Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 28, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
O'Leary rf 4 0 0 0
Valentin ss 4 0 2 0
Vaughn dh 3 0 1 0
Naehring 3b 3 0 1 0
  Delgado 3b 1 0 1 0
Jefferson 1b 4 1 1 0
Malave lf 4 0 1 0
Selby 2b 4 1 2 2
Haselman c 4 0 2 0
Cuyler cf 3 0 0 0
  Stanley ph 1 0 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 11 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 1 1
Gates 2b 4 0 2 2
Giambi 3b 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 2 1
  Lovullo pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Berroa dh 4 1 1 1
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
Plantier lf 3 1 0 0
Bordick ss 2 2 1 0
Herrera rf 3 1 1 1
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Boston 000 200 0002110
Oakland 011 400 00x680
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  L (3-5) 4.0 7 6 6 2 8
  Moyer   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
  Stanton   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
2
14
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin  W (1-0) 6.1 8 2 2 0 4
  Groom   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Corsi   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
0
5

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Boston Jefferson (11,off Wasdin), Oakland Gates (12,off Clemens).  HR–Boston Selby (3,4th inning off Wasdin 1 on, 1 out), Oakland McGwire (11,2nd inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out); Berroa (12,4th inning off Clemens 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Vaughn (3,by Wasdin).  HBP–Wasdin (2,Vaughn).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:35.  A–9,338.
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