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Cleveland Guardians @
Boston Red Sox
1996-04-12 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 26703 Β· 53Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind from LF Β· 3:07
Cleveland Indians defeated Boston Red Sox 3β1. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 4th. Charles Nagy earned the win and Jose Mesa picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Charles Nagy L: Aaron Sele SV: Jose Mesa
Umpires β HP: Ted Hendry Β· 1B: John Hirschbeck Β· 2B: Jim Joyce Β· 3B: Jim McKean Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenny Lofton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Julio Franco | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eddie Murray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Manny Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Sandy Alomar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Troy O'Leary | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mo Vaughn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Naehring | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dwayne Hosey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Nagy | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Sele | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Mike Stanton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kenny Lofton: E4/BG4S.B-1
- Julio Franco: DGR/L9LM.1-3
- Carlos Baerga: K
- Albert Belle: W
- Eddie Murray: K
- Manny Ramirez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 1
- Troy O'Leary: 13/G15S
- John Valentin: 53/G5L
- Mo Vaughn: 43/G4
Top 2
- Jim Thome: W
- Sandy Alomar: K
- Omar Vizquel: S6/G56.1-2
- Kenny Lofton: S1/G15/U3.2-3;1-2
- Julio Franco: 46(1)2(2)/DP/G34.3-H(RBI)
Bot 2
- Jose Canseco: K
- Mike Greenwell: S7/F78S
- Wil Cordero: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 3
- Carlos Baerga: 31/G34S
- Albert Belle: D9/L9LDW
- Eddie Murray: K
- Manny Ramirez: 63/G6S
Bot 3
- Mike Stanley: 63/G6
- Tim Naehring: 6/P7S
- Dwayne Hosey: 8/L8
Top 4
- Jim Thome: 8/L78M
- Sandy Alomar: S8/G4M/R4
- Omar Vizquel: S9/G4/R4.1-3
- Kenny Lofton: 7/SF/F7M/R2.3-H;1-2(TH)
- Julio Franco: S8/L8.2-H
- Carlos Baerga: K
Bot 4
- Troy O'Leary: S8/G4M
- John Valentin: 7/L7D/R4
- Mo Vaughn: K
- Jose Canseco: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 5
- Albert Belle: 53/G56
- Eddie Murray: S8/G6M
- Manny Ramirez: 54(1)/FO/G5S.B-1
- Jim Thome: 6/P6S
Bot 5
- Mike Greenwell: 43/G4
- Wil Cordero: 63/G6
- Mike Stanley: 63/G6
Top 6
- Sandy Alomar: 53/G5S
- Omar Vizquel: S7/L7DW+.BX2(74)
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Julio Franco: 9/L89M
Bot 6
- Tim Naehring: 6/P6MD
- Dwayne Hosey: S8/G6M
- Troy O'Leary: SB2
- Troy O'Leary: S6/G6S.2-3
- John Valentin: E5/G5.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
- Mo Vaughn: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
- Jose Canseco: 53/G5
Top 7
- Carlos Baerga: 4/P4D
- Albert Belle: K
- Eddie Murray: W
- Manny Ramirez: W.1-2
- Jim Thome: 8/F78D
Bot 7
- Mike Greenwell: 8/F8LD
- Wil Cordero: 53/G5
- Mike Stanley: S7/G56
- Tim Naehring: 4/P4D
Top 8
- Sandy Alomar: 8/F8RD
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G5
- Kenny Lofton: K
Bot 8
- Dwayne Hosey: 31/G3L
- Troy O'Leary: 3/G3S
- John Valentin: 8/F8RM
Top 9
- Julio Franco: 9/L9M
- Carlos Baerga: 13/G13
- Albert Belle: 53/G5
Bot 9
- Mo Vaughn: W
- Jose Canseco: 64(1)/FO/G6M/R3
- Mike Greenwell: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M




















