Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
August 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 1 2 1
Vizcaino 2b 5 0 0 0
Carreon 1b 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 1 2
Ramirez rf 3 1 1 0
Thome dh 3 1 1 0
Kent 3b 3 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 3 2
Vizquel ss 4 1 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 4 2 1 0
DiSarcina ss 3 1 0 0
Davis dh 4 0 0 0
Edmonds cf 3 1 1 1
Salmon rf 3 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 0 1 1
Anderson lf 3 0 1 0
Arias 3b 2 0 0 0
  Howell ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 1 0
  Palmeiro ph 1 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Gohr p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 2
Cleveland 003 002 000591
California 100 000 030461
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (12-7) 7.0 5 3 2 4 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Shuey   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Mesa  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
5
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (11-11) 7.0 8 5 3 5 8
  Gohr   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  James   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
3
5
9

  E–Carreon (2), Disarcina (15).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (32,off Finley); Alomar (16,off Finley); Lofton (30,off Finley), California Edmonds (17,off Assenmacher).  IBB–Belle (11,by Finley).  SB–Vizquel (30,2nd base off Finley/Fabregas); Lofton (57,3rd base off Finley/Fabregas); Belle (9,2nd base off Finley/Fabregas); Velarde (4,2nd base off Hershiser/Alomar).  WP–Shuey (3).  IBB–Finley (4,Belle).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:02.  A–19,499.
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