Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
August 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 11, 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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Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 2 1
Vizquel ss 5 1 1 0
Thome 3b 3 1 1 1
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 3 0 0 0
Giles dh 1 0 0 1
Carreon 1b 4 0 2 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 1 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera rf 5 2 3 1
Giambi lf 3 1 1 0
  Mashore ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 5 1 3 4
McGwire 1b 3 2 1 0
Berroa dh 3 2 2 0
Steinbach c 4 1 2 4
Batista 2b 4 0 0 0
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9
Cleveland 200 010 000370
Oakland 021 060 00x9132
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  L (2-4) 4.0 9 7 7 1 4
  Tavarez   2.0 3 2 2 2 0
  Swindell   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Plunk   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
3
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin  W (7-5) 7.0 5 3 2 4 4
  Corsi   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
5

  E–Herrera (4), McGwire (6).  DP–Cleveland 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Cleveland Lofton (29,off Wasdin); Carreon (10,off Corsi), Oakland Steinbach 2 (22,off Lopez,off Tavarez).  HR–Cleveland Lofton (11,1st inning off Wasdin 0 on, 0 out); Thome (24,5th inning off Wasdin 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Brosius (19,5th inning off Lopez 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Giles (1,off Wasdin).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:51.  A–21,914.
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