Cleveland Indians vs Baltimore Orioles
April 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles 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, Baltimore Orioles 14

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 2 1 1 0
  Espinoza ss 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Belle lf 2 1 1 1
Murray dh 4 0 2 1
Franco 1b 4 0 0 0
Thome 3b 3 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 0 0
  Burnitz rf 1 1 1 2
Alomar, Jr. c 2 0 1 0
  Pena c 2 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 3 4 3
Alomar 2b 5 2 2 0
  Huson 2b 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 1 2
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla dh,1b 3 1 1 2
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
  Ripken 3b 1 0 0 0
Surhoff 3b 3 3 2 1
  Alexander ss 1 0 0 0
Hoiles c 3 0 0 0
Tarasco rf 4 2 1 2
Hammonds lf 4 2 2 2
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 14 13 12
Cleveland 000 101 002473
Baltimore 024 121 31x14131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (0-2) 3.2 7 7 4 2 0
  Ogea   1.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Embree   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Plunk   1.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Mesa   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
14
11
3
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (1-0) 6.0 5 2 2 3 1
  Rhodes  SV (1) 3.0 2 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
4
3

  E–Baerga (3), Thome (1), Hershiser (1), Bonilla (1).  DP–Cleveland 1, Baltimore 2.  3B–Baltimore Alomar (1,off Embree).  HR–Cleveland Belle (4,4th inning off Erickson 0 on, 1 out); Burnitz (1,9th inning off Rhodes 1 on, 1 out), Baltimore Tarasco (1,2nd inning off Hershiser 1 on, 2 out); Anderson 2 (2,4th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Plunk 1 on, 2 out); Hammonds (2,5th inning off Ogea 1 on, 2 out); Surhoff (2,7th inning off Plunk 0 on, 0 out); Palmeiro (2,8th inning off.  SF–Palmeiro (1,off Hershiser); Bonilla (2,off Embree).  HBP–Bonilla (1,by Hershiser).  SB–Vizquel (1,2nd base off Erickson/Hoiles); Tarasco (2,2nd base off Ogea/Alomar).  HBP–Hershiser (1,Bonilla).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:45.  A–43,189.
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