Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
May 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Boston Red Sox 12

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 2 1
  Battle cf 1 0 0 0
Gates 2b 4 0 0 0
Giambi 3b 4 0 2 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lovullo 1b 0 0 0 0
Plantier lf 3 1 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 0 0
  Williams c 1 0 0 0
Berroa dh 3 1 1 0
  Munoz ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
  Bournigal ss 1 0 1 0
Herrera rf 4 0 3 1
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
O'Leary rf,lf 3 1 1 2
Valentin ss 3 1 2 2
  Beltre ss 0 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 5 1 2 3
Canseco lf 4 1 1 1
  Cole pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Stanley c 4 1 2 0
Jefferson dh 5 2 2 0
Cordero 2b 5 1 2 1
Naehring 3b 3 2 2 1
Cuyler cf,rf 4 1 1 2
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Knackert p 0 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 12 15 12
Oakland 000 010 001290
Boston 013 201 41x12150
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert  L (1-2) 3.2 7 6 6 2 4
  Van Poppel   2.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Corsi   1.2 6 5 5 3 1
  Mohler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
5
7
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  W (2-3) 7.0 5 1 1 2 5
  Knackert   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Belinda   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1, Boston 2.  2B–Oakland Herrera 2 (5,off Sele,off Belinda), Boston Cordero (10,off Wengert); Naehring (1,off Van Poppel); Jefferson (9,off Corsi); Stanley (10,off Corsi).  HR–Boston Vaughn (16,3rd inning off Wengert 1 on, 1 out); Canseco (7,3rd inning off Wengert 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Cuyler (4,off Van Poppel).  SB–Naehring (1,2nd base off Wengert/Steinbach).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–3:07.  A–32,601.
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