Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers
April 30, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 0

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 3 3
Sojo ss 6 0 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 0
Martinez dh 6 1 3 1
Buhner rf 5 1 3 0
Sorrento 1b 5 2 1 2
Strange 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilson c 5 2 2 1
Amaral lf 4 0 2 1
Bosio p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 19 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 0 0 0
  Buford ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 1 0
Newson dh 3 0 1 0
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
Gross p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 4 0
Seattle 031 100 3008191
Texas 000 000 000042
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Bosio  W (3-1) 6.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Davis   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Wells   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (3-3) 3.2 9 5 5 2 1
  Brandenburg   3.1 7 3 0 0 4
  Vosberg   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Heredia   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
19
8
5
3
6

  E–Sorrento (1), Palmer (1), Elster (2).  2B–Seattle E Martinez (13,off Gross); Griffey (3,off Gross); Wilson (3,off Gross); Sojo (5,off Gross); Buhner 2 (5,off Brandenburg,off Vosberg).  HR–Seattle Sorrento (6,2nd inning off Gross 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Amaral (1,off Gross).  SF–Cora (1,off Gross).  IBB–Griffey (2,by Gross).  CS–Sojo (2,2nd base by Gross/Rodriguez).  IBB–Gross (1,Griffey).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:57.  A–27,272.
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