California Angels vs Cleveland Indians
September 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1989 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the California Angels 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)
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California Angels 2, Cleveland Indians 6

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Venable lf 4 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis dh 4 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 4 1 2 1
Bichette cf 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 3 0 1 1
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 1 0
Schofield ss 3 0 0 0
  DiSarcina ss 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
James dh 4 1 1 0
Browne 2b 4 1 2 0
Carter cf 4 1 2 0
O'Brien 1b 3 1 1 1
Belle lf 3 1 1 3
Jacoby 3b 4 1 1 1
Allred rf 4 0 2 1
Allanson c 4 0 0 0
Fermin ss 4 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 10 6
California 010 000 001270
Cleveland 100 200 30x6100
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (16-5) 7.0 10 6 6 1 3
  Clark   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (13-9) 9.0 7 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–California Joyner (29,off Candiotti); Davis (24,off Candiotti), Cleveland Allred (3,off Blyleven); Carter (32,off Blyleven).  3B–Cleveland Jacoby (5,off Blyleven); Belle (4,off Blyleven).  SH–McLemore (2,off Candiotti).  HBP–Belle (2,by Blyleven).  HBP–Blyleven (7,Belle).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:12.  A–8,453.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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