Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
June 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon rf 4 0 0 0
Goodwin cf 4 0 1 1
Lockhart 2b 3 1 1 0
  Stynes ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Hamelin dh 3 0 2 1
  Vitiello ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Offerman 1b 4 0 0 0
Randa 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Paquette lf,3b 4 1 2 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 2 0
Howard ss 4 0 1 1
Gubicza p 0 0 0 0
  Valera p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Pugh p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Gates 2b 5 1 1 0
Giambi 3b 5 2 4 2
  Lovullo 1b 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 3 2
  Batista pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Berroa dh 4 1 2 0
Plantier lf 3 0 0 1
  Battle lf 0 0 0 0
Steinbach c 4 0 3 0
Herrera rf 4 1 2 3
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 16 8
Kansas City 000 120 0003100
Oakland 000 062 00x8161
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza  L (4-8) 4.1 11 5 5 1 6
  Valera   1.1 4 3 3 0 2
  Jacome   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Pugh   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
16
8
8
3
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert  W (2-2) 6.0 9 3 2 0 6
  Groom   2.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Reyes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
0
6

  E–Bordick (5).  DP–Kansas City 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Kansas City Paquette (3,off Wengert); Lockhart (12,off Wengert); Macfarlane (12,off Wengert), Oakland Giambi (15,off Gubicza); McGwire (8,off Gubicza); Steinbach (14,off Gubicza).  HR–Oakland Herrera (1,5th inning off Valera 2 on, 2 out); Giambi (9,6th inning off Valera 0 on, 2 out); McGwire (13,6th inning off Valera 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Plantier (1,off Gubicza).  HBP–Young (3,by Pugh).  IBB–McGwire (2,by Pugh).  HBP–Pugh (1,Young).  IBB–Pugh (1,McGwire).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:42.  A–11,524.
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