Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers
September 2, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1996 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Milwaukee Brewers 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 0 0
Seitzer dh 4 1 0 0
Thome 3b 3 1 0 0
Belle lf 4 2 2 1
Ramirez rf 3 1 0 0
Franco 1b 5 0 3 2
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 2 2
  Candaele pr 0 0 0 0
  Pena c 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 1 1 1
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 0 0
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 1 0 0 0
  Loretta 2b 3 1 1 0
Cirillo 3b 4 1 2 1
Nilsson dh 4 0 0 1
  Hulse pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Jaha 1b 4 2 3 2
Valentin ss 3 0 1 2
Newfield lf 4 0 1 0
Burnitz cf 4 0 0 0
Mieske rf 4 1 1 0
Levis c 2 1 0 0
McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 9 6
Cleveland 212 000 001681
Milwaukee 010 040 002791
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez   4.0 4 5 4 4 3
  Mercker   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Shuey   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Mesa  L (2-5) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.2
9
7
6
6
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald   6.2 5 5 4 6 4
  Wickman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Villone   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Jones  W (4-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
7
7

  E–Belle (9), Valentin (31).  2B–Cleveland Alomar (18,off McDonald); Belle (29,off Jones), Milwaukee Loretta (2,off Lopez).  HR–Cleveland Vizquel (9,2nd inning off McDonald 0 on, 0 out), Milwaukee Jaha (28,2nd inning off Lopez 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Vizquel (11,off Wickman).  SF–Nilsson (3,off Mercker); Valentin (3,off Mercker).  SB–Jaha (3,2nd base off Shuey/Alomar); Hulse (4,2nd base off Mesa/T Pena).  WP–Mesa (3).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:29.  A–18,015.
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