Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
August 22, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 22, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera cf 5 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 1 0
Giambi dh 4 0 1 0
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Berroa rf 4 0 0 0
Plantier lf 4 0 1 0
Batista 2b 3 0 1 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 1 1 0
  Bournigal ss 0 0 0 0
Molina c 2 0 1 0
  Steinbach ph,c 1 0 1 1
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bragg rf 4 0 2 1
Frye 2b 3 0 1 0
Naehring 3b 4 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0
Valentin ss 4 0 0 0
Jefferson dh 4 0 2 0
O'Leary lf 2 1 1 1
Haselman c 3 0 0 0
Tinsley cf 1 1 0 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 8 2
Oakland 000 000 001180
Boston 000 010 001280
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto   8.0 7 1 1 4 4
  Acre  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
8
2
2
4
4
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (7-11) 9.0 8 1 1 2 11
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
2
11

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 4.  2B–Oakland Molina (1,off Clemens), Boston Jefferson 2 (25,off Prieto 2); Bragg 2 (17,off Prieto 2).  3B–Oakland Stairs (1,off Clemens).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:41.  A–30,503.
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