Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
August 24, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1996 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 6

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 5 0 1 1
Greer lf 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez dh 4 1 1 1
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 2 2 1
Newson rf 3 0 0 0
  Tettleton ph 1 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 1 2 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 1
  Buford pr 0 0 0 0
Pavlik p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 4
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Knoblauch 2b 2 2 1 0
Becker rf 4 0 1 1
  Kelly ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Molitor dh 3 0 1 1
Stahoviak 1b 4 0 1 1
Cordova lf 4 1 1 1
Myers c 4 1 1 0
Hollins 3b 4 0 1 0
Lawton cf 3 1 2 2
Meares ss 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Trombley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Texas 010 101 002591
Minnesota 121 011 00x6101
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik  L (14-7) 5.1 10 6 6 3 4
  Stanton   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Russell   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Vosberg   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
6
4
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez  W (12-10) 7.0 6 3 2 1 4
  Guardado   1.0 0 1 1 1 1
  Trombley  SV (3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
2
6

  E–Rodriguez (9), Hollins (15).  DP–Texas 1.  2B–Minnesota Knoblauch (33,off Pavlik).  3B–Minnesota Meares (5,off Pavlik).  HR–Texas Palmer (31,2nd inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (37,4th inning off Rodriguez 0 on, 0 out), Minnesota Cordova (13,5th inning off Pavlik 0 on, 1 out); Lawton (5,6th inning off Pavlik 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Knoblauch (14,by Russell).  CS–Knoblauch (11,2nd base by Vosberg/Rodriguez).  WP–Pavlik (8).  HBP–Russell (2,Knoblauch).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:06.  A–16,648.
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