Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 18, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2000 at Jacobs Field. 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 8, Cleveland Indians 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Christenson cf 5 0 2 3
Tejada ss 4 2 3 1
Giambi dh 5 1 1 2
Saenz 1b 5 1 2 1
Stairs rf 4 1 0 1
Grieve lf 3 0 0 0
Fasano c 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 2 1 0
Velandia 2b 2 0 0 0
  Jaha ph 0 0 0 0
  Menechino pr,2b 1 1 0 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 5 1 2 2
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0
Ramirez M. rf 4 1 1 2
Thome dh 4 1 1 0
Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0
Justice lf 3 0 1 1
Ramirez A. cf 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 1 0 0 0
  Diaz c 2 1 1 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Kamieniecki p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Oakland 000 213 002890
Cleveland 200 020 001591
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder  W (1-0) 6.0 5 4 4 3 6
  Magnante   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mathews   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
6
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (1-2) 5.2 7 6 6 4 6
  Kamieniecki   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Reed   0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Martin   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
8
8
10

  E–Fryman (1).  DP–Oakland 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Oakland Saenz (5,off Nagy); Tejada (1,off Nagy), Cleveland Thome (4,off Isringhausen).  3B–Oakland Saenz (1,off Nagy).  HR–Oakland Jason Giambi (6,9th inning off Reed 1 on, 0 out), Cleveland M Ramirez (4,1st inning off Mulder 1 on, 2 out); Fryman (2,5th inning off Mulder 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Chavez (2,by Nagy).  HBP–Diaz (2,by Isringhausen).  SB–Stairs (1,2nd base off Nagy/Diaz).  HBP–Isringhausen (1,Diaz).  IBB–Nagy (1,Chavez).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Marvin Hudson, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–3:07.  A–40,551.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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