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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 12, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 12, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jose Parra |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wengert |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 13,430 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Jim McKean 2B: (none) 3B: Ted Hendry |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rich Becker | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Reboulet | Second Baseman |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| Marty Cordova | Left Fielder |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Dave Hollins | Third Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Denny Hocking | DH |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Phil Plantier | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Jose Herrera | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 12, 1996
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wengert
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Wengert
Reboulet hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Wengert
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Wengert
Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Parra
Young strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Parra
Gates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Parra
Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Parra
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Plantier vs. Parra
Plantier hits a fly ball into right field. Becker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Becker. Gates scores. McGwire goes all the way around to score. Plantier moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Parra
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. Plantier scores. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Parra
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Wengert
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Wengert
Hollins hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wengert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hollins for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wengert
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Parra
Bordick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Parra
Herrera hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Parra
Young hits a popup towards first. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Parra
Gates takes first base on ball four. Bordick moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Parra
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Wengert
Hocking strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Wengert
Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wengert
Becker 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
Bottom 3
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Parra
McGwire hits a popup into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Parra
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Parra
Steinbach hits a line drive into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Wengert
Reboulet hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Wengert
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molitor for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Wengert
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Parra
Berroa hits a popup into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Parra
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Parra
Herrera bunts towards third. Hollins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Parra
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Parra
Gates hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Parra
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gates moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Parra
McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards first. Molitor settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Molitor. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McGwire vs. Parra
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Wengert
Myers hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Wengert
Hollins hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Wengert
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Wengert
Hocking hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
Plantier hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Naulty
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Naulty
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Naulty
Bordick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Wengert
Meares hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wengert
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Wengert
Reboulet hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Wengert
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Naulty
Herrera hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Naulty
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kelly. Young reaches second base with a double. Herrera goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gates vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Giambi vs. Guardado
Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Guardado
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Guardado
Plantier strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Wengert
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Wengert
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hollins vs. Wengert
Hollins hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Bennett
Erik Bennett now pitching.
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hollins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Bennett
Berroa hits a popup into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Bennett
Bordick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Bennett
Herrera hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Herrera reaches second base with a double. Bordick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Bennett
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Briscoe
John Briscoe now pitching.
Kelly hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Briscoe
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Briscoe
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Stevens
Dave Stevens now pitching.
Gates hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Stevens
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Stevens
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Plantier vs. Stevens
Torey Lovullo pinch runs for Mark McGwire.
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Steinbach vs. Stevens
Steinbach hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Briscoe
Torey Lovullo now playing first base.
Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Herrera. Becker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Briscoe
Chip Hale pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet.
Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Molitor vs. Briscoe
There's a wild pitch. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Briscoe
Molitor hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Molitor reaches second base with a double. Becker scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cordova vs. Briscoe
Cordova hits a line drive into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Briscoe
The ball gets by Steinbach for a passed ball. Molitor moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Briscoe
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Molitor scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hollins vs. Briscoe
Hollins strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1996 -- Minnesota at Oakland (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Becker R, rf 3 1 1 0 Young E, cf 5 2 2 3
Reboulet J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gates B, 2b 4 1 3 0
Hale C, ph 1 0 0 0 Giambi J, 3b 5 0 2 1
Molitor P, 1b 4 1 2 1 McGwire M, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cordova M, lf 4 0 0 0 Lovullo T, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Myers G, c 4 1 2 2 Plantier P, lf 5 1 1 1
Hollins D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 5 0 1 1
Kelly R, cf 3 0 0 0 Berroa G, dh 3 0 0 0
Hocking D, dh 3 0 0 0 Bordick M, ss 3 1 1 0
Meares P, ss 3 0 0 0 Herrera J, rf 4 2 3 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 5 3 38 8 14 7
Minnesota 000 010 002 -- 3
Oakland 300 202 10x -- 8
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Parra J (L) 4.0 8 5 5 2 3
Naulty D* 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Guardado E 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Bennett E 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Stevens D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wengert D (W) 7.0 2 1 1 1 4
Briscoe J 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Becker R, Molitor P
LOB -- Minnesota 3, Oakland 10
2B -- Steinbach T, Young E, Herrera J, McGwire M, Becker R, Molitor P
HR -- Young E, Myers G
WP -- Briscoe J
PB -- Steinbach T
T -- 2:36
A -- 13430
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