Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
May 11, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 12

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 4 0 0 0
Hocking rf 5 1 2 0
Molitor dh 5 1 2 1
Cordova lf 4 1 2 2
Myers c 4 1 2 1
Hollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Meares ss 4 0 0 0
Stahoviak 1b 2 0 0 0
  Coomer ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 4 1 1 0
Radke p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Hansell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 2 1 0 0
  Battle cf 1 0 0 0
Gates 2b 5 1 1 1
Giambi 3b 4 3 3 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 3 1
  Lovullo pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Plantier lf 5 2 3 3
Steinbach c 3 2 2 4
Berroa dh 4 1 1 2
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Herrera rf 4 0 0 0
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 12 13 11
Minnesota 001 030 0105101
Oakland 100 341 21x12132
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Radke  L (3-5) 4.2 8 8 8 3 1
  Mahomes   2.1 2 3 3 3 1
  Hansell   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
12
12
6
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto  W (2-3) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Acre   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Mohler   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Taylor   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
10

  E–Becker (1), Giambi (2), Bordick (4).  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Cordova (9,off Prieto); Hocking (2,off Acre), Oakland McGwire 2 (4,off Radke 2); Steinbach (10,off Radke); Giambi (12,off Radke); Gates (8,off Mahomes).  HR–Oakland Steinbach (7,5th inning off Radke 2 on, 2 out); Berroa (8,7th inning off Mahomes 1 on, 1 out).  WP–Mahomes (1).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–(none), 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:49.  A–15,791.
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