Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
September 12, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 11, Baltimore Orioles 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Phillips lf 5 0 0 0
Martin 2b 5 1 2 1
Thomas 1b 4 1 1 0
Ventura 3b 5 1 1 1
Tartabull rf 4 2 3 1
  Lewis pr,cf 1 2 1 1
Baines dh 4 1 3 0
  Durham pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Martinez cf,rf 4 1 2 4
Borders c 4 2 3 3
Guillen ss 4 0 0 0
Fernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 11 16 11
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 3 1 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 1 1 2
Zeile 3b 4 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Bonilla rf 3 0 0 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 0
Murray dh 3 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 2 0 0 0
Hoiles c 3 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Milchin p 0 0 0 0
  Haynes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 3 3
Chicago 041 100 01411161
Baltimore 200 001 000332
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (14-9) 9.0 3 3 3 2 10
Totals
9.0
3
3
3
2
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina  L (19-10) 3.2 8 6 6 0 4
  Corbin   3.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Milchin   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Haynes   1.0 4 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
11
2
7

  E–Tartabull (6), Palmeiro (7), Haynes (1).  2B–Chicago Baines (25,off Mussina); Lewis (12,off Haynes), Baltimore Zeile (4,off Fernandez).  HR–Chicago Borders (5,2nd inning off Mussina 2 on, 0 out); Tartabull (23,3rd inning off Mussina 0 on, 2 out), Baltimore Alomar (21,1st inning off Fernandez 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Guillen (11,off Mussina).  SF–Martinez (1,off Milchin); Bonilla (16,off Fernandez).  SB–Martin (9,2nd base off Haynes/Hoiles).  CS–Durham (3,Home by Milchin/Hoiles).  WP–Fernandez (5).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–2:56.  A–47,342.
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