Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
August 7, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1996 at Kingdome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 1 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 2 2 1
Carreon 1b 4 1 2 1
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Kent dh 3 0 0 0
  Giles ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Thome 3b 3 0 1 0
  Candaele ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Alomar, Jr. ph,c 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 1 1 1
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 3 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Buhner rf 4 0 1 1
Sorrento 1b 3 1 2 0
Wilson c 4 1 2 2
Ibanez dh 3 0 0 0
Manto 3b 3 0 0 0
Diaz lf 4 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
Cleveland 000 200 003570
Seattle 011 000 1104104
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   7.0 8 3 3 3 1
  Tavarez  W (4-6) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Mesa  SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer   7.0 3 2 1 2 6
  Jackson   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Charlton  L (2-6) 1.1 4 3 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
3
9

  E–Cora (11), Rodriguez 2 (12), Manto (4).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Carreon (9,off Moyer); Vizcaino (4,off Charlton), Seattle Sorrento (24,off Hershiser); Wilson (20,off Hershiser); Cora (30,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Vizquel (8,9th inning off Charlton 0 on, 2 out), Seattle Rodriguez (25,3rd inning off Hershiser 0 on, 2 out); Wilson (15,8th inning off Tavarez 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Belle (5,by Moyer); Ibanez (1,by Hershiser).  SH–Griffey (1,off Hershiser).  SB–Belle (8,2nd base off Moyer/Wilson); Lofton (55,3rd base off Moyer/Wilson).  WP–Moyer (3).  HBP–Hershiser (11,Ibanez); Moyer (2,Belle).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Tim McClelland, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–3:04.  A–30,431.
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