Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
June 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Oakland Athletics 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 4 1 1 3
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0
Samuel dh 4 1 2 2
Carter 1b 4 0 0 0
Perez R. lf 4 0 1 0
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Huff 3b 3 1 1 0
  Cedeno 2b 1 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 1 0
Perez T. 2b,3b 3 1 1 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bournigal 2b 4 0 1 0
Lovullo dh 3 0 0 0
Giambi 3b 3 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 1 1 0
Steinbach c 4 1 1 2
Plantier lf 4 1 2 0
Young cf 3 1 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 2 2
  Herrera ph 1 0 0 0
Wojciechowski p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Toronto 000 002 300591
Oakland 020 010 100470
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  W (6-5) 6.2 6 4 3 3 6
  Crabtree   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Timlin  SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
3
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wojciechowski  L (5-5) 6.1 8 4 4 1 2
  Corsi   1.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Groom   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
3

  E–R Perez (1).  DP–Toronto 1, Oakland 2.  2B–Toronto Green (11,off Wojciechowski); Gonzalez (16,off Wojciechowski).  3B–Toronto Huff (1,off Wojciechowski).  HR–Toronto Samuel (4,6th inning off Wojciechowski 1 on, 0 out); Brumfield (6,7th inning off Corsi 2 on, 1 out), Oakland Steinbach (13,2nd inning off Guzman 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Green (4,by Wojciechowski).  HBP–Wojciechowski (2,Green).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Terry Craft, 3B–Larry Young.  T–2:30.  A–14,407.
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