Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers
July 4, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 9, Texas Rangers 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral cf 3 1 2 1
  Strange ph 0 0 0 0
  Martinez M. ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 1 1
Martinez E. dh,3b 4 1 2 0
Buhner rf 5 1 2 1
Hunter lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 2 1 0
Sojo 3b 4 0 1 0
  Bragg ph 0 0 0 0
  Marzano ph 0 1 0 1
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 5 1 1 4
Sheets 2b 2 1 0 0
  Cora ph,2b 2 0 2 0
Meacham p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Carmona p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 13 8
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 2 3 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 1 0
Greer lf 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez dh 4 0 1 0
Tettleton 1b 2 1 0 0
Palmer 3b 4 1 1 3
Newson rf 4 0 1 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
Seattle 002 002 0059131
Texas 000 010 400591
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Meacham   6.1 7 2 2 4 3
  Guetterman   0.0 1 1 0 0 0
  Carmona  W (5-0) 1.2 1 2 0 0 1
  Ayala   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
2
4
4
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   5.2 6 4 3 4 4
  Brandenburg   1.2 2 0 0 1 1
  Vosberg   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Russell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Henneman  L (0-7) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Cook   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Whiteside   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
6
6

  E–Carmona (2), McLemore (8).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Seattle Cora (20,off Brandenburg), Texas Newson (11,off Meacham); Hamilton 2 (17,off Meacham 2).  HR–Seattle Sorrento (15,9th inning off Cook 3 on, 1 out), Texas Palmer (20,7th inning off Carmona 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Hunter (1,off Henneman).  HBP–Marzano (3,by Cook); Tettleton (2,by Meacham).  IBB–E Martinez (8,by Oliver); Wilson (2,by Henneman); Tettleton (8,by Meacham).  SB–Amaral (9,2nd base off Oliver/Rodriguez).  WP–Oliver (2), Whiteside (1).  HBP–Meacham (1,Tettleton); Cook (5,Marzano).  IBB–Meacham (1,Tettleton); Oliver (2,E Martinez); Henneman (5,Wilson).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:31.  A–46,668.
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