Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees
May 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1996 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 3, New York Yankees 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Battle lf 3 0 0 0
  Giambi ph 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 5 0 0 0
Berroa rf 3 1 2 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Munoz dh 4 1 1 0
Young cf 3 0 1 1
Lovullo 3b 3 0 0 1
Williams c 4 0 2 1
Bournigal 2b 2 0 0 0
  Plantier ph 0 0 0 0
Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Van Poppel p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 0 3 1
Duncan 2b 4 0 0 0
  Fox 2b 0 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 1 0
Sierra dh 3 1 2 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 0
Leyritz c 4 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 1 1 1
Rivera cf 2 1 2 2
Jeter ss 4 0 2 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Wetteland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 13 4
Oakland 000 300 000360
New York 000 300 01x4130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Groom   3.1 8 3 3 1 2
  Van Poppel   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Corsi   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Taylor  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Mohler   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
4
4
4
6
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (3-0) 8.0 6 3 3 2 1
  Wetteland  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Berroa (7,off Rogers), New York R Rivera (1,off Groom).  SH–Bournigal (2,off Rogers); Duncan (2,off Corsi).  SF–Lovullo (1,off Rogers).  HBP–McGwire (2,by Rogers); Young (2,by Rogers); R Rivera (1,by Taylor).  SB–Young (2,2nd base off Rogers/Leyritz); Plantier (2,2nd base off Wetteland/Leyritz).  WP–Groom (2).  HBP–Taylor (1,R Rivera); Rogers 2 (2,McGwire,Young).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–(none), 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:27.  A–19,315.
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