Cleveland Indians vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 1 0
Vizquel ss 3 2 1 2
Ramirez rf 4 1 1 1
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Justice lf 4 1 1 1
  Giles lf 0 0 0 0
Williams 3b 4 1 1 2
Grissom cf 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 1 0
Hershiser p 2 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Seitzer ph 1 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 7 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Womack 2b 5 2 3 0
Allensworth cf 5 0 1 0
Martin lf 5 0 1 1
Williams 1b 3 0 2 1
  Ruebel p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Sveum 3b,1b 3 1 0 0
Dunston ss 4 0 1 0
Ward rf 2 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Randa 3b 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 3 0 0 0
Loaiza p 2 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Brown rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 2
Cleveland 000 501 010773
Pittsburgh 101 000 010381
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (13-5) 6.0 8 2 2 2 3
  Assenmacher   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   1.1 0 1 0 1 2
  Mesa   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
2
3
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  L (10-10) 6.0 6 6 6 0 5
  Christiansen   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Rincon   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Ruebel   2.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
7
6
1
8

  E–Roberts (4), Williams (12), Hershiser (4), Martin (6).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Justice (26,off Loaiza); Borders (5,off Ruebel), Pittsburgh Womack (21,off Hershiser).  HR–Cleveland Vizquel (3,4th inning off Loaiza 1 on, 0 out); Williams (29,4th inning off Loaiza 1 on, 1 out); Ramirez (24,6th inning off Loaiza 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hershiser (1,by Christiansen); Ward (2,by Hershiser); Williams (2,by Hershiser); Kendall (29,by M Jackson).  SB–Vizquel 2 (39,2nd base off Ruebel/Kendall,3rd base off Ruebel/Kendall).  HBP–Hershiser 2 (10,Ward,Williams); M Jackson (4,Kendall); Christiansen (2,Hershiser).  U-HP–Mark Barron, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Wally Bell.  T–3:00.  A–37,513.
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