Cleveland Indians vs Boston Red Sox
June 8, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1997 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 12

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 5 1 1 0
Franco dh 5 0 1 0
Thome 1b 5 1 1 2
Williams 3b 4 2 1 0
Justice lf 3 2 1 0
Ramirez rf 2 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 2 2
Candaele 2b 4 0 0 0
Grissom cf 3 0 1 1
Ogea p 0 0 0 0
  Graves p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 2 3 2
Bragg cf 4 2 1 0
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 1
Cordero lf 4 1 2 3
Jefferson dh 5 1 2 2
Stanley c 4 0 1 0
  Haselman c 1 0 0 0
Naehring 3b 4 1 1 0
O'Leary rf 4 2 3 0
Valentin 2b 4 2 2 3
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Lacy p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 16 11
Cleveland 302 000 100682
Boston 000 900 30x12161
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea  L (5-5) 3.1 6 6 6 3 3
  Graves   3.0 8 6 4 2 2
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Plunk   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
12
10
6
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   2.0 4 5 5 5 1
  Hudson  W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Lacy   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Hammond   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Slocumb   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
6
6

  E–Thome (3), Ogea (4), Stanley (1).  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Cleveland Justice (14,off Lacy), Boston Cordero 2 (13,off Ogea,off Plunk); Jefferson 2 (6,off Ogea,off Graves).  HR–Cleveland Thome (16,1st inning off Suppan 1 on, 1 out), Boston Valentin (4,7th inning off Graves 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Cordero (2,off Graves).  SB–Vizquel (16,2nd base off Suppan/Stanley); Williams 3 (5,2nd base off Suppan/Stanley,3rd base off Suppan/Stanley 2); Grissom (8,2nd base off Suppan/Stanley); Justice (1,2nd base off Suppan/Stanley).  CS–Garciaparra (3,3rd base by Ogea/Borders).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:31.  A–32,155.
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