Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
April 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1996 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 8, Minnesota Twins 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 1 0
Franco 1b 4 1 1 0
Baerga 2b 5 1 2 1
Belle lf 5 2 3 1
Murray dh 2 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph,dh 1 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 3
Thome 3b 3 1 2 0
Pena c 4 0 1 2
  Kirby ph 1 0 1 1
Espinoza ss 3 0 2 0
  Vizquel ph 1 0 0 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 1 1 1
Lawton rf 2 0 0 1
Molitor dh 3 0 1 1
Hollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Cordova lf 3 2 2 1
Myers c 4 0 1 0
Kelly cf 3 1 0 0
Stahoviak 1b 3 3 2 2
Meares ss 3 2 1 3
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Naulty p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 9 8 9
Cleveland 024 100 0018150
Minnesota 020 034 00x981
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   5.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Shuey  L (0-1) 0.2 2 4 4 3 0
  Plunk   2.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
6
3
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson   2.1 7 6 6 2 1
  Hansell  W (1-0) 3.2 4 1 1 2 1
  Mahomes   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Guardado   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Naulty   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Stevens  SV (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
7
5

  E–Meares (2).  DP–Cleveland 3, Minnesota 2.  2B–Cleveland Baerga (6,off Hansell), Minnesota Cordova (2,off Nagy); Myers (4,off Nagy); Knoblauch (3,off Nagy).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (2,3rd inning off Robertson 2 on, 1 out), Minnesota Stahoviak (3,2nd inning off Nagy 1 on, 2 out); Cordova (1,6th inning off Shuey 0 on, 0 out); Meares (2,6th inning off Shuey 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Lofton (2,off Hansell).  HBP–Meares (1,by Nagy); Cordova (1,by Plunk).  CS–Franco (3,2nd base by Hansell/Myers).  SB–Lawton (3,2nd base off Plunk/T Pena); Hollins (1,2nd base off Plunk/T Pena).  HBP–Nagy (1,Meares); Plunk (1,Cordova).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:12.  A–11,276.
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