Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
May 10, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 15

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Meares ss 5 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hale ph,2b 2 0 1 1
Molitor 1b 4 1 2 0
Cordova lf 4 1 3 2
Hollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Kelly cf 4 0 1 0
Coomer dh 4 1 1 1
Durant c 3 1 1 0
Hocking rf 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 4 4 6
Gates 2b 6 1 3 3
Giambi 3b 5 1 1 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lovullo pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Plantier lf 5 0 2 2
  Battle pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Steinbach c 4 1 2 1
  Williams c 0 0 0 0
Berroa dh 4 2 2 2
Bordick ss 5 2 4 0
  Bournigal ss 0 0 0 0
Herrera rf 4 2 0 0
Wojciechowski p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 15 18 14
Minnesota 001 300 1005101
Oakland 100 450 50x15181
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  L (2-4) 3.1 7 5 5 2 1
  Hansell   1.0 5 4 4 1 1
  Bennett   0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Hawkins   3.0 5 5 5 3 1
Totals
8.0
18
15
15
6
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wojciechowski  W (4-0) 5.1 7 4 4 2 5
  Van Poppel   2.2 2 1 1 1 3
  Groom   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
8

  E–Durant (4), Bordick (3).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Hale (1,off Van Poppel), Oakland Giambi (11,off Rodriguez); Gates (7,off Hansell); Bordick (4,off Hawkins); Plantier (3,off Hawkins); Berroa (6,off Hawkins).  HR–Minnesota Cordova (3,4th inning off Wojciechowski 1 on, 0 out); Coomer (2,4th inning off Wojciechowski 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Young 3 (4,1st inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Hansell 1 on, 1 out,7th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 1 out); Berroa (7,5th inning off Hansell 1 on, 0 out); Gates (1,5th inning off Bennett 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Berroa (1,by Rodriguez).  CS–Hocking (2,2nd base by Wojciechowski/Steinbach); Reboulet (2,2nd base by Wojciechowski/Steinbach); Bordick (2,2nd base by Rodriguez/Durant).  WP–Groom (1).  HBP–Rodriguez (3,Berroa).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:05.  A–8,278.
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