Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
July 31, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Cleveland Indians 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 0 2 1
Cedeno 2b 5 0 0 0
Delgado dh 4 1 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 1 0
Sprague 3b 3 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 2 1 1 0
  Samuel ph,1b 1 0 0 1
Green rf 2 0 1 0
  Brumfield ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 0 1 0
  O'Brien ph,c 1 0 1 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Risley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 3 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 1 2 0
Thome 3b 5 0 2 0
Belle lf 5 1 1 4
Franco 1b 3 0 0 0
  Candaele pr 0 0 0 0
  Carreon 1b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 0 0 0 0
Giles dh 4 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 0
  Burnitz ph 1 1 1 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 1 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Toronto 010 000 010280
Cleveland 000 000 004490
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman   2.0 2 0 0 2 1
  Castillo   4.0 3 0 0 1 1
  Quantrill   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Crabtree   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Timlin  L (0-4) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0
  Risley   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
4
4
7
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   5.0 3 1 1 4 5
  Shuey   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Swindell   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Plunk   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher  W (2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 3, Cleveland 1.  2B–Toronto Delgado (23,off Swindell), Cleveland Alomar (12,off Guzman); Thome (21,off Crabtree); Burnitz (7,off Timlin).  HR–Cleveland Belle (36,9th inning off Risley 3 on, 2 out).  SH–Nixon (4,off Assenmacher).  HBP–Ramirez (1,by Crabtree).  CS–Nixon (10,2nd base by Nagy/Alomar).  WP–Crabtree (3).  HBP–Crabtree (2,Ramirez).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–3:18.  A–42,301.
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