Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
April 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 1 2 4
Durham 2b 5 1 2 0
Thomas 1b 3 1 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 1
  Mouton ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 3 1 0 0
Martinez rf 5 1 2 2
Kreuter c 4 1 1 1
Lewis cf 2 2 0 0
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Tapani p 0 0 0 0
  Magrane p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Gates 2b 4 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 0
Berroa rf 4 1 3 2
Munoz dh 4 0 0 1
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
Plantier lf 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 0 3 0
Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Wojciechowski p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Chicago 000 201 410880
Oakland 101 000 010390
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Tapani  W (1-0) 7.0 6 2 2 2 7
  Magrane   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Van Poppel  L (0-2) 6.0 5 5 5 3 5
  Wengert   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Groom   1.0 2 1 1 2 2
  Wojciechowski   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Small   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
8
8
8
7

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Chicago Martinez (1,off Van Poppel); Durham (5,off Groom).  3B–Chicago Martinez (1,off Van Poppel).  HR–Chicago Phillips (4,7th inning off Groom 2 on, 1 out), Oakland Berroa (5,3rd inning off Tapani 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–F Thomas (3,by Groom).  SH–Young (1,off Tapani).  SB–Durham (3,2nd base off Van Poppel/Steinbach).  CS–Martinez (1,3rd base by Van Poppel/Steinbach).  WP–Magrane (1), Small (1).  IBB–Groom (1,F Thomas).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:46.  A–16,480.
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