Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians
June 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Frye 2b 4 2 1 0
Valentin ss 4 1 0 0
Vaughn 1b 5 2 2 1
Canseco dh 5 1 3 3
Naehring 3b 4 0 2 2
O'Leary rf 5 0 0 0
Stanley c 5 0 1 0
  Delgado pr 0 0 0 0
Jefferson lf 5 0 3 0
Tinsley cf 3 1 2 0
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 3 0
Franco 1b 5 0 2 2
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Murray dh 5 1 1 0
Thome 3b 3 1 1 0
Ramirez rf 3 1 1 0
Baerga 2b 4 1 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 2 2 1 0
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 2 3 6
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 13 8
Boston 240 100 0007141
Cleveland 050 300 10x9131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  L (2-5) 3.0 8 8 7 1 3
  Moyer   2.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Hudson   1.2 2 1 1 2 0
  Stanton   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
9
8
5
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   2.1 9 6 4 1 1
  Swindell  W (1-0) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Plunk   3.0 3 0 0 1 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Shuey   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Mesa  SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
5
3
9

  E–Jefferson (2), Thome (6).  DP–Boston 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Boston Canseco (15,off McDowell), Cleveland Franco (16,off Sele); Vizquel (16,off Sele); Murray (6,off Hudson); Lofton (17,off Stanton).  HR–Boston Canseco (22,4th inning off Swindell 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Vizquel (4,2nd inning off Sele 3 on, 2 out).  SF–Naehring (3,off McDowell).  HBP–Thome (3,by Moyer).  IBB–Belle (6,by Stanton).  SB–Tinsley (3,2nd base off Plunk/Alomar); Lofton (36,3rd base off Stanton/Stanley).  HBP–Moyer (1,Thome).  IBB–Stanton (3,Belle).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–3:38.  A–42,209.
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