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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 4, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on June 4, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wengert |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,524 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Ted Hendry |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | Second Baseman |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Craig Paquette | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| David Howard | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Phil Plantier | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Jose Herrera | Right Fielder |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
June 4, 1996
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wengert
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Wengert
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Wengert
Lockhart hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gubicza
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Gubicza
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gubicza
Giambi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Gubicza
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Wengert
Hamelin hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wengert
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Wengert
Randa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Wengert
Paquette hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Paquette reaches second base with a double. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Macfarlane vs. Wengert
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Gubicza
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gubicza
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gubicza
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Gubicza
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gubicza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bordick vs. Gubicza
Bordick hits a fly ball into left field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Wengert
Howard hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wengert
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Wengert
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Wengert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gubicza
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Gubicza
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gubicza
Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gubicza
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Paquette. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Gubicza
Berroa strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Wengert
Lockhart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Lockhart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hamelin vs. Wengert
Hamelin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockhart scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wengert
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Wengert
Randa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gubicza
Plantier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Gubicza
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Paquette. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. There goes Plantier trying to get to third. Paquette throws the ball in to Randa, who tags Plantier for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrera vs. Gubicza
Herrera hits a popup into left field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bordick vs. Gubicza
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Wengert
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick misplays the ball. That's an error on Bordick. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Wengert
Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Paquette moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Wengert
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Paquette scores. Macfarlane moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Wengert
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Wengert
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Macfarlane scores. Damon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockhart vs. Wengert
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gubicza
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Gubicza
Gates hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Gubicza
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Gates moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Gubicza
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gates scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Gubicza
Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Plantier vs. Gubicza
Plantier hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giambi tags and scores. McGwire tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Valera
Julio Valera now pitching.
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Herrera vs. Valera
Herrera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Valera
Bordick strikes out. Macfarlane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bordick out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Wengert
Hamelin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Wengert
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Wengert
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Wengert
Paquette hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Wengert
Macfarlane 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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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Valera
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Valera
Gates hits a fly ball into left field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Valera
Giambi hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Valera
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Valera
Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Plantier strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Groom
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Damon for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Groom
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Jacome
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Jacome
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Jacome
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stynes vs. Groom
Chris Stynes pinch hits for Keith Lockhart.
Stynes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Groom
Joe Vitiello pinch hits for Bob Hamelin.
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Groom
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Pugh
Chris Stynes now playing left field. Joe Randa now playing second base. Craig Paquette now playing third base. Tim Pugh now pitching.
Young is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Pugh
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Randa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Pugh
Giambi hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Pugh
McGwire is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Pugh
Tony Batista pinch runs for Mark McGwire.
Berroa takes first base on ball four. Young moves to third. Batista moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Plantier vs. Pugh
Plantier strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Reyes
Tony Batista now playing third base. Torey Lovullo now playing first base. Allen Battle now playing left field. Carlos Reyes now pitching.
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Reyes
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Batista fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Reyes
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Reyes
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1996 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Damon J, rf 4 0 0 0 Young E, cf 4 1 1 0
Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 1 Gates B, 2b 5 1 1 0
Lockhart K, 2b 3 1 1 0 Giambi J, 3b 5 2 4 2
Stynes C, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lovullo T, 1b 0 0 0 0
Hamelin B, dh 3 0 2 1 McGwire M, 1b 4 2 3 2
Vitiello J, ph 1 0 0 0 Batista T, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Offerman J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Berroa G, dh 4 1 2 0
Randa J, 3b-2b 4 0 1 0 Plantier P, lf 3 0 0 1
Paquette C, lf-3b 4 1 2 0 Battle A, lf 0 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 4 1 2 0 Steinbach T, c 4 0 3 0
Howard D, ss 4 0 1 1 Herrera J, rf 4 1 2 3
Bordick M, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 10 3 37 8 16 8
Kansas City 000 120 000 -- 3
Oakland 000 062 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (L) 4.1 11 5 5 1 6
Valera J 1.1 4 3 3 0 2
Jacome J 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Pugh T 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert D (W) 6.0 9 3 2 0 6
Groom B 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Reyes C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Bordick M
DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 10
2B -- Giambi J, Paquette C, McGwire M, Lockhart K, Steinbach T, Macfarlane M
HR -- Herrera J, Giambi J, McGwire M
SF -- Plantier P
HBP -- by Pugh T (Young E)
T -- 2:42
A -- 11524
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