Cleveland Indians vs Minnesota Twins
July 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 2 2 0
Carreon cf 3 0 2 0
Thome 3b 5 0 1 2
Belle lf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez rf 3 0 1 0
Murray dh 2 0 1 0
  Burnitz ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 0 0
  Giles ph 1 1 1 2
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Espinoza 1b 3 1 1 1
  Lofton ph 0 1 0 0
  Leius 1b 0 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 1 0 0
Becker cf 4 1 1 1
Molitor dh 4 1 2 1
Stahoviak 1b 3 0 0 0
  Coomer ph,1b 0 0 0 0
  Hale ph 1 0 0 0
Cordova lf 5 0 2 0
Hollins 3b 3 0 0 0
Myers c 4 0 1 0
Kelly rf 3 1 1 0
Meares ss 4 1 2 1
Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Naulty p 0 0 0 0
  Stevens p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 3
Cleveland 100 100 0147105
Minnesota 000 000 410590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   6.2 7 4 0 1 4
  Assenmacher   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mesa  W (1-3) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
  Shuey  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
1
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Robertson   7.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Guardado   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Naulty   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Stevens  L (1-1) 0.2 1 4 4 3 0
  Trombley   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
3

  E–Vizquel (11), Thome (9), Baerga (12), Alomar 2 (4).  DP–Cleveland 2, Minnesota 3.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (21,off Robertson), Minnesota Cordova (24,off Hershiser); Meares (15,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Belle (29,4th inning off Robertson 0 on, 0 out); Espinoza (3,8th inning off Guardado 0 on, 0 out); Giles (1,9th inning off Stevens 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Carreon (1,by Robertson).  SB–Molitor (9,2nd base off Assenmacher/Alomar); Hollins (3,2nd base off Mesa/Alomar).  CS–Hollins (3,Home by Mesa/Alomar).  HBP–Robertson (5,Carreon).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:12.  A–18,246.
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