Cleveland Indians vs Milwaukee Brewers
April 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 1997 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 0 1 1
Fernandez 2b 5 1 0 0
Thome 1b 3 1 1 0
Williams 3b 5 2 2 4
Justice lf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez rf 5 1 3 0
  Curtis pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Franco dh 5 1 3 1
Giles cf,rf 3 1 1 0
Alomar, Jr. c 5 1 1 1
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Loretta ss 3 1 1 1
Cirillo 3b 4 2 1 1
Nilsson 1b 5 1 3 3
  Unroe pr 0 1 0 0
Jaha dh 4 0 0 1
Burnitz cf 4 1 2 1
Mieske rf 5 0 2 1
Huson 2b 4 1 1 1
Williams lf 4 0 1 0
Matheny c 1 2 0 0
  Levis ph,c 1 0 0 0
McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Cleveland 100 310 1208122
Milwaukee 002 030 1039112
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon   4.0 4 5 1 4 3
  McDowell   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Kline   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jackson   2.0 0 0 0 1 4
  Mesa  L (0-1) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
9
5
6
9
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew   5.0 7 5 4 5 4
  Wickman   3.0 4 3 3 1 3
  Jones  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
6
8

  E–Colon 2 (3), Nilsson (2), McAndrew (1).  DP–Cleveland 2.  2B–Cleveland Franco (3,off McAndrew); Ramirez (7,off Jones), Milwaukee Burnitz (4,off Mesa).  HR–Cleveland Williams 2 (6,5th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Wickman 1 on, 2 out), Milwaukee Nilsson (3,7th inning off Kline 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Loretta (2,off Colon); Matheny (2,off McDowell).  SB–Ramirez (1,2nd base off Wickman/Matheny); Burnitz (6,2nd base off M Jackson/Alomar).  WP–McAndrew (2).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:42.  A–13,028.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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