Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 28, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 2 0
Seitzer 1b 4 1 4 1
Thome 3b 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 1 1 2
Franco dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 1 0 0
Alomar, Jr. c 4 1 2 1
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 1
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman ss,2b 4 0 2 1
Randa 3b 4 0 2 0
Myers cf 4 0 1 2
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Howard ss 0 0 0 0
Roberts lf 5 0 0 0
Paquette 1b 5 0 1 0
Damon rf 5 1 2 0
Sweeney dh 2 1 0 0
Macfarlane c 3 1 1 0
Lockhart 2b 3 1 1 1
  Stynes ph 1 0 1 0
  Goodwin pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Haney p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlan p 0 0 0 0
  Huisman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland 110 002 100591
Kansas City 040 000 0004110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   5.0 8 4 4 3 4
  Mercker  W (4-6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Plunk   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Anderson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Embree   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  SV (39) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Haney   6.0 6 4 4 1 3
  Scanlan  L (0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Huisman   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
6

  E–Alomar (9).  DP–Kansas City 1.  2B–Cleveland Seitzer 2 (35,off Haney 2); Alomar (23,off Haney), Kansas City Damon (22,off McDowell).  HR–Cleveland Belle (48,6th inning off Haney 1 on, 1 out); Alomar (11,7th inning off Scanlan 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Vizquel (9,off Haney).  SH–Offerman (7,off Anderson).  SB–Offerman (24,2nd base off McDowell/Alomar); Damon 2 (25,2nd base off McDowell/Alomar,3rd base off McDowell/Alomar); Randa (13,2nd base off Mercker/Alomar).  WP–Haney (8).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:55.  A–19,820.
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