Oakland Athletics vs Detroit Tigers
April 27, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1996 at Tiger Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Detroit Tigers 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf,rf 4 1 1 1
Battle lf,cf 4 0 0 0
Giambi dh 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 3 1 1 2
  Lovullo 1b 0 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 0 2 0
  Plantier lf 0 0 0 0
Williams c 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 2 0
Gates 2b 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 0 1 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis cf 3 0 0 0
Trammell ss 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Williams dh 4 0 2 0
Lewis 2b 3 0 0 0
Parent c 2 0 0 0
  Hyers ph 1 0 0 0
  Flaherty c 0 0 0 0
Bautista lf 3 1 3 1
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Oakland 201 000 100481
Detroit 000 001 000161
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes  W (3-3) 7.1 6 1 1 0 4
  Wengert   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Taylor  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira  L (1-3) 7.0 7 4 4 0 3
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Veres   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
1
5

  E–Reyes (1), Trammell (3).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Detroit Bautista (2,off Reyes).  HR–Oakland McGwire (1,1st inning off Lira 1 on, 2 out); Giambi (2,3rd inning off Lira 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Bautista (2,6th inning off Reyes 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gates (3,off Lira).  SF–Young (2,off Lira).  HBP–Lovullo (1,by Myers).  CS–Lovullo (1,2nd base by Veres/Parent).  WP–Veres (2).  HBP–Myers (1,Lovullo).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–(none), 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:50.  A–13,067.
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