Cleveland Guardians 12 – 2 Detroit Tigers
27 August 1996 · DET04
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Tony Pena | 1 in 107 games |
| 36 | final score 12–2 | 1 in 373 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Jim Thome | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Guardians | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 1 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Cleveland Guardians batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jeromy Burnitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Vizcaino | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Thome | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Albert Belle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Manny Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Jeff Kent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Brian Giles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tony Pena | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Casey Candaele | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Cleveland Guardians pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Martinez | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Albie Lopez | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Julian Tavarez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Mercker | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Detroit Tigers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Pride | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Mark Lewis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Travis Fryman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ruben Sierra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Eddie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2B |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3B |
| Andujar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Detroit Tigers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Thompson | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Richie Lewis | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| John Cummings | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Eischen | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Myers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |