Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
August 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 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 8, Cleveland Indians 9

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 6 0 2 0
Yount cf 4 0 2 1
Braggs rf 6 0 2 0
Brock 1b 6 1 3 1
  Felder pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Surhoff c 5 1 1 0
Deer lf,1b 4 2 1 0
Riles 3b 5 2 1 0
Sveum ss 4 1 1 4
Castillo 2b 1 0 0 1
  Manning ph 1 1 1 0
  Kiefer 2b 2 0 0 0
Bosio p 0 0 0 0
  Crim p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  Aldrich p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 14 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco ss 4 2 2 0
  Noboa ss 1 0 0 0
Hinzo 2b 7 0 0 0
Tabler 1b 7 0 2 3
Carter cf 6 1 2 1
Hall lf 6 1 3 0
Jacoby 3b 5 1 2 0
Snyder rf 4 1 0 1
Frobel dh 1 1 0 1
  Castillo ph,dh 2 1 0 0
Allanson c 1 0 1 0
  Bando c 5 1 2 2
Akerfelds p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 9 14 8
Milwaukee 031 003 010 0008142
Cleveland 100 007 000 0019142
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Bosio   5.1 6 5 5 3 5
  Crim   0.2 2 3 2 1 0
  Clear   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Aldrich   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Plesac   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Burris  L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 0 1 1
Totals
11.2
14
9
7
7
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Akerfelds   5.0 6 7 7 4 2
  Easterly   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Jones   4.0 5 1 1 2 1
  Farrell  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
12.0
14
8
8
9
4

  E–Deer (8), Riles (5), Franco (15), Allanson (1).  DP–Milwaukee 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Milwaukee Manning (6,off Jones), Cleveland Bando (7,off Crim); Jacoby (25,off Clear).  HR–Milwaukee Sveum (18,2nd inning off Akerfelds 2 on, 1 out); Brock (11,3rd inning off Akerfelds 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Castillo (7,off Easterly); Molitor (5,off Jones); Surhoff (3,off Jones).  SF–Sveum (5,off Easterly); Yount (4,off Jones).  HBP–Riles (1,by Akerfelds); Franco (2,by Crim).  IBB–Braggs (6,by Easterly); Sveum (3,by Jones); Noboa (1,by Burris).  SB–Castillo (10,2nd base off Akerfelds/Allanson).  CS–Surhoff (9,2nd base by Akerfelds/Allanson).  WP–Bosio (10), Crim (2), Easterly (1).  HBP–Crim (3,Franco); Akerfelds (3,Riles).  IBB–Burris (2,Noboa); Easterly (1,Braggs); Jones (2,Sveum).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–4:20.  A–10,205.
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