Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
April 29, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez dh 6 0 1 0
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez rf 5 2 2 2
Palmer 3b 1 2 0 0
Greer lf 3 2 2 2
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Valle c 3 0 2 1
  Tettleton ph 1 0 0 0
Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
  Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 5 2 3 1
Palmeiro 1b 3 1 2 2
Bonilla dh 4 0 0 0
Surhoff 3b 3 1 2 3
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Hoiles c 2 1 1 0
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Zaun c 0 0 0 0
Tarasco rf 2 1 0 0
  Hammonds ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Devereaux lf,rf 3 2 2 2
Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 10 8
Texas 203 020 000790
Baltimore 003 030 20x8102
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik   4.1 6 6 6 3 0
  Helling  L (0-1) 2.2 4 2 2 1 2
  Cook   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker   2.1 5 5 2 2 2
  Haynes  W (1-3) 5.1 3 2 2 6 6
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Myers  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
9
9

  E–Anderson (1), Surhoff (3).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Texas Valle (1,off Haynes), Baltimore Surhoff (7,off Helling); Alomar (9,off Helling).  3B–Texas Greer (1,off Haynes).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (5,1st inning off Mercker 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Devereaux (2,5th inning off Pavlik 0 on, 0 out); Surhoff (6,7th inning off Helling 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Elster (5,off R Myers); Hammonds (1,off Cook).  SF–McLemore (4,off Haynes); Palmeiro (2,off Helling).  HBP–Palmer (2,by Mercker).  SB–Tarasco (4,2nd base off Helling/Valle); Alomar (5,3rd base off Helling/Valle); Alexander (1,3rd base off Cook/Valle).  WP–Haynes (2).  HBP–Mercker (2,Palmer).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:32.  A–41,503.
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