Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
July 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 1 0
Carreon 1b 5 0 0 0
Thome 3b 5 0 2 0
Belle lf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Burnitz dh 4 1 1 0
Baerga 2b 4 1 2 0
Pena c 2 0 0 1
  Giles ph 1 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 2 0 2 1
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 2b,ss 4 1 2 0
Goodwin cf 4 1 1 0
Tucker lf 3 1 0 0
Hamelin dh 3 0 1 1
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Damon rf 4 0 2 1
Randa 3b 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 0 0 0
Howard ss 1 0 0 0
  Lockhart 2b 1 0 0 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 2
Cleveland 020 000 0002111
Kansas City 201 000 00x371
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  L (9-6) 8.0 7 3 2 3 4
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
3
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (8-5) 8.0 9 2 2 1 3
  Montgomery  SV (20) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
2
4

  E–Thome (10), Lockhart (7).  DP–Kansas City 2.  2B–Cleveland Baerga (24,off Belcher), Kansas City Offerman 2 (19,off Hershiser 2); Goodwin (12,off Hershiser).  SH–Vizquel (6,off Montgomery).  SF–T Pena (2,off Belcher).  IBB–Lofton (1,by Montgomery).  IBB–Montgomery (3,Lofton).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–2:34.  A–19,532.
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