Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
May 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 1 0
Franco 1b 4 0 1 2
Baerga 2b 5 1 1 1
Belle lf 5 1 1 3
Murray dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Thome 3b 4 2 2 0
  Espinoza 3b 0 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 2 3 1
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 0 0
Gates 2b 4 0 0 1
Giambi 3b 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 3 0 1 0
  Lovullo pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Plantier lf 4 0 2 0
Steinbach c 4 1 1 0
Berroa dh 4 0 2 0
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Herrera rf 4 1 2 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
  Briscoe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
Cleveland 001 051 000791
Oakland 000 000 0213101
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  W (5-1) 8.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Mesa   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes  L (3-5) 5.0 6 6 6 2 4
  Acre   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Briscoe   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
3
8

  E–Vizquel (1), Herrera (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Lofton (5,off Reyes); Thome (7,off Reyes); Vizquel (10,off Acre), Oakland Giambi (10,off Nagy); Herrera (1,off Nagy); McGwire (2,off Nagy); Steinbach (9,off Mesa).  HR–Cleveland Belle (13,5th inning off Reyes 2 on, 2 out), Oakland Giambi (5,8th inning off Nagy 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Franco (3,off Reyes).  SB–Vizquel (8,2nd base off Reyes/Steinbach).  U-HP–Terry Craft, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:46.  A–9,288.
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