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August 9, 1996

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 8 12 2
Athletics 4 8 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 8 12 2
Athletics 4 8 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .315
OBP .000 .466
At Bats 2 286
Hits 0 90
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 39
Walks 0 78
RBI’s 1 76

Kent Mercker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 6 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 9, 1996
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Strikeout
Kent Mercker
Sandy Alomar
Mark Carreon
Jose Vizcaino
Jim Thome
Omar Vizquel
Albert Belle
Kenny Lofton
Manny Ramirez
Mark McGwire
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Brosius hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carreon scoops it up and throws to first, with Mercker covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Kent Mercker now pitching. Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Belle hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Vizquel strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bournigal hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Bordick strikes out.
Bottom 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to third.
Top 7 Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Giles scores.
Top 7 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Giles reaches second base with a double. Ramirez goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Ramirez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jim Corsi now pitching. Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Thome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Thome reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Berroa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Paul Shuey now pitching. McGwire strikes out.
Top 6 Vizquel hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Doug Johns now pitching. Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vizcaino hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Young who is chasing the ball. Vizcaino reaches third base with a triple.
Top 6 Jay Witasick now pitching. Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Belle picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Belle. Herrera goes all the way around to score. Giambi moves to third.
Bottom 5 Herrera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bournigal hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bordick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carreon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome scores. Giles moves to second.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Belle hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thome hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Thome reaches second base with a double. Lofton scores. Vizquel goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Vizquel takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Lofton. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Lofton steals second.
Top 5 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Young strikes out.
Bottom 4 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome juggles the ball. That's an error on Thome.
Bottom 4 McGwire strikes out.
Top 4 Vizcaino hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Telgheder, and towards Bournigal, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telgheder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Giles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herrera. Giles reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bournigal scores.
Bottom 3 Herrera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bournigal moves to third.
Bottom 3 Bournigal bunts towards third. Thome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Belle strikes out.
Top 3 Thome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lofton scores. Vizquel moves to third.
Top 3 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lofton moves to third.
Top 3 Lofton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Vizcaino bunts towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vizcaino scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Alomar hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Carreon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Giles hits a popup towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Steinbach hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herrera tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Herrera moves to third.
Bottom 1 Herrera hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Herrera reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Ramirez hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Belle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thome moves to second.
Top 1 Thome takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.