Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 0 0 0
Martinez cf,rf 3 1 2 1
Thomas F. 1b 4 0 2 1
Baines dh 4 1 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 1 0
Mouton rf 4 0 1 0
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Durham 2b 4 1 1 2
Karkovice c 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 1 0
Guillen ss 3 1 0 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
  Thomas L. p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore lf 4 1 2 1
Bournigal 2b 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 1 1
Berroa rf 4 1 1 0
  Herrera rf 0 0 0 0
Steinbach c 2 2 2 1
Batista dh 3 0 1 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 0 0
Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 8 4
Chicago 000 220 000481
Oakland 000 102 02x581
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez   7.0 6 3 3 3 9
  Karchner  L (7-4) 0.1 1 2 1 2 0
  Thomas   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Simas   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
4
5
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Adams   6.0 6 4 2 2 3
  Mohler   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Witasick  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Taylor  SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
7

  E–Martinez (4), Mashore (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Berroa (22,off Alvarez); Batista (4,off Alvarez).  3B–Chicago Ventura (1,off Mohler).  HR–Chicago Durham (8,4th inning off Adams 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Steinbach (25,4th inning off Alvarez 0 on, 2 out); Mashore (3,6th inning off Alvarez 0 on, 0 out); Brosius (17,8th inning off Karchner 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Young (4,by Alvarez).  SB–Martinez (11,2nd base off Adams/Steinbach); Martin (5,2nd base off Taylor/Steinbach).  CS–Young (4,2nd base by Alvarez/Karkovice).  WP–Adams (1).  HBP–Alvarez (2,Young).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:46.  A–13,127.
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