Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
July 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 2, Cleveland Indians 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 0 1 0
Goodwin lf 5 0 3 1
Lockhart 2b 4 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph 0 0 0 0
  Young pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 0 0
Tucker rf 4 0 3 0
Paquette dh 4 0 1 0
Offerman 1b 2 0 2 1
Randa 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Howard ss 3 1 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 3 1
Vizquel ss 3 0 2 1
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Thome 3b 2 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Leius 1b 2 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph 0 1 0 0
  Espinoza 1b 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 1 1
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Kansas City 000 100 0012101
Cleveland 000 001 011380
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  L (6-4) 8.2 7 3 2 2 3
  Pichardo   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
2
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea   6.1 5 1 1 2 3
  Assenmacher   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Shuey   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Mesa   0.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Poole  W (4-0) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
5

  E–Belcher (1).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Kansas City Tucker (11,off Shuey); Offerman (14,off Mesa), Cleveland Lofton (19,off Belcher).  HR–Cleveland Lofton (6,6th inning off Belcher 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Macfarlane (3,by Ogea); Burnitz (1,by Belcher).  SF–Vizquel (5,off Belcher).  SB–Offerman (7,2nd base off Ogea/Alomar).  CS–Goodwin (12,2nd base by Ogea/Alomar).  WP–Mesa (1).  HBP–Belcher (5,Burnitz); Ogea (3,Macfarlane).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:30.  A–42,283.
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