Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
June 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 28, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. 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

Oakland Athletics 10, Cleveland Indians 0

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 4 0 1 0
  Murphy cf 1 0 0 0
Davis rf 5 1 1 0
Canseco lf 5 2 2 4
  Javier lf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 5 4 4 2
Lansford 3b 3 1 0 0
  LeMaster 3b 0 0 0 0
Jackson dh 4 1 1 1
Steinbach c 3 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1
Griffin ss 4 1 2 0
Ontiveros p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 13 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 1 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Franco ss 3 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 3 0 1 0
Hall lf 3 0 0 0
Castillo dh 3 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 3 0 0 0
Snyder rf 3 0 0 0
Bando c 2 0 0 0
  Parsons ph 1 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Oakland 010 100 25110130
Cleveland 000 000 000020
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Ontiveros  W (5-1) 9.0 2 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (2-9) 7.0 7 5 4 1 3
  Jones   0.2 4 4 4 0 1
  Huismann   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
1
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  PB–Bando (6).  2B–Oakland McGwire (8,off Candiotti), Cleveland Tabler (23,off Ontiveros).  HR–Oakland McGwire 2 (27,4th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 1 out,7th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 0 out); Jackson (10,7th inning off Candiotti 0 on, 1 out); Canseco 2 (14,8th inning off Jones 2 on, 1 out,9th inning off Huismann 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Lansford (5,by Jones).  CS–M Davis (6,2nd base by Candiotti/Bando).  HBP–Jones (2,Lansford).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–2:25.  A–17,762.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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