Baltimore Orioles vs Cleveland Indians
April 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1988 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Baltimore Orioles 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

Baltimore Orioles 1, Cleveland Indians 12

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 2 0
Lynn cf 3 0 0 0
  Nichols c 1 1 1 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gonzales 3b 1 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 1 0
Sheets dh 3 0 2 1
Kennedy c 2 0 1 0
  Dwyer rf 2 0 0 0
Schu 3b 2 0 0 0
  Traber 1b 2 0 0 0
Orsulak rf,cf 2 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Peraza p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Franco 2b 6 2 3 1
Upshaw 1b 4 2 3 2
Tabler dh 6 0 4 2
Carter cf 5 0 1 1
Hall lf 5 2 2 0
Jacoby 3b 5 1 1 0
Snyder rf 5 2 3 3
Bell ss 4 1 1 0
Allanson c 5 2 2 1
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 12 20 10
Baltimore 000 000 001183
Cleveland 054 111 00x12200
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (0-2) 1.2 8 5 5 0 0
  Williamson   0.2 4 4 4 2 1
  Bautista   3.2 7 3 3 1 3
  Peraza   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
20
12
12
4
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (1-0) 9.0 8 1 1 3 6
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
6

  E–C Ripken (1), Orsulak (1), Williamson (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Snyder (2,off Boddicker); Jacoby (2,off Williamson); Hall (1,off Bautista).  HR–Cleveland Snyder (3,3rd inning off Williamson 1 on, 0 out); Upshaw (2,6th inning off Bautista 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Upshaw (1,by Williamson).  BK–Boddicker 2 (2).  IBB–Williamson (1,Upshaw).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:05.  A–16,401.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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