Cleveland Indians vs Oakland Athletics
April 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 0 0 0
Justice lf 2 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 2 1 0 0
Franco 2b 4 1 2 0
Mitchell dh 4 1 1 3
Borders c 3 0 1 1
  Giles ph 1 0 1 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista ss 3 1 0 0
Brosius 3b 5 1 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 2 2
Berroa rf 3 1 1 1
Giambi lf 4 0 2 1
  Mashore pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 1 0 1 1
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Cleveland 030 100 000460
Oakland 100 021 01x580
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser   4.2 5 3 3 7 3
  Jackson   2.0 2 1 1 3 1
  Plunk  L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
11
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams   4.0 4 4 4 3 4
  Telgheder   3.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Lewis  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Taylor  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
6
8

  E–None.  2B–Cleveland Franco (1,off Adams); Giles (1,off Taylor), Oakland McGwire (2,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Mitchell (2,2nd inning off Adams 2 on, 1 out), Oakland McGwire (1,5th inning off Hershiser 0 on, 0 out); Berroa (2,8th inning off Plunk 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Batista (1,off M Jackson).  HBP–Williams (1,by Hershiser).  SB–Grissom 2 (2,2nd base off Adams/Williams 2).  CS–Franco (1,2nd base by Telgheder/Williams).  WP–Hershiser (1).  HBP–Hershiser (1,Williams).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:15.  A–13,707.
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