Oakland Athletics vs Minnesota Twins
June 9, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins 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, Minnesota Twins 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Gates 2b 3 1 1 0
Giambi 3b 4 0 0 0
McGwire dh 4 1 1 2
Steinbach c 4 0 2 0
Plantier lf 4 1 2 1
Lovullo 1b 4 0 0 0
Herrera rf 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 1 0
  Berroa ph 1 0 0 0
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 4 1 2 0
Becker cf 4 0 1 1
Molitor dh 4 0 1 1
Cordova lf 4 0 1 0
Myers c 4 1 1 0
Coomer rf 4 0 0 0
Hollins 3b 3 1 1 0
Stahoviak 1b 2 2 2 2
Meares ss 4 0 1 1
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Oakland 200 100 000380
Minnesota 002 200 01x5100
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert  L (2-3) 6.2 9 4 4 2 4
  Mohler   1.1 1 1 1 3 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
5
5
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (5-6) 9.0 8 3 3 3 7
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1.  2B–Oakland Gates (17,off Rodriguez); Steinbach (15,off Rodriguez), Minnesota Molitor (16,off Wengert); Myers (18,off Wengert); Cordova (16,off Wengert).  HR–Oakland McGwire (15,1st inning off Rodriguez 1 on, 2 out); Plantier (5,4th inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 1 out), Minnesota Stahoviak (6,4th inning off Wengert 1 on, 2 out).  CS–Young (3,2nd base by Rodriguez/Myers).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:43.  A–13,291.
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