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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 23, 1996 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Wengert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,244 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Al Clark |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Batista | Second Baseman |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Phil Plantier | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Darryl Strawberry | Left Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Andy Fox | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 23, 1996
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Gooden
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Gooden
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gooden
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gooden
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Gooden
Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Wengert
Jeter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Wengert
Boggs hits a fly ball towards center. Young catches it and throws to first to double up Jeter. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Wengert
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Wengert
Fielder hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Strawberry moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Martinez vs. Wengert
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Wengert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gooden
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gooden
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gooden
Young hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bordick vs. Gooden
There's a wild pitch. Young moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bordick vs. Gooden
Bordick hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Wengert
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Wengert
Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Wengert
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to third. Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Jeter vs. Wengert
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Wengert
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Johns
Doug Johns now pitching.
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Johns
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Gooden
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Gooden
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Gooden
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gooden
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johns
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johns
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Johns
O'Neill hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Girardi vs. Johns
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fox vs. Johns
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Gooden
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gooden
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gooden
Plantier hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Johns
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Johns
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Johns
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gooden
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Gooden
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Batista vs. Gooden
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. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Gooden
Brosius hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Gooden
The ball gets by Girardi for a passed ball. Batista moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Gooden
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. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Johns
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Johns
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johns
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Johns
There goes Williams. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Johns
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. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Nelson
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Steinbach vs. Nelson
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Nelson
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Nelson
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Bordick vs. Nelson
Bordick hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Johns
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Johns
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Johns
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. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Nelson
Batista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Nelson
Brosius strikes out. There goes Batista. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Lloyd
Graeme Lloyd now pitching.
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Johns
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Johns
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Johns
Fielder hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johns
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Johns covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Rivera
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Rivera
Steinbach hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Rivera
Plantier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Rivera
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johns
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. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Johns
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Johns
Girardi hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Rivera
Jose Herrera pinch hits for Mike Bordick.
Herrera hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Rivera
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Rivera
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Rivera
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Herrera moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Rivera
Rafael Bournigal pinch runs for Jason Giambi.
McGwire strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1996 -- Oakland at New York (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Batista T, 2b 5 1 2 1 Jeter D, ss 2 0 0 1
Brosius S, 3b 5 0 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 2
Giambi J, lf 4 0 2 1 Strawberry D, lf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal R, pr 0 0 0 0 Fielder C, dh 4 1 2 1
McGwire M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Martinez T, 1b 3 0 0 0
Berroa G, dh 3 1 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 1 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 1 1 0
Plantier P, rf-cf 3 0 1 1 Girardi J, c 4 1 1 1
Young E, cf 2 1 2 0 Fox A, 2b 3 1 1 0
Stairs M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Bordick M, ss 3 0 1 0
Herrera J, ph 1 0 1 0
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36 3 11 3 30 5 7 5
Oakland 000 021 000 -- 3
New York 031 000 10x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert D (L) 1.1 4 3 3 3 0
Johns D 6.2 3 2 2 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D (W) 5.0 7 2 2 1 4
Nelson J 1.1 2 1 1 2 3
Lloyd G 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Rivera M (S) 2.1 2 0 0 1 5
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 10, New York 6
2B -- McGwire M, Fielder C, Young E, Boggs W, O'Neill P, Batista T, Plantier P
HR -- Fielder C
SB -- Williams B, Batista T
SF -- Jeter D
HBP -- by Wengert D (Jeter D)
WP -- Gooden D, Johns D
PB -- Girardi J
T -- 3:21
A -- 34244
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