Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
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 Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera rf,cf 4 0 2 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 2 1
  Batista 3b 1 0 1 0
Giambi lf 4 1 1 0
  Mashore lf 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 0 0
  Garrison 1b 1 0 0 0
Berroa dh 5 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
  Williams c 1 0 1 0
Young cf 2 0 1 1
  Stairs rf 1 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 0 1 0
Bournigal 2b 4 1 2 0
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 13 2
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Offerman 1b,ss 4 2 2 0
Goodwin cf 5 1 1 1
Lockhart 3b,2b 3 2 2 2
Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0
  Paquette 3b 2 1 1 3
Hamelin dh 4 0 0 0
Damon rf 4 1 1 1
Tucker lf,1b 4 1 2 2
Macfarlane c 4 0 2 0
Howard ss 2 1 0 0
  Norman lf 1 0 1 0
Belcher p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 9 12 9
Oakland 000 110 0002131
Kansas City 500 400 00x9120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin  L (6-5) 3.2 9 9 9 3 3
  Johns   4.1 3 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
3
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Belcher  W (11-6) 7.0 11 2 2 0 6
  Magnante   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
1
8

  E–Steinbach (6).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  PB–Steinbach (5).  2B–Oakland Stairs (2,off Belcher); Brosius (17,off Belcher); Williams (5,off Magnante), Kansas City Damon (19,off Wasdin); Lockhart (26,off Wasdin); Macfarlane (20,off Johns).  3B–Kansas City Offerman (6,off Wasdin).  HR–Kansas City Tucker (9,1st inning off Wasdin 1 on, 2 out); Paquette (15,4th inning off Wasdin 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Brosius (3,off Belcher).  HBP–Stairs (1,by Magnante); Lockhart (2,by Johns).  SB–Goodwin (50,2nd base off Wasdin/Steinbach); Damon (19,2nd base off Wasdin/Steinbach).  WP–Magnante (3).  HBP–Johns (6,Lockhart); Magnante (3,Stairs).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:32.  A–14,028.
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