Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
July 19, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera rf 5 0 0 0
Batista 2b 5 1 1 0
Giambi lf 5 2 2 2
  Mashore lf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 2 2 3
Berroa dh 4 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 2 2 0
Steinbach c 3 1 2 2
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 0 1 2
Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 11 9
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 2 2 3
Greer lf 5 0 2 0
Gonzalez dh 3 1 1 1
Palmer 3b 3 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 1 0
Gonzales 1b 1 1 0 0
  Newson ph 1 0 0 0
  Stillwell 1b 2 0 1 0
Buford rf 4 2 3 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
Helling p 0 0 0 0
  Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Oakland 010 440 0009110
Texas 003 111 0006110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Johns   4.1 5 5 5 5 2
  Reyes  W (6-10) 0.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Corsi   2.1 4 0 0 0 3
  Groom   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
7
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Helling  L (1-2) 4.0 9 8 8 1 5
  Heredia   4.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Henneman   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Brosius 2 (13,off Helling,off Heredia); Giambi (28,off Helling), Texas Elster (21,off Corsi); McLemore (15,off Corsi).  3B–Oakland Bordick (3,off Helling).  HR–Oakland McGwire 2 (33,4th inning off Helling 1 on, 0 out,5th inning off Helling 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (17,5th inning off Helling 1 on, 0 out), Texas Rodriguez (12,3rd inning off Johns 2 on, 2 out); Gonzalez (26,4th inning off Johns 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Steinbach (1,off Heredia).  WP–Reyes (1), Taylor (1).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:30.  A–37,455.
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