Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
May 17, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1991 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 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 6, Cleveland Indians 11

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 5 2 2 0
Henderson D. cf 5 1 3 2
Canseco rf 4 0 1 1
Baines dh 5 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 2 1 1 0
  Law 3b 2 1 1 0
Riles 3b,1b 3 0 2 1
Steinbach c 3 0 2 1
Weiss ss 4 0 0 0
Gallego 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Briscoe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Huff cf 4 2 1 0
Lewis 2b 5 1 2 1
Allred rf 2 2 0 0
Belle lf 3 2 1 0
Baerga 3b 4 2 1 2
James dh 4 1 3 3
Jacoby 1b 4 1 2 4
  Lopez 1b 0 0 0 0
Skinner c 4 0 0 0
Fermin ss 3 0 1 0
  Magallanes ss 0 0 0 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
  Olin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 11 11 10
Oakland 100 100 1126142
Cleveland 104 600 00x11110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Moore  L (5-2) 3.2 10 10 6 4 2
  Briscoe   4.1 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
11
7
5
4
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  W (5-1) 8.0 11 4 4 1 1
  Olin   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
1
2

  E–Riles (6), Weiss (4).  DP–Oakland 3, Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland McGwire (8,off Candiotti); Canseco (9,off Candiotti); D Henderson (11,off Olin), Cleveland Lewis (6,off Moore).  3B–Oakland Riles (3,off Candiotti); Law (1,off Candiotti).  HR–Cleveland Jacoby (2,4th inning off Briscoe 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Canseco (3,off Candiotti); Steinbach (2,off Candiotti); Riles (1,off Candiotti).  SB–R Henderson 2 (10,3rd base off Candiotti/Skinner,2nd base off Candiotti/Skinner); D Henderson (3,2nd base off Candiotti/Skinner); Huff 2 (6,2nd base off Moore/Steinbach 2).  CS–Lewis (1,2nd base by Moore/Steinbach).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Tim Tschida.  T–2:44.  A–43,717.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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