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September 6, 1996

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Royals 1 8 4
Athletics 7 11 0
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Athletics 7 11 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .323
OBP .750 .470
At Bats 3 368
Hits 2 119
• Singles 1 53
• Doubles 0 19
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 47
Walks 1 98
RBI’s 2 97

Jaime Bluma Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 6, 1996
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Strikeout
Jaime Bluma
Mike Sweeney
Bob Hamelin
Keith Lockhart
Craig Paquette
Jose Offerman
Les Norman
Tom Goodwin
Kevin Young
Mark McGwire
Geronimo Berroa
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

McGwire strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette juggles the ball. That's an error on Paquette. Bordick scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Brosius hits a popup into left field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. Bordick moves to third.
Bottom 8 Kevin Young now playing right field. Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Les Norman now playing left field. Jaime Bluma now pitching. Bordick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Young. Bordick reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Johnny Damon. Macfarlane strikes out.
Top 8 Kevin Young pinch hits for Jon Nunnally. Young strikes out.
Top 8 Paquette hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Batista reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kerwin Moore now playing center field. Brian Lesher now playing left field. Ernie Young now playing right field. Mike Mohler now pitching. Hamelin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Kerwin Moore pinch runs for Jason Giambi. Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Giambi is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lockhart picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lockhart. Lesher moves to second.
Bottom 7 Bob Scanlan now pitching. Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out.
Top 7 Offerman hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Batista strikes out.
Bottom 6 Bordick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Young strikes out.
Bottom 6 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 6 Lesher hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lockhart strikes out.
Top 6 Damon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nunnally moves to second.
Top 6 Nunnally hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette throws towards short. Offerman fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Offerman. Berroa goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman misplays the ball. That's an error on Offerman. Brosius scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 5 Brosius hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Brosius reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hamelin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Batista for the out.
Bottom 5 Bordick hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hamelin strikes out.
Top 5 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Goodwin steals second.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney tags and scores.
Top 5 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sweeney moves to third.
Top 5 Offerman strikes out.
Top 5 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Sweeney reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Young strikes out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a popup towards short. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lesher strikes out.
Top 4 Lockhart hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Damon hits a popup towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Nunnally hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nunnally for the out. Hamelin moves to third. Paquette moves to second.
Top 4 Paquette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to second.
Top 4 Hamelin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Nunnally settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berroa hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nunnally. Berroa reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out.
Top 3 Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to second.
Top 3 Offerman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Batista hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bordick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young moves to third.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haney fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hamelin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lesher for the out.
Top 2 Lockhart hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Damon strikes out.
Top 2 Nunnally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamelin moves to second.
Top 2 Paquette hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hamelin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Batista scores. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lockhart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Batista moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Batista moves to second.
Bottom 1 Batista takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Roberts 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 1 Goodwin strikes out.
Top 1 Offerman strikes out.