Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
July 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 2009 at Progressive Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians 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)
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Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kennedy 3b 3 1 1 1
Cabrera ss 5 1 2 1
Suzuki dh 3 0 1 1
Holliday lf 3 0 1 1
Cust rf 4 0 0 0
  Sweeney rf 0 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Powell c 4 1 2 0
Crosby 1b 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 3 1 2 0
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 11 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0
Carroll 2b 3 1 0 0
Sizemore dh 4 0 1 1
Choo rf 4 0 1 0
Peralta 3b 4 1 1 1
Garko 1b 4 0 2 0
Francisco cf 4 0 1 0
Gimenez lf 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Oakland 100 011 0115110
Cleveland 001 001 000270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez  W(1-2) 6.0 6 2 2 1 8
  Wuertz   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Bailey  SV(9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
11
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  L(4-8) 6.0 8 3 3 4 3
  Veras   2.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Perez   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Carroll-Cabrera-Garko, Cabrera-Carroll-Garko, Cleveland 2. Carroll-Cabrera-Garko, Cabrera-Carroll-Garko.  2B–Oakland Crosby (5,off Lee), Cleveland Choo (16,off G. Gonzalez); Sizemore (14,off G. Gonzalez); Francisco (18,off Bailey).  HR–Oakland Cabrera (3,9th inning off R. Perez 0 on 1 out), Cleveland Peralta (5,6th inning off G. Gonzalez 0 on 1 out).  SH–Kennedy (4,off Lee).  SF–Kennedy (1,off Lee).  Team LOB–8.  Team–6.  SB–Kennedy (8,2nd base off Lee/Shoppach).  CS–Crosby (1,Home by Lee/Shoppach).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–2:50.  A–19,105.
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