Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 27, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1996 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
  Leius 2b 0 0 0 0
Franco 1b 4 1 1 3
  Espinoza 1b 1 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 2 0
  Kirby cf 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 1 0
Murray dh 3 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 1 1 0
  Burnitz ph,rf 0 1 0 0
Thome 3b 3 1 0 0
Pena c 4 1 2 1
Vizquel ss 2 1 1 2
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 3 3 0
Cedeno 2b 2 2 1 2
Delgado 1b 4 2 3 4
Carter lf 5 0 3 3
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud dh 5 0 1 0
Green rf 4 1 2 0
O'Brien c 5 1 1 2
Gonzalez ss 3 2 2 0
Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Risley p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 16 11
Cleveland 010 030 020691
Toronto 320 240 00x11161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (3-1) 1.1 6 5 5 1 0
  Ogea   3.2 8 6 6 1 3
  Poole   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Assenmacher   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
11
11
3
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Quantrill   4.1 8 4 4 2 4
  Castillo  W (2-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Risley   1.0 1 2 2 2 1
  Crabtree   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
9

  E–Lofton (3), Delgado (2).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (6,off Quantrill); T Pena (1,off Risley), Toronto Delgado 2 (3,off Nagy,off Tavarez); Gonzalez (5,off Nagy); Green (5,off Ogea).  HR–Cleveland Franco (3,5th inning off Quantrill 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Lofton (3,off Quantrill); Cedeno (2,off Ogea).  SF–Vizquel (2,off Risley); Cedeno (1,off Nagy); Delgado (3,off Nagy).  HBP–Sprague (3,by Ogea).  SB–Nixon 3 (7,2nd base off Nagy/T Pena 2,3rd base off Nagy/T Pena).  HBP–Ogea (2,Sprague).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–3:19.  A–40,140.
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