Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers
July 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 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 11, Texas Rangers 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore rf,lf 5 3 4 2
Bournigal 2b 4 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 2 3 4
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Berroa dh 5 1 1 1
Steinbach c 5 2 2 3
Giambi lf 5 1 2 1
  Herrera rf 0 0 0 0
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Bordick ss 5 1 1 0
Chouinard p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 16 11
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 5 2 3 0
Greer lf 5 2 5 2
Gonzalez dh 5 1 1 2
Palmer 3b 4 0 1 0
Stevens 1b 4 2 3 2
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 0
Newson rf 4 0 0 0
  Valle ph 1 0 1 0
  Stillwell pr 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 5 1 1 2
Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Whiteside p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 16 8
Oakland 003 311 10211160
Texas 300 220 1008161
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Chouinard   4.1 8 7 7 3 3
  Groom  W (4-0) 1.1 3 0 0 0 1
  Corsi   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Taylor   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Mohler  SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver   4.0 8 6 3 2 4
  Brandenburg  L (1-3) 2.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Whiteside   3.0 4 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
16
11
8
4
7

  E–Palmer (9).  DP–Oakland 1, Texas 1.  2B–Oakland Berroa (18,off Oliver), Texas Greer (29,off Chouinard).  HR–Oakland Steinbach 2 (21,3rd inning off Oliver 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Brandenburg 0 on, 0 out); Brosius (16,4th inning off Oliver 2 on, 2 out); Giambi (18,5th inning off Brandenburg 0 on, 1 out); Mashore (2,9th inning off Whiteside 1 on, 2 out), Texas Greer (10,1st inning off Chouinard 1 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (27,1st inning off Chouinard 0 on, 1 out); Elster (15,4th inning off Chouinard 1 on, 2 out); Stevens (1,7th inning off Corsi 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bournigal 2 (7,off Brandenburg,off Whiteside).  WP–Oliver (3).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:23.  A–36,039.
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