California Angels vs Cleveland Indians
June 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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California Angels 0, Cleveland Indians 5

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Hudler 2b 4 0 2 0
Palmeiro cf 4 0 1 0
Snow 1b 4 0 1 0
Salmon rf 3 0 0 0
Anderson lf 3 0 1 0
Wallach dh 3 0 0 0
  Aldrete ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Velarde 3b 3 0 0 0
Fabregas c 3 0 1 0
Easley ss 3 0 0 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  James p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Hancock p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 5 0 0 0
Franco dh 3 2 3 1
Baerga 2b 5 1 2 0
Belle lf 4 0 1 1
Ramirez rf 2 1 1 2
Thome 3b 3 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 1 1 0
Pena c 4 0 2 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0
Hershiser p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 4
California 000 000 000062
Cleveland 012 100 10x5100
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (7-4) 6.0 9 5 4 3 3
  James   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  McElroy   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Hancock   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 8.0 10 5 4 5 5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser  W (5-4) 7.0 4 0 0 1 4
  Tavarez   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 2 4

  E–Velarde (6), Easley (3).  DP–California 2, Cleveland 2.  2B–California Snow (6,off Tavarez), Cleveland Perry (1,off Finley); Baerga (18,off Finley).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (13,2nd inning off Finley 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Ramirez (5,off James).  IBB–Thome (4,by James).  Team–10.  WP–Finley (7), Hershiser (5).  IBB–James (2,Thome).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:43.  A–42,267.

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