Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 3, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1996 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Battle cf 4 0 0 0
Gates 2b 2 0 0 1
  Munoz ph 1 0 1 0
  Bournigal pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Berroa rf 4 0 1 0
Plantier lf 3 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 0 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 1 0 0
Williams dh 4 0 1 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
  McGwire ph 1 0 1 0
  Lovullo pr 0 0 0 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0
Goodwin lf 3 0 1 0
Lockhart 3b 3 1 1 1
  Paquette ph,3b 1 0 1 1
Hamelin dh 2 0 0 0
  Vitiello ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Norman pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Damon cf 4 0 0 0
Tucker rf 3 0 0 0
Offerman 1b 1 1 1 0
Howard ss 3 0 1 0
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo p 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 2
Oakland 000 010 000161
Kansas City 110 000 01x370
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes  L (3-4) 7.0 5 2 1 3 1
  Mohler   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
2
4
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (3-3) 7.0 3 1 1 4 7
  Jacome   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Pichardo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Montgomery  SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
9

  E–Berroa (1).  2B–Oakland Steinbach (8,off Montgomery).  3B–Oakland Berroa (1,off Appier).  HR–Kansas City Lockhart (2,1st inning off Reyes 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gates (1,off Appier).  SH–Goodwin (8,off Mohler).  CS–Goodwin (4,2nd base by Reyes/Steinbach); Offerman (2,2nd base by Reyes/Steinbach); Paquette (1,2nd base by Mohler/Steinbach).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:56.  A–14,452.
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