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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 23, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers, played on September 23, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Wasdin |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,164 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Dale Scott 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Rocky Roe |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Batista | Second Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Jose Herrera | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 23, 1996
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Wasdin
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wasdin
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Wasdin
Greer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Brosius. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Wasdin
Greer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Wasdin
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Wasdin
Clark hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Clark reaches second base with a double. Hamilton scores. Greer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Wasdin
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Witt
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Witt
Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Batista moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Witt
Brosius hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Batista moves to third. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Witt
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Batista scores. Stairs moves to third. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Berroa vs. Witt
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stairs scores. Brosius moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Witt
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Wasdin
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wasdin
McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Wasdin
Elster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Elster reaches second base with a double. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. Wasdin
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McLemore tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Wasdin
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Witt
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Witt
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Young reaches second base with a double. Herrera goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bordick vs. Witt
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Batista vs. Witt
Batista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stairs vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Whiteside
Brosius hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wasdin
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Wasdin covering. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wasdin
Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Wasdin
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wasdin
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Whiteside
McGwire hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Whiteside
Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Whiteside
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Whiteside
Herrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Whiteside
Young hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Berroa scores. Herrera moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bordick vs. Whiteside
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Wasdin
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wasdin
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Wasdin
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Whiteside
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Whiteside
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Whiteside
Brosius strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Wasdin
Hamilton hits a line drive beyond short. Bordick can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wasdin
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Bordick catches it and throws to first to double up Hamilton. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wasdin
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Whiteside
McGwire hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Whiteside
Berroa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Whiteside
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Whiteside
Herrera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wasdin
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire races to the bag, beating Clark for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Palmer vs. Groom
Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tettleton vs. Groom
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McLemore vs. Groom
McLemore takes first base on ball four. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elster vs. Groom
Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Whiteside
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Whiteside
Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Whiteside
Batista hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lesher vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching. Brian Lesher pinch hits for Matt Stairs.
There goes Batista. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, McLemore applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Groom
Brian Lesher now playing left field.
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Groom
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Groom
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Acre
Mark Acre now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Acre
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lesher vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Patterson
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Patterson
McGwire strikes out. Rodriguez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws McGwire out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Acre
Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Acre
Tettleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Acre
Lou Frazier pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton.
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frazier moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching. Lee Stevens pinch hits for Kevin Elster.
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Hamilton vs. Taylor
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Patterson
Benji Gil now playing shortstop.
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Patterson
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Patterson
Herrera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Patterson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Taylor
Kerwin Moore now playing center field. Ernie Young now playing left field.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Taylor
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Taylor
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1996 -- Texas at Oakland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 4 1 2 1 Batista T, 2b 3 1 2 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 1 1 0 Stairs M, lf 2 1 1 1
Greer R, lf 5 0 2 0 Lesher B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, rf 5 0 2 1 Moore K, cf 0 0 0 0
Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 1 Brosius S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 3 0 0 1
Tettleton M, dh 3 0 1 0 Berroa G, dh 4 1 2 0
Frazier L, pr 0 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0
McLemore M, 2b 3 1 2 0 Herrera J, rf 4 1 3 0
Elster K, ss 3 0 1 0 Young E, cf-lf 4 1 2 2
Stevens L, ph 1 0 0 0 Bordick M, ss 3 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 12 3 32 5 11 4
Texas 110 000 100 -- 3
Oakland 221 000 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 1.1 5 4 4 2 1
Whiteside M 4.1 5 1 1 0 2
Cook D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin J (W)* 5.0 8 2 1 0 2
Groom B 1.2 1 1 1 2 0
Acre M 0.2 3 0 0 0 0
Taylor B (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Brosius S, McGwire M
DP -- Texas 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Texas 10, Oakland 6
2B -- Clark W, Elster K, Young E, Gonzalez J
CS -- Batista T
SF -- Hamilton D, Stairs M
T -- 3:09
A -- 10164
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