Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
April 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 2 3 2
Franco 1b 3 2 1 1
Baerga 2b 5 1 2 0
Belle lf 5 1 1 1
Murray dh 4 0 1 2
  Kirby pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 5 0 0 0
Thome 3b 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 7 9 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
O'Leary rf 5 1 0 0
Naehring 3b 2 1 2 0
  Valentin ph,ss 2 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 6 0 3 1
Canseco dh 5 1 2 1
Greenwell lf 6 1 1 0
Stanley c 5 0 0 0
Cordero 2b 5 1 1 2
Hosey cf 4 1 1 0
Beltre ss,3b 4 0 2 1
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 6 13 5
Cleveland 400 002 000 01791
Boston 001 050 000 006132
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   4.0 9 3 3 2 2
  Shuey   0.2 2 3 3 3 0
  Plunk   2.2 2 0 0 0 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez  W (1-1) 2.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
13
6
6
5
6
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon   3.2 4 4 4 5 2
  Maddux   2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Belinda   2.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Stanton  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
9
7
7
8
4

  E–Belle (3), Greenwell (2), Stanley (3).  DP–Cleveland 1, Boston 1.  PB–Stanley (3).  2B–Cleveland Baerga (3,off Gordon), Boston Beltre (1,off Ogea); Canseco (3,off Ogea); Cordero (3,off Shuey).  HR–Cleveland Lofton (1,6th inning off Maddux 1 on, 2 out); Franco (2,11th inning off Stanton 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Beltre (1,off Shuey).  HBP–Valentin (1,by Ogea).  SB–Lofton 2 (10,2nd base off Gordon/Stanley 2); Hosey (3,2nd base off Shuey/Alomar).  CS–Lofton (1,Home by Gordon/Stanley).  WP–Shuey (1).  BK–Shuey (1).  HBP–Ogea (1,Valentin).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–4:42.  A–31,796.
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