Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
August 1, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno 2b 4 1 2 0
Delgado dh 4 0 1 3
Carter lf 4 1 1 1
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 1 2 1
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 1 2 0
Hanson p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 1 1
Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0
Thome 3b 3 0 1 1
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Franco 1b 4 1 3 0
Burnitz rf 4 0 1 0
Giles dh 4 1 3 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 1
  Candaele ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena c 0 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 1 2 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Toronto 003 000 101590
Cleveland 001 200 0003120
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hanson  W (10-12) 7.0 11 3 3 1 2
  Crabtree   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Timlin  SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
1
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  L (1-3) 8.0 8 4 4 0 3
  Mesa   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
3

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–Toronto Delgado (24,off Lopez), Cleveland Giles (5,off Hanson); Vizcaino (1,off Hanson); Alomar (13,off Hanson).  HR–Toronto Olerud (16,7th inning off Lopez 0 on, 1 out); Carter (26,9th inning off Mesa 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Gonzalez (5,2nd base by Lopez/Alomar).  WP–Hanson (8).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–2:46.  A–42,249.
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