Cleveland Indians vs Chicago White Sox
September 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1996 at Comiskey Park II. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Candaele 2b 5 1 1 0
Pena G. 3b 3 1 1 2
Giles rf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 4 0 1 1
Kent 1b 3 1 2 0
Thompson cf 4 0 0 0
Pena T. c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 1 1
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 4 1 2 0
Martinez cf 3 0 1 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 0 0
  Martin pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 2 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 2 1
Durham 2b 3 0 0 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 1 1
Guillen ss 2 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Norton ss 1 0 0 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 2
Cleveland 200 001 001470
Chicago 100 000 002390
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez  W (5-4) 5.0 6 1 0 3 2
  Mercker   2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Tavarez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  SV (35) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
4
6
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  L (11-6) 7.0 5 3 3 3 9
  Simas   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
11

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 4.  PB–T Pena 2 (3).  2B–Cleveland Candaele (1,off Baldwin); Jackson (2,off Simas), Chicago Tartabull (23,off Lopez); Ventura (29,off Mesa).  HR–Cleveland G Pena (1,1st inning off Baldwin 1 on, 0 out).  WP–Baldwin 4 (12).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:44.  A–20,289.
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