Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
April 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Milwaukee Brewers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 11

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Vina 2b 1 0 1 0
  Diaz pr,2b 4 1 1 0
Cirillo 3b 5 0 1 0
Nilsson dh 4 1 1 1
Jaha 1b 3 2 2 3
Newfield lf 4 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 4 1 2 0
Loretta ss 4 0 0 0
Williams cf 3 1 0 0
Matheny c 3 0 0 0
  Levis ph 1 0 1 2
Eldred p 0 0 0 0
  Mercedes p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 4 0 1 1
  Curtis cf 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 2 1 0
Thome 1b 4 2 3 2
Williams 3b 4 1 1 1
Justice lf 4 1 3 3
Ramirez dh 5 2 4 2
Franco 2b 2 1 0 0
Giles rf 5 1 2 2
Borders c 5 1 2 0
Nagy p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 11 17 11
Milwaukee 202 000 0026101
Cleveland 021 302 21x11170
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Eldred  L (2-1) 3.1 8 6 6 5 3
  Mercedes   2.2 4 2 2 3 2
  Villone   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Jones   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
17
11
11
9
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy  W (2-1) 7.0 8 4 4 0 7
  Jackson   2.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
1
9

  E–Williams (1).  DP–Milwaukee 3, Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez 2 (3,off Eldred,off Mercedes); Thome (5,off Eldred).  HR–Milwaukee Jaha 2 (3,1st inning off Nagy 0 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Nagy 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Justice (4,6th inning off Mercedes 0 on, 1 out); Ramirez (3,6th inning off Mercedes 0 on, 1 out); Giles (2,8th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Jaha (1,by M Jackson).  IBB–Franco (1,by Mercedes).  SB–Vina (2,2nd base off Nagy/Borders); Burnitz (5,2nd base off M Jackson/Borders); Williams (2,2nd base off M Jackson/Borders); Vizquel (6,2nd base off Eldred/Matheny).  WP–Eldred (2).  HBP–M Jackson (1,Jaha).  IBB–Mercedes (1,Franco).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:22.  A–40,237.
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