Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
August 31, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1993 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Minnesota Twins 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 9 0 1 0
Kirby rf 10 2 3 0
Baerga 2b 9 1 4 1
Belle lf 9 1 2 2
Sorrento 1b 7 0 1 0
  Milligan ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Treadway dh 5 0 2 0
  Maldonado ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Thome 3b 3 0 2 1
  Espinoza 3b 4 0 0 0
Fermin ss 9 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 8 0 0 0
Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  DiPoto p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Wertz p 0 0 0 0
  Mutis p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 76 4 16 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Mack cf 10 0 1 0
Knoblauch 2b,ss,2b 7 0 1 1
Puckett rf 9 1 2 0
Hrbek 1b 7 0 2 0
  Munoz ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Winfield dh 9 0 1 0
Harper c 8 0 4 1
McCarty lf,1b 9 1 1 0
Jorgensen 3b 4 1 2 1
  Reboulet pr,ss 5 0 1 0
Meares ss 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph,2b,3b 6 1 1 1
Banks p 0 0 0 0
  Casian p 0 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Hartley p 0 0 0 0
  Tsamis p 0 0 0 0
  Merriman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 78 5 17 5
Cleveland 001 000 030 000 000 000 000 04161
Minnesota 000 000 121 000 000 000 000 15171
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Mesa   7.0 6 3 2 1 7
  Plunk   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  DiPoto   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Hernandez   4.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Wertz   5.0 5 0 0 3 6
  Mutis   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Grimsley  L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
21.0
17
5
4
7
17
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Banks   7.0 10 4 2 1 3
  Casian   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Willis   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Aguilera   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Hartley   4.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Tsamis   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Merriman  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
22.0
16
4
2
7
8

  E–Fermin (20), Knoblauch (8).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 3.  2B–Cleveland Kirby (14,off Banks); Baerga (24,off Banks); Sorrento (21,off Banks); Belle 2 (30,off Banks,off Hartley); Thome (7,off Casian); Fermin (13,off Willis), Minnesota Jorgensen 2 (5,off Mesa,off DiPoto); McCarty (10,off DiPoto); Puckett (34,off Wertz); Winfield (20,off Mutis).  HR–Minnesota Munoz (9,22nd inning off Grimsley 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Alomar (1,off Willis); Espinoza (7,off Aguilera).  IBB–Treadway 2 (2,by Willis,by Hartley); Hrbek (3,by Wertz); Harper (7,by Mutis).  SB–Lofton (54,3rd base off Aguilera/Harper); Knoblauch (21,2nd base off Grimsley/Alomar).  CS–Knoblauch (7,2nd base by Mesa/Alomar).  WP–Plunk (6), Banks (6).  IBB–Wertz (2,Hrbek); Mutis (2,Harper); Willis (2,Treadway); Hartley (3,Treadway).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–6:17.  A–17,968.
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