Athletics @ Yankees
August 23, 1996

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Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 11 0
Yankees 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Athletics 3 11 0
Yankees 5 7 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .317
OBP .250 .469
At Bats 4 328
Hits 1 104
• Singles 0 45
• Doubles 1 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 43
Walks 0 91
RBI’s 0 85

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 2 4
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Yankee Stadium - August 23, 1996
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Strikeout
Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Andy Fox
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Darryl Strawberry
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Mark McGwire
Rafael Bournigal
Jose Herrera

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 11 0 10
New York Yankees 5 7 0 6
Winning Pitcher Dwight Gooden
Losing Pitcher Don Wengert
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI Derek Jeter
Attendance 34,244
Time of Game 3 hours 21 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Rafael Bournigal pinch runs for Jason Giambi. McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Herrera moves to third.
Top 9 Brosius strikes out.
Top 9 Batista strikes out.
Top 9 Jose Herrera pinch hits for Mike Bordick. Herrera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Matt Stairs now playing right field. Phil Plantier now playing center field. Williams hits a line drive into center field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ernie Young. Stairs hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Plantier takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Johns covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Fielder hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mariano Rivera now pitching. McGwire strikes out.
Top 7 Graeme Lloyd now pitching. Giambi strikes out.
Top 7 Brosius strikes out. There goes Batista. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 7 Batista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bordick hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Young takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Plantier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Plantier reaches second base with a double. Berroa goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Steinbach strikes out.
Top 6 Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Jeff Nelson now pitching. McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 5 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out.
Bottom 5 There goes Williams. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Williams steals second.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Fielder strikes out.
Top 5 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Neill throws the ball in to Jeter who tags Giambi trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Batista scores.
Top 5 The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Batista moves to third.
Top 5 Brosius hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Batista reaches second base with a double. Young scores.
Top 5 Bordick hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Williams throws the ball in to Fox who tags Bordick trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young moves to third.
Top 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 4 Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Plantier hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 3 Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johns fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams scores. O'Neill moves to third.
Bottom 3 O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Batista strikes out.
Bottom 2 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johns fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Doug Johns now pitching. Strawberry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Girardi scores. Fox goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Jeter hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Neill tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to third. Girardi moves to second.
Bottom 2 Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second.
Bottom 2 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bordick hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There's a wild pitch. Young moves to third.
Top 2 Young hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Young reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Plantier strikes out.
Top 2 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fielder hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Strawberry moves to third.
Bottom 1 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Boggs hits a fly ball towards center. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Jeter.
Bottom 1 Jeter is hit by the pitch.
Top 1 Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Giambi moves to third.
Top 1 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Batista strikes out.