Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
April 16, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1996 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 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 2 2 1
Franco 1b 4 0 1 1
Baerga 2b 5 0 1 0
Belle lf 4 1 1 0
Murray dh 5 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 3 1
Thome 3b 4 1 2 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 1 2
Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 13 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 3 1 1 0
Lawton rf 4 0 2 2
Molitor dh 4 0 1 0
Hollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Cordova lf 4 0 0 0
Myers c 4 0 2 0
Kelly cf 4 0 1 0
Stahoviak 1b 4 0 0 0
Meares ss 3 1 0 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Naulty p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Cleveland 040 000 1117130
Minnesota 000 020 000281
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (1-2) 7.0 6 2 2 0 7
  Tavarez   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
8
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  L (3-1) 7.0 9 5 5 1 4
  Naulty   0.1 1 1 1 1 0
  Guardado   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bennett   1.2 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
6

  E–Myers (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Baerga (5,off Radke); Ramirez (3,off Radke); Franco (3,off Radke); Vizquel (3,off Radke), Minnesota Myers (3,off Hershiser).  3B–Cleveland Thome (1,off Radke), Minnesota Lawton (1,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Alomar (1,2nd inning off Radke 1 on, 1 out); Lofton (2,2nd inning off Radke 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Franco (1,off Radke).  SB–Lofton (12,2nd base off Bennett/Myers).  CS–Lofton (2,2nd base by Radke/Myers).  WP–Bennett (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:44.  A–13,103.
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