Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
June 8, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 0 1 0
Durham 2b 5 0 1 0
  Martin 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas F. 1b 3 1 2 0
Mouton dh 4 1 3 0
Tartabull rf 4 0 1 2
  Martinez rf 0 0 0 0
Snopek 3b 3 0 0 0
  Ventura ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Kreuter c 4 0 1 0
  Karkovice c 0 0 0 0
Lewis cf 4 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas L. p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 2 0
Polonia dh 3 0 0 0
  Devereaux ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonilla rf 3 0 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 0 0
Surhoff 3b 4 0 0 0
Zaun c 4 0 0 0
Hammonds lf 4 0 1 0
Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Chicago 200 000 0002111
Baltimore 001 000 000190
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (6-1) 5.0 6 1 1 1 3
  Karchner   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Thomas   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Simas   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez  SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (3-4) 6.0 10 2 2 1 2
  Mills   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Myers   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
7

  E–Kreuter (2).  DP–Chicago 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Chicago Mouton (4,off Mercker), Baltimore Anderson (13,off Baldwin); Palmeiro (12,off Baldwin).  3B–Chicago Tartabull (1,off Mercker).  SB–Alomar (10,2nd base off Baldwin/Kreuter).  WP–Mills (3).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:09.  A–47,634.
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