Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
September 28, 1995 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1995 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Cleveland Indians 12, Minnesota Twins 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,cf 2 0 1 2
Espinoza ss 5 1 1 1
Baerga 2b 4 1 1 1
  Ripken 2b 2 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 2 1 1
  Burnitz pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 2 2 2
  Winfield ph,dh 1 0 1 0
Thome 3b 5 1 2 1
Ramirez rf 4 1 3 2
  Giles ph,rf 1 1 1 0
Perry 1b 4 1 1 0
Pena c 5 1 2 0
Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 12 17 10
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 2 2 0
  Raabe pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Lawton rf 4 1 1 2
Puckett dh 0 0 0 0
  Hale pr,dh 2 0 0 0
  Coomer ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Cordova lf 4 0 0 2
Masteller 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hocking ph 1 0 0 0
  Reboulet 1b 0 0 0 0
Leius 3b 3 0 1 0
  Cole ph 1 0 0 0
Walbeck c 3 0 0 0
  Merullo c 1 0 1 0
Meares ss 3 0 0 0
  Dunn ph 1 0 0 0
Becker cf 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Watkins p 0 0 0 0
  Klingenbeck p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Cleveland 030 020 50212170
Minnesota 102 000 010473
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (12-5) 6.0 5 3 3 0 3
  Poole   2.0 1 1 1 1 2
  Plunk   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 1 6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (5-8) 6.1 10 7 6 0 2
  Mahomes   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Watkins   0.2 1 1 0 1 0
  Klingenbeck   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
Totals 9.0 17 12 10 1 3

  E–Merullo (3), Meares 2 (17).  DP–Cleveland 1, Minnesota 1.  2B–Cleveland Thome (29,off Rodriguez); Belle (51,off Mahomes); Amaro (3,off Klingenbeck)., Minnesota Knoblauch (33,off Martinez).  HR–Cleveland Espinoza (2,7th inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 1 out); Murray (20,7th inning off Mahomes 1 on, 1 out), Minnesota Lawton (1,3rd inning off Martinez 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Espinoza (2,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Belle (6,by Rodriguez); Knoblauch (10,by Martinez); Puckett (3,by Martinez).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Lofton (50,2nd base off Rodriguez/Walbeck); Knoblauch (45,2nd base off Martinez/Pena).  WP–Poole (2).  BK–Poole (1).  HBP–Martinez 2 (12,Knoblauch,Puckett); Rodriguez (5,Belle).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:57.  A–9,442.

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