Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
May 28, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1969 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels 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, California Angels 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal cf 4 0 1 0
Versalles ss 4 1 1 0
Maye lf 3 1 1 0
  Peterson ph 1 0 0 0
  Snyder lf 0 0 0 0
Horton 1b 4 1 1 1
Sims c 3 1 1 3
Harrelson rf 3 0 0 0
Klimchock 2b 3 0 0 0
Fuller 3b 3 0 0 0
Ellsworth p 3 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 0
Johnstone cf 5 0 1 1
Fregosi ss 3 1 1 1
Reichardt 1b,lf 4 1 2 0
Morton rf 4 0 2 1
Johnson lf 4 0 0 0
  Amaro 1b 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0
Satriano c 2 0 0 0
Murphy p 1 0 1 0
  Voss ph 1 1 1 0
  Tatum p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer ph 1 0 0 0
  May p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 3
Cleveland 400 000 000451
California 000 003 0115110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ellsworth   7.2 9 4 3 1 1
  Williams  L (1-6) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.2
11
5
4
2
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Murphy   6.0 5 4 4 0 4
  Tatum   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  May  W (2-6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
0
8

  E–Maye (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Cardenal (6,off Murphy), California Morton 2 (4,off Ellsworth 2).  HR–Cleveland Sims (6,1st inning off Murphy 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Satriano 2 (2,off Ellsworth,off Williams).  IBB–Davalillo (1,by Williams).  SB–Davalillo (3,2nd base off Williams/Sims); Rodriguez (3,3rd base off Williams/Sims).  IBB–Williams (2,Davalillo).  U-HP–Bob Stewart, 1B–Marty Springstead, 2B–Red Flaherty, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:13.  A–10,238.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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