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September 23, 1996

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Top 7	R	H	E
Rangers	2	8	0
Athletics	5	10	2

Top 7	R	H	E
Rangers	2	8	0
Athletics	5	10	2

Darryl Hamilton Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	1.000	.296
OBP	.667	.351
At Bats	2	611
Hits	2	181
• Singles	2	142
• Doubles	0	29
• Triples	0	4
• Home Runs	0	6
Walks	0	53
RBI’s	1	50

Buddy Groom Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	0	2

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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 23, 1996

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Out

Buddy Groom

Terry Steinbach

Mark McGwire

Tony Batista

Scott Brosius

Mike Bordick

Brian Lesher

Ernie Young

Jose Herrera

Darryl Hamilton

Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

Count: 1-2, 1 Out

Brian Lesher now playing left field. Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 6 Dennis Cook now pitching. Brian Lesher pinch hits for Matt Stairs. There goes Batista. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, McLemore applying the tag.

Bottom 6 Batista hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 McLemore takes first base on ball four. Tettleton moves to second.

Top 6 Tettleton takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Palmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Buddy Groom now pitching. Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire races to the bag, beating Clark for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Gonzalez moves to third.

Top 6 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Herrera hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Steinbach hits a line drive into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Berroa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 McGwire hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wasdin fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Bordick catches it and throws to first to double up Hamilton.

Top 5 Hamilton hits a line drive beyond short. Bordick can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Bottom 4 Brosius strikes out.

Bottom 4 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Batista strikes out.

Top 4 Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 McLemore 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 4 Tettleton hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.

Bottom 3 Young hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Berroa scores. Herrera moves to second.

Bottom 3 Herrera hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berroa moves to second.

Bottom 3 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 McGwire hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Palmer strikes out.

Top 3 Clark strikes out.

Top 3 Gonzalez hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Wasdin covering. Safe.

Bottom 2 Brosius hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Matt Whiteside now pitching. Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young tags and scores.

Bottom 2 Batista takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third.

Bottom 2 Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Young reaches second base with a double. Herrera goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 2 Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hamilton hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McLemore tags and scores.

Top 2 Elster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Elster reaches second base with a double. McLemore moves to third.

Top 2 McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 2 Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Steinbach strikes out.

Bottom 1 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Stairs scores. Brosius moves to third.

Bottom 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four. Batista scores. Stairs moves to third. Brosius moves to second.

Bottom 1 Brosius hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Batista moves to third. Stairs moves to second.

Bottom 1 Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Batista moves to second.

Bottom 1 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Clark hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Clark reaches second base with a double. Hamilton scores. Greer moves to third. That run is unearned.

Top 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Greer hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second.

Top 1 Greer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Brosius.

Top 1 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

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Brian Lesher now playing left field. Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Rangers @ Athletics
September 23, 1996