New York Yankees vs Cleveland Indians
April 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 1996 at Jacobs Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 5 0 1 0
Leyritz c 3 0 2 1
O'Neill rf 4 0 0 0
Sierra dh 3 0 0 0
  Luke pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Girardi ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Martinez 1b 3 1 0 0
Williams B. cf 4 0 1 1
Duncan 2b 4 0 1 1
Williams G. lf 4 0 0 0
Jeter ss 3 3 3 0
Pettitte p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 0 0 0
Franco 1b 4 0 1 0
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 0
Belle lf 4 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 1 2 0
Ramirez rf 4 0 2 0
Thome 3b 4 0 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 3 0 1 0
  Kirby ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0
McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Poole p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 0
New York 011 001 101581
Cleveland 010 000 000193
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte  W (1-0) 6.2 7 1 1 2 2
  Nelson  SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
3
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell  L (0-1) 6.1 6 4 2 5 4
  Poole   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   2.0 2 1 1 2 3
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
5
3
7
8

  E–Duncan (1), Lofton (1), Franco (1), Baerga (1).  DP–New York 1, Cleveland 3.  2B–New York Leyritz (1,off Tavarez), Cleveland Ramirez (1,off Pettitte); Vizquel (1,off Nelson).  SB–Jeter (1,2nd base off McDowell/Alomar); Lofton 2 (4,2nd base off Pettitte/Leyritz,2nd base off Nelson/Leyritz).  CS–Franco (1,2nd base by Pettitte/Leyritz).  WP–Nelson (1).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:18.  A–41,843.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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