Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics
April 6, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1996 at Cashman Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 1

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 3 0 0 0
Higginson rf 4 1 1 1
Fryman 3b 5 0 1 0
Fielder 1b 5 2 1 1
Nieves lf 5 3 4 2
Williams dh 5 0 1 1
Lewis M. 2b 4 0 2 0
Flaherty c 3 0 1 1
Gomez ss 3 0 1 0
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Battle cf 5 0 1 0
Gates 2b 4 1 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 0 1 1
Stairs lf 4 0 1 0
Munoz dh 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 1 0
Williams c 3 0 1 0
Bordick ss 1 0 0 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Detroit 010 120 0116122
Oakland 000 000 010151
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira  W (1-1) 6.1 4 0 0 3 2
  Veres   1.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Lewis   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
7
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes  L (0-2) 5.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Montgomery   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Small   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Mohler   1.0 1 1 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
5
6

  E–Higginson (1), Gomez (1), Gates (3).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Nieves 2 (6,off Reyes,off Montgomery); E Williams (2,off Montgomery), Oakland Battle (2,off Lira); Williams (1,off Lira); Berroa (1,off Veres).  3B–Detroit Nieves (1,off Mohler).  HR–Detroit Nieves (1,4th inning off Reyes 0 on, 0 out); Higginson (2,5th inning off Reyes 0 on, 1 out); Fielder (2,5th inning off Reyes 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Curtis (1,2nd base off Montgomery/Williams).  CS–M Lewis (1,2nd base by Reyes/Williams).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–3:03.  A–10,424.
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