Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
May 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1996 at Kingdome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 3 1
Franco 1b 3 1 2 1
Baerga 2b 5 0 1 0
Belle lf 5 1 1 2
Murray dh 4 0 1 0
Ramirez rf 2 1 0 0
Thome 3b 3 1 2 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 1 1
Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 0
Sojo ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 0
Martinez dh 4 1 1 2
Buhner rf 4 1 1 1
Sorrento 1b 4 1 2 1
Wilson c 2 0 0 0
  Strange ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Davis R. 3b 3 0 0 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
  Marzano c 0 0 0 0
Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  Hurtado p 0 0 0 0
  Davis T. p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Cleveland 002 310 0006110
Seattle 000 010 201470
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (3-2) 6.1 5 3 3 0 6
  Tavarez   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  SV (10) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
0
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott  L (1-4) 5.0 9 6 6 3 0
  Hurtado   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Davis   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
3

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Cleveland Thome 2 (5,off Wolcott 2); Alomar (5,off Wolcott); Franco (6,off Wolcott).  HR–Cleveland Belle (11,3rd inning off Wolcott 1 on, 2 out), Seattle Buhner (7,5th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 0 out); E Martinez (7,7th inning off Hershiser 1 on, 0 out); Sorrento (7,9th inning off Mesa 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Lofton (19,2nd base off Wells/Marzano).  CS–Lofton (5,2nd base by Wolcott/Wilson).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:41.  A–21,711.
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