Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
August 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 6 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 6 2 3 0
Greer lf 6 2 3 3
Gonzalez rf 6 0 1 1
Clark 1b 4 1 2 0
Palmer 3b 5 1 2 2
Tettleton dh 5 1 2 0
McLemore 2b 5 1 1 0
Elster ss 5 1 1 2
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 10 17 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 6 1 2 2
Vizquel ss 6 2 3 1
Thome 3b 5 1 2 2
Belle lf 4 1 3 1
Ramirez rf 6 0 2 1
Giles dh 6 0 0 1
Carreon 1b 3 0 1 0
  Candaele ph 1 1 1 0
  Kent 1b 0 0 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph 0 1 0 0
  Pena c 1 0 1 0
Vizcaino 2b 3 1 2 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 8 17 8
Texas 100 007 000 210170
Cleveland 330 000 002 08173
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   3.1 8 6 6 3 1
  Gross   3.1 4 0 0 2 3
  Cook   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Henneman   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Vosberg  W (1-0) 1.2 3 0 0 2 3
Totals
10.0
17
8
8
8
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy   5.1 8 5 5 1 4
  Shuey   2.2 5 3 1 0 3
  Assenmacher   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez  L (4-7) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
10.0
17
10
8
1
9

  E–Vizquel (17), Thome (15), Alomar (5).  DP–Texas 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Texas Rodriguez 2 (42,off Nagy,off Tavarez); McLemore (21,off Nagy); Greer (37,off Shuey), Cleveland Ramirez (38,off Burkett).  3B–Cleveland Vizquel (1,off Burkett).  HR–Texas Palmer (30,6th inning off Nagy 1 on, 1 out); Greer (15,10th inning off Tavarez 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Clark (3,by Nagy); Carreon (3,by Burkett).  SH–Vizcaino (1,off Henneman).  IBB–Belle (14,by Vosberg).  SB–Vizcaino (2,2nd base off Burkett/Rodriguez).  HBP–Burkett (1,Carreon); Nagy (3,Clark).  IBB–Vosberg (2,Belle).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–4:07.  A–42,345.
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