Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
August 27, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 2012 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 3, Cleveland Indians 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 4 0 0 0
Drew ss 3 2 1 0
Cespedes lf 4 0 2 0
Smith dh 3 0 1 1
Carter 1b 4 0 1 1
Reddick rf 4 1 2 1
Donaldson 3b 4 0 0 0
Norris c 3 0 0 0
Pennington 2b 3 0 0 0
Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Kipnis 2b 3 0 0 0
Donald 3b 4 0 0 0
Choo rf 4 0 0 0
Santana dh 2 0 0 0
Brantley cf 4 0 1 0
Duncan lf 3 0 0 0
Lillibridge ss 3 0 1 0
LaPorta 1b 3 0 0 0
Marson c 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Seddon p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Oakland 111 000 000371
Cleveland 000 000 000020
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W(2-0) 7.0 2 0 0 2 5
  Cook   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Balfour  SV(15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(0-3) 2.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Seddon   4.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Allen   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Pennington (10).  DP–Oakland 1. Drew-Pennington-Carter, Cleveland 1. Donald-Kipnis-LaPorta.  2B–Oakland Cespedes 2 (19,off Carmona 2), Cleveland Lillibridge (4,off Anderson).  HR–Oakland Reddick (26,2nd inning off Carmona 0 on 0 out).  SF–Smith (3,off Carmona).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:41.  A–13,018.
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