Milwaukee Brewers vs Cleveland Indians
April 20, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 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 4, Cleveland Indians 6

Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Loretta ss 4 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 3 1 1 2
  Mieske ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Nilsson 1b 4 1 0 0
Jaha dh 3 0 0 0
Newfield lf 3 0 1 0
Banks 3b 4 0 2 1
Diaz 2b 4 1 0 0
Williams cf 2 1 0 0
Matheny c 1 0 1 0
  Levis ph 1 0 0 0
Karl p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Miranda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 4 1 1 1
  Giles ph,cf 0 0 0 1
Vizquel ss 5 1 1 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 1 1 0
Justice lf 4 1 2 1
Ramirez rf 4 2 1 0
Franco 2b 3 0 1 0
Mitchell dh 3 0 0 1
Alomar, Jr. c 2 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 7 4
Milwaukee 003 001 000473
Cleveland 010 031 10x671
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Karl   4.2 3 4 1 5 3
  Florie   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wickman  L (2-1) 2.0 3 2 2 2 2
  Miranda   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
6
3
8
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (1-0) 6.1 6 4 1 2 7
  Kline   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Plunk   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Mesa  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
4
10

  E–Loretta (1), Burnitz (1), Nilsson (1), Hershiser (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Milwaukee Newfield (3,off Hershiser), Cleveland Justice (4,off Miranda).  HR–Milwaukee Burnitz (2,3rd inning off Hershiser 1 on, 2 out), Cleveland Curtis (2,6th inning off Wickman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Matheny (1,off Hershiser); Loretta (1,off Hershiser).  HBP–Williams (2,by Hershiser); Matheny (1,by Hershiser); Newfield (1,by Hershiser).  SF–Giles (1,off Wickman).  CS–Loretta (1,2nd base by Hershiser/Alomar).  HBP–Hershiser 3 (4,Williams,Matheny,Newfield).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:15.  A–42,285.
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