
DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0
  Piazza ph 1 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0
Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1
Hafner dh 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 1
Garko 1b 4 1 1 1
Peralta ss 3 1 2 1
Lofton lf 4 1 2 0
Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0
Blake 3b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 10 4
Oakland 010 000 200380
Cleveland 001 003 00x4100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  L (14-10) 5.2 10 4 4 3 4
  Blevins   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lugo   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  W (18-8) 6.0 5 1 1 4 7
  Perez   0.2 2 2 2 0 1
  Lewis   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Betancourt   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Borowski  SV (43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
13

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Ellis-Scutaro-Barton.  2B–Oakland Barton 2 (6,off Carmona,off Perez), Cleveland Martinez (40,off Blanton); Peralta (27,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Cust (25,7th inning off Perez 1 on 1 out), Cleveland Garko (20,6th inning off Blanton 0 on 0 out); Peralta (21,6th inning off Blanton 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Blake (5,off Blanton).  SF–A. Cabrera (3,off Blanton).  IBB–Sizemore (8,by Blanton).  Team–8.  U-HP–Tony Randazzo, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:48.  A–36,016.
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