Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
August 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 9

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 1 2 0
Anderson cf 5 0 1 4
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Bonilla rf 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 0 0
Surhoff 3b 4 1 1 1
Murray dh 3 1 0 0
Hoiles c 1 0 0 0
  Devarez c 3 2 2 0
Bowers lf 4 1 2 1
Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 10 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista 2b,3b 4 2 2 0
Giambi dh 4 3 2 0
Brosius 3b,1b 5 2 4 4
McGwire 1b 4 1 3 2
  Bournigal 2b 0 0 0 0
Berroa rf 3 0 0 0
  Herrera rf 0 0 0 0
Steinbach c 5 1 2 2
Plantier lf 4 0 1 0
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Johns p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8
Baltimore 000 010 2036101
Oakland 440 001 00x9150
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  L (9-11) 1.0 8 7 7 1 1
  Yan   5.0 5 2 1 2 3
  Rodriguez   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
15
9
8
4
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert  W (6-8) 6.1 6 3 3 4 0
  Reyes   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Johns   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Corsi   2.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
1

  E–Anderson (3).  DP–Baltimore 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Palmeiro (31,off Wengert); Anderson (28,off Corsi), Oakland Giambi (35,off Wells).  3B–Baltimore Devarez (1,off Wengert).  HR–Baltimore Surhoff (20,7th inning off Wengert 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Steinbach (30,1st inning off Wells 0 on, 2 out); Brosius (20,2nd inning off Wells 2 on, 0 out); McGwire (43,2nd inning off Yan 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Giambi (5,by Wells).  IBB–McGwire (10,by Yan).  CS–Anderson (6,2nd base by Wengert/Steinbach).  SB–Batista (2,2nd base off Wells/Hoiles).  HBP–Wells (6,Giambi).  IBB–Yan (1,McGwire).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:56.  A–18,122.
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