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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 17, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 17, 1996 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carlos Reyes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 24,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Chuck Meriwether |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Pedro Munoz | Right Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| Phil Plantier | Left Fielder |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Stillwell | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 17, 1996
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hill
Young strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Hill
Gates is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Hill
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Hill
Berroa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reyes
Hamilton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Reyes
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Reyes
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamilton scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Reyes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Reyes
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munoz vs. Hill
Munoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hill
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Hill
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hill, and towards Elster, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Reyes
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Reyes
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Reyes
Stillwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elster vs. Reyes
Elster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Elster reaches second base with a double. Greer scores. Stillwell moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hamilton vs. Reyes
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rodriguez vs. Reyes
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Young. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Stillwell scores. Elster scores. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Reyes
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hamilton tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Reyes
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Reyes
Tettleton strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Hill
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Hill covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Hill
Bordick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hill
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Hill
Gates hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Reyes
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Reyes
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Reyes
Stillwell hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Reyes
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Hill
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Hill
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munoz vs. Hill
Munoz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reyes
Hamilton hits a line drive into right field. Munoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Reyes
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Reyes
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hill
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Hill
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Hill covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Hill
Brosius takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Hill
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reyes
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Reyes
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Reyes
Palmer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Munoz. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Reyes
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates misplays the ball. That's an error on Gates. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stillwell vs. Reyes
Stillwell strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hill
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Hill
Gates hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Hill
Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Giambi reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Hill
Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores. Giambi tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Munoz vs. Hill
Munoz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stillwell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Reyes
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Reyes
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Reyes
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Young. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Hamilton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Briscoe
John Briscoe now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Briscoe
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Hill
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Hill
Plantier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Hill
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bordick vs. Hill
Bordick is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Briscoe
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Briscoe
Palmer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Briscoe
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Briscoe
Stillwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Stillwell reaches second base with a double. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elster vs. Briscoe
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer tags and scores. Stillwell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hamilton vs. Briscoe
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stillwell scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Briscoe
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Munoz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hill
Dave Valle now playing first base.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Hill
Rafael Bournigal pinch hits for Brent Gates.
Bournigal hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lovullo vs. Hill
Torey Lovullo pinch hits for Jason Giambi.
Lovullo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valle vs. Corsi
Rafael Bournigal now playing second base. Torey Lovullo now playing first base. George Williams now catching. Jim Corsi now pitching.
Valle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Corsi
Warren Newson pinch hits for Juan Gonzalez.
Newson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Corsi
Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Corsi
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Hill
Warren Newson now playing right field.
Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munoz vs. Hill
Munoz strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hill
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rangers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Hill
Plantier hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1996 -- Oakland at Texas (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Young E, cf 4 1 2 0 Hamilton D, cf 4 3 1 1
Gates B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 2 3 3
Bournigal R, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 3 0 1 2
Giambi J, 1b 2 0 1 0 Valle D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Lovullo T, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 1 2
Berroa G, dh 3 0 1 1 Newson W, ph-rf 0 0 0 0
Munoz P, rf 4 0 0 0 Tettleton M, dh 4 1 0 0
Steinbach T, c 3 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 5 1 3 2
Williams G, c 1 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 3 2 1 0
Plantier P, lf 3 0 0 0 Stillwell K, 2b 4 2 2 0
Brosius S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Elster K, ss 2 1 1 2
Bordick M, ss 3 0 0 0
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30 1 4 1 35 12 13 12
Oakland 000 001 000 -- 1
Texas 250 001 40x -- 12
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes C (L) 5.1 11 8 8 2 3
Briscoe J 1.2 2 4 4 2 0
Corsi J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hill K (W) 9.0 4 1 1 3 9
E -- Gates B
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 6, Texas 6
2B -- Elster K, Rodriguez I 2, Palmer D, Giambi J, Stillwell K
HR -- Palmer D
SF -- Clark W, Berroa G, Elster K
T -- 2:22
A -- 24120
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