Texas Rangers vs Baltimore Orioles
June 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 0

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 3 1 1 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 2 0
Greer lf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez dh 4 2 1 2
Tettleton 1b 5 0 0 0
  Stillwell 2b 0 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 2
Gonzales 2b,1b 4 1 2 1
Buford rf 3 1 1 1
Elster ss 3 1 1 1
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 3 0 1 0
Ripken 2b 4 0 2 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 1 0
Devereaux dh 4 0 1 0
Smith lf 4 0 0 0
Hoiles c 3 0 0 0
Alexander 3b 3 0 0 0
Mercker p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 5 0
Texas 222 100 000791
Baltimore 000 000 000050
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver  W (6-2) 7.0 5 0 0 2 4
  Cook   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
2
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mercker  L (3-6) 3.0 5 6 6 2 0
  Haynes   4.2 4 1 1 4 4
  Orosco   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
7
4

  E–Elster (7).  HR–Texas Gonzalez (12,1st inning off Mercker 1 on, 2 out); Gonzales (2,2nd inning off Mercker 0 on, 1 out); Elster (12,2nd inning off Mercker 0 on, 2 out); Palmer (16,3rd inning off Mercker 1 on, 2 out); Buford (3,4th inning off Haynes 0 on, 0 out).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:37.  A–47,318.
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