Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
August 14, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 13, Oakland Athletics 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 5 3 3 2
Becker cf 3 2 1 0
Molitor dh 4 0 1 1
Stahoviak 1b 3 1 1 1
Cordova lf 4 0 1 3
Lawton rf 5 2 2 0
Hollins 3b 4 3 1 1
Walbeck c 5 1 3 4
Meares ss 4 1 1 1
Aldred p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 13 14 13
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Battle lf 3 0 0 0
  Herrera ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Batista 2b 4 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 2 3 0
McGwire 1b 3 1 0 0
Berroa rf,lf 4 2 2 3
Steinbach dh 4 1 0 1
Williams c 4 0 0 0
Young cf 4 1 1 1
Bordick ss 4 0 1 2
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 7 7
Minnesota 520 122 10013142
Oakland 000 520 000771
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Aldred   4.0 5 5 2 1 1
  Rodriguez  W (11-9) 5.0 2 2 2 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
7
4
1
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder  L (1-4) 1.1 6 7 7 2 0
  Reyes   3.0 5 3 3 3 2
  Groom   2.2 3 3 1 1 3
  Johns   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Corsi   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
13
11
6
7

  E–Stahoviak (3), Hollins (12), Batista (4).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Minnesota Hollins (19,off Telgheder); Knoblauch (31,off Reyes); Walbeck (7,off Groom), Oakland Brosius (18,off Aldred); Bordick (11,off Aldred).  HR–Minnesota Knoblauch (10,1st inning off Telgheder 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Berroa (30,5th inning off Rodriguez 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Becker (5,off Groom).  SF–Cordova (6,off Telgheder); Stahoviak (2,off Reyes).  HBP–Knoblauch (13,by Groom).  IBB–Stahoviak (6,by Reyes).  SB–Becker (14,2nd base off Reyes/Williams); Knoblauch (31,2nd base off Groom/Williams).  WP–Groom (4).  HBP–Groom (2,Knoblauch).  IBB–Reyes (7,Stahoviak).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:49.  A–12,729.
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