Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
April 11, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1981 at Cleveland Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers 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

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor cf 5 0 3 1
Yount ss 4 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 0 1 0
Oglivie lf 3 0 1 0
Simmons c 4 1 0 0
  Yost c 0 0 0 0
Hisle dh 4 1 1 2
Thomas rf 3 1 2 1
  Edwards pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Money 3b 4 1 0 0
Gantner 2b 3 1 1 1
Caldwell p 0 0 0 0
  Cleveland p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Dilone dh 4 0 0 0
Manning cf 4 1 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 1
Charboneau lf 3 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 2 1
Orta rf 3 1 1 0
Diaz c 2 0 0 0
  Hassey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Bannister 2b 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss 3 0 2 1
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Milwaukee 001 003 001591
Cleveland 000 012 000381
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  W (1-0) 5.0 6 3 3 1 1
  Cleveland   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Easterly   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Fingers  SV (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (0-1) 8.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Spillner   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5

  E–Yount (1), Harrah (1).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Milwaukee Cooper (1,off Blyleven); Molitor (1,off Blyleven), Cleveland Hargrove (1,off Caldwell); Harrah (1,off Fingers).  3B–Milwaukee Gantner (1,off Spillner).  HR–Milwaukee Hisle (1,6th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 2 out); Thomas (1,6th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Oglivie (1,by Blyleven).  SH–Diaz (1,off Caldwell).  IBB–Orta (1,by Fingers).  CS–Thomas (1,2nd base by Blyleven/Diaz); Gantner (1,Home by Spillner/Hassey); Molitor (1,2nd base by Spillner/Hassey).  SB–Hargrove (1,3rd base off Cleveland/Simmons); Charboneau (1,2nd base off Cleveland/Simmons).  HBP–Blyleven (1,Oglivie).  IBB–Fingers (1,Orta).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:48.  A–71,067.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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