Texas Rangers vs Detroit Tigers
August 6, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1996 at Tiger Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 2

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez c 4 1 2 2
Greer lf 5 0 4 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Tettleton dh 3 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 1 0 0
Elster ss 4 1 1 1
Gonzales 3b 3 0 0 1
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pride dh 4 0 1 0
Lewis M. 2b 3 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 1 0
Sierra rf 4 0 2 0
Higginson lf 3 0 1 0
  Easley ph 1 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Ausmus c 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 1
Bartee cf 2 0 1 0
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Eischen p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis R. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Texas 210 000 001490
Detroit 010 000 001281
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  W (12-6) 8.0 7 1 1 2 7
  Vosberg   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Henneman  SV (23) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira  L (6-9) 6.0 5 3 3 4 3
  Eischen   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lewis   1.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
4

  E–Ausmus (2).  DP–Texas 2.  HR–Texas Rodriguez (16,1st inning off Lira 1 on, 0 out); Elster (19,9th inning off R Lewis 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Cedeno (3,2nd inning off Hill 0 on, 2 out); Clark (14,9th inning off Vosberg 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Gonzales (2,off Lira).  SB–Greer (6,2nd base off Lira/Ausmus); McLemore (21,2nd base off Lira/Ausmus).  CS–Hamilton (4,2nd base by R Lewis/Ausmus).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:55.  A–10,931.
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