Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
August 10, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 10, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 1, Oakland Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
Thome 3b 2 1 1 1
Belle dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 3 0
Giles lf 3 0 1 0
Kent 1b 3 0 0 0
  Candaele ph 1 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph 1 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 2 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 8 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera cf,rf 4 2 2 2
Giambi lf 4 0 1 0
  Mashore lf 0 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Berroa dh 4 1 1 0
Steinbach c 3 1 2 3
Stairs rf 3 0 0 0
  Young cf 1 0 0 0
Batista 2b 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 1 0
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 5
Cleveland 000 001 000181
Oakland 101 300 00x571
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  L (12-4) 8.0 7 5 5 2 8
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
2
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams  W (1-1) 6.0 7 1 1 3 5
  Groom   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Taylor   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
9

  E–Thome (14), Bordick (9).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (31,off Adams), Oakland Berroa (23,off Nagy).  3B–Oakland Bordick (4,off Nagy).  HR–Cleveland Thome (23,6th inning off Adams 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Herrera 2 (6,1st inning off Nagy 0 on, 0 out,3rd inning off Nagy 0 on, 1 out); Steinbach (28,4th inning off Nagy 2 on, 0 out).  IBB–Giles (2,by Adams); Steinbach (4,by Nagy).  SB–Vizcaino (1,2nd base off Adams/Steinbach).  IBB–Nagy (2,Steinbach); Adams (1,Giles).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:35.  A–30,238.
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