Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
October 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 2 2 1
Alomar 2b 3 1 0 0
Berroa rf 5 1 2 1
  Hammonds pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 1 1 2
  Davis ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 1 3 2
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 5 0 2 1
Webster c 4 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0
  Fernandez 2b 2 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 2 3 1
Thome 1b 3 1 1 0
  Seitzer ph 0 0 0 0
Justice dh 5 2 2 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 5 2 3 4
Giles lf 3 1 2 0
Grissom cf 4 0 1 1
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Juden p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 13 6
Baltimore 014 000 1017122
Cleveland 020 140 0018130
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson   4.2 11 7 6 1 3
  Rhodes   1.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Mills  L (0-1) 2.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 8.2 13 8 7 5 4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright   3.0 6 5 5 2 3
  Anderson   3.1 1 1 1 1 4
  Juden   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Mesa  W (1-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
Totals 9.0 12 7 7 4 10

  E–Anderson (1), Webster (2).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Surhoff 2 (2,off Wright 2), Cleveland Giles 2 (2,off Erickson 2); Ramirez (1,off Erickson).  HR–Baltimore Anderson (2,3rd inning off Wright 0 on, 1 out); Baines (1,3rd inning off Wright 1 on, 2 out); Palmeiro (1,3rd inning off Wright 0 on, 2 out), Cleveland Alomar (1,2nd inning off Erickson 1 on 1 out); Ramirez (2,5th inning off Erickson 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Vizquel (1,off Rhodes); Seitzer (1,off Orosco).  IBB–Ramirez (1,by Rhodes).  Team–9.  SB–Anderson (2,2nd base off Juden/Alomar).  WP–Rhodes (2).  IBB–Rhodes (1,Ramirez).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Joe Brinkman, LF–John Hirschbeck, RF–Jim Joyce.  T–3:32.  A–45,081.

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