Cleveland Indians vs California Angels
August 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1996 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, California Angels 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 1 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 2 1 0
Thome 3b 5 0 2 1
Belle lf 4 1 2 1
Ramirez rf 5 1 2 1
Burnitz dh 3 1 2 2
Carreon 1b 4 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 1 2 0
Pena c 3 0 1 2
  Giles ph 1 0 0 0
  Alomar, Jr. c 1 0 0 0
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 12 7
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 5 1 4 2
Edmonds cf 5 0 2 2
Salmon rf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 2 1 1 0
Anderson lf 4 2 2 0
Snow 1b 3 0 1 1
DiSarcina ss 3 2 1 0
Fabregas c 4 1 1 1
Arias 3b 4 1 1 2
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Gohr p 0 0 0 0
  Holtz p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 13 8
Cleveland 060 001 0007120
California 044 000 00x8131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (10-7) 2.1 8 7 6 1 3
  Mercker   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Tavarez   2.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Shuey   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Assenmacher   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
13
8
7
4
5
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   1.2 3 6 6 2 1
  Gohr  W (5-8) 4.0 8 1 1 1 3
  Holtz   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Harris   2.1 1 0 0 1 3
  Percival  SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
5
7

  E–Salmon (7).  DP–Cleveland 3.  PB–T Pena (1).  2B–Cleveland Ramirez (34,off Grimsley); Burnitz (9,off Grimsley); T Pena (4,off Grimsley); Vizcaino (5,off Harris), California Anderson (30,off McDowell); Velarde 2 (15,off Tavarez,off Assenmacher); Snow (12,off Tavarez).  HBP–Carreon (2,by Grimsley).  IBB–Snow (5,by Shuey).  SB–Edmonds (3,2nd base off McDowell/T Pena).  WP–Grimsley (8), Harris (1).  HBP–Grimsley (11,Carreon).  IBB–Shuey (3,Snow).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:27.  A–23,887.
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