Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers
July 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1997 at County Stadium. 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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Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 4 0 1 1
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 5 1 2 0
Justice dh 4 0 1 0
Williams 3b 4 0 1 1
Alomar, Jr. c 3 1 1 0
Giles lf 4 2 2 2
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Valentin ss 3 0 0 0
Voigt lf 3 0 1 1
Cirillo 3b 4 0 0 0
Nilsson 1b 4 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 4 1 1 0
Williams cf 4 1 1 0
Newfield dh 4 0 0 0
Loretta 2b 2 1 0 0
  Levis ph 1 0 1 1
  Unroe pr 0 0 0 0
Matheny c 2 0 1 0
  Huson ph 1 0 1 0
  Stinnett c 1 0 0 0
McDonald p 0 0 0 0
  Florie p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
Cleveland 001 020 010481
Milwaukee 011 000 001361
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Wright  W (2-0) 6.0 3 2 2 2 6
  Mesa   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson  SV (12) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
10
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald  L (8-7) 6.0 6 3 3 2 4
  Florie   3.0 2 1 1 3 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
5

  E–Ramirez (2), Nilsson (4).  DP–Milwaukee 1.  2B–Cleveland Ramirez 2 (24,off McDonald,off Florie); Alomar (25,off McDonald); Giles (8,off McDonald), Milwaukee Matheny (13,off Wright).  3B–Milwaukee Burnitz (6,off Wright).  HR–Cleveland Giles (11,3rd inning off McDonald 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Vizquel (8,off McDonald).  HBP–Alomar (2,by Florie).  IBB–Thome (7,by McDonald).  SB–Fernandez (5,2nd base off McDonald/Matheny); Grissom (16,2nd base off Florie/Matheny); Williams (13,2nd base off M Jackson/Alomar).  HBP–Florie (1,Alomar).  IBB–McDonald (2,Thome).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:57.  A–23,047.
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