Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
September 19, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf 3 0 0 0
Carroll 2b 5 0 2 1
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0
Choo rf 4 1 1 0
Peralta 3b 4 1 0 0
Hafner dh 5 0 0 0
LaPorta 1b 4 1 2 0
Shoppach c 4 1 1 1
Crowe lf 4 0 2 1
Sowers p 0 0 0 0
  Ohka p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Ellis 2b 4 2 1 1
Suzuki c 4 3 3 1
Garciaparra dh 5 1 2 0
Hairston lf 5 1 1 1
Crosby 3b 4 0 2 2
Barton 1b 3 1 2 0
Carson rf 4 0 2 0
Pennington ss 4 0 2 2
Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Kilby p 0 0 0 0
  Gray p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 7
Cleveland 000 300 010491
Oakland 420 110 00x8161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sowers  L(6-10) 1.0 9 6 6 1 1
  Ohka   4.0 4 2 2 1 0
  Lewis   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Perez   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
8
8
3
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez   3.2 2 3 1 5 3
  Kilby  W(1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Gray   0.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Blevins   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ziegler   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Wuertz  SV(4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
2
6
9

  E–Brantley (1), Crosby (8).  DP–Cleveland 2. Carroll-Cabrera-LaPorta, Cabrera-Carroll-LaPorta.  2B–Cleveland Choo (35,off G. Gonzalez), Oakland Suzuki (34,off Sowers); Davis (21,off R. Perez).  HR–Oakland Ellis (9,1st inning off Sowers 0 on 1 out); Suzuki (14,4th inning off Ohka 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–12.  Team–9.  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Angel Campos, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–3:10.  A–17,209.
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