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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

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Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 21, 1996 (N) at Fenway Park

OAK A    0  0  2    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  7  0
BOS A    0  1  1    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   6 11  4
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Herrera cf,rf                 4   1   2   0       1   0       4   0
Giambi dh                     5   2   2   0       0   1       0   0
Brosius 3b                    4   1   1   2       0   1       0   1
McGwire 1b                    1   0   1   0       3   0       4   0
Steinbach c                   3   0   0   1       0   0       7   1
Stairs rf                     3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Berroa ph,lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Plantier lf                   3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Young ph,cf                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bordick ss                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   1
Bournigal 2b                  3   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
  Batista ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wasdin p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Telgheder p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Johns p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Corsi p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Groom p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Acre p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   3       4   5      24   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Bournigal-McGwire.
BATTING - 
2B: Giambi 2 (37,off Wakefield 2); Bordick (12,off Wakefield).
HR: Brosius (21,7th inning off Wakefield 0 on 2 out).
SF: Brosius (4,off Wakefield).
HBP: Steinbach (5,by Wakefield).
GDP: Stairs (2,off Wakefield).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Herrera (7,2nd base off Wakefield/Stanley).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bragg rf                      4   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Frye 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Naehring 3b                   4   1   2   0       0   1       2   2
Vaughn 1b                     3   3   3   1       1   0       8   1
Valentin ss                   4   1   3   1       0   0       1   2
Jefferson dh                  3   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Cordero ph,dh               0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
Stanley c                     3   0   1   2       1   1       6   0
O'Leary lf                    4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Tinsley cf                    4   0   1   0       0   3       5   0
Wakefield p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eshelman p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brandenburg p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slocumb p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6  11   5       4   7      27   7
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Vaughn-Valentin-Vaughn.
E: Bragg (3), Naehring (11), O'Leary (5), Wakefield (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Vaughn 2 (25,off Wasdin 2); Naehring (14,off Wasdin); Tinsley (6,off Telgheder).
HR: O'Leary (12,3rd inning off Wasdin 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Frye (4,off Wasdin).
IBB: Vaughn (14,by Wasdin); Cordero (2,by Groom).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Vaughn (2,Home off Wasdin/Steinbach); Valentin (9,2nd base off Wasdin/Steinbach).
CS: Valentin (9,2nd base by Wasdin/Steinbach).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wasdin                        6     7   4   4   3   5   1  26
Telgheder                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Johns L(6-12)                 0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Corsi                         0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Groom                         0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Acre                          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                        8    11   6   6   4   7   1  37
Johns faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Corsi faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Groom faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
WP: Wasdin (2), Groom (5).
IBB: Wasdin (4,Vaughn); Groom (2,Cordero).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Corsi 1-0; Groom 2-0; Acre 3-2.
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Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wakefield                     7     7   4   2   3   4   1  32
Eshelman                      0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Brandenburg W(4-4)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Slocumb SV(22)                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     7   4   2   4   5   1  39
WP: Slocumb (7).
HBP: Wakefield (9,Steinbach).
Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Time of Game: 3:05   Attendance: 26362
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox           
1. Herrera             cf        Bragg               rf
2. Giambi              dh        Frye                2b
3. Brosius             3b        Naehring            3b
4. McGwire             1b        Vaughn              1b
5. Steinbach           c         Valentin            ss
6. Stairs              rf        Jefferson           dh
7. Plantier            lf        Stanley             c
8. Bordick             ss        O'Leary             lf
9. Bournigal           2b        Tinsley             cf
   Wasdin              p         Wakefield           p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Herrera singled to center; Herrera stole second;
Giambi flied to left; Brosius was called out on strikes; McGwire
walked; Steinbach forced McGwire (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Bragg flied to left; Frye flied to center; Naehring
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
0, Red Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Stairs popped to catcher; Plantier grounded out
(second to first); Bordick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Vaughn doubled; Wasdin threw a wild pitch [Vaughn
to third]; Valentin singled to left [Vaughn scored]; Valentin
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Jefferson
struck out; Stanley flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Red Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Bournigal popped to first; Herrera singled to
center; Giambi doubled [Herrera to third]; Brosius out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Herrera scored, Giambi scored (error by
O'Leary) (error by Wakefield) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McGwire
walked; Steinbach was hit by a pitch [McGwire to second]; Stairs
was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 3RD: O'Leary homered to right; Tinsley was called out on
strikes; Bragg grounded out (shortstop to first); Frye flied to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Plantier flied to left; Bordick doubled to left;
Bournigal struck out; Herrera flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Naehring singled to left; Vaughn doubled to center
[Naehring scored]; Valentin singled to left [Vaughn to third];
Jefferson struck out; Stanley struck out while Vaughn stole home
and Valentin stole second; O'Leary popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Giambi doubled to right [Giambi to third (error
by Bragg)]; Brosius popped to third; McGwire walked; Steinbach
reached on an error by Naehring [Giambi scored (unearned),
McGwire to second, Steinbach to first]; Stairs grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Steinbach out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Tinsley struck out; Bragg walked; Frye grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Bragg out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Plantier flied to center; Bordick flied to
center; Bournigal flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 6TH: Naehring doubled to right; Vaughn was walked
intentionally; Valentin flied to left; Jefferson flied to left;
Stanley walked [Naehring to third, Vaughn to second]; O'Leary
flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Herrera grounded out (second to first); Giambi
popped to third; Brosius homered to left; McGwire singled to
right; Steinbach popped to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 7TH: TELGHEDER REPLACED WASDIN (PITCHING); Tinsley
doubled to center; Bragg reached on a fielder's choice [Tinsley
out at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Frye grounded out (second
to first) [Bragg to second]; Naehring struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: ESHELMAN REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING); BERROA
BATTED FOR STAIRS; Berroa flied to center; BRANDENBURG REPLACED
ESHELMAN (PITCHING); YOUNG BATTED FOR PLANTIER; Young flied to
center; Bordick grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.

RED SOX 8TH: YOUNG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BERROA STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); HERRERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); JOHNS
REPLACED TELGHEDER (PITCHING); Vaughn singled to center; CORSI
REPLACED JOHNS (PITCHING); Valentin singled to left [Vaughn to
second]; CORDERO BATTED FOR JEFFERSON; GROOM REPLACED CORSI
(PITCHING); Groom threw a wild pitch [Vaughn to third, Valentin
to second]; Cordero was walked intentionally; ACRE REPLACED
GROOM (PITCHING); Stanley singled to left [Vaughn scored,
Valentin scored, Cordero to third, Stanley to second (on throw
to 3b)]; O'Leary flied to right; Tinsley was called out on
strikes; Bragg popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 4, Red Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: CORDERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); SLOCUMB
REPLACED BRANDENBURG (PITCHING); BATISTA BATTED FOR BOURNIGAL;
Batista grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrera walked;
Giambi struck out while Herrera advanced to second because of
defensive indifference; Slocumb threw a wild pitch [Herrera to
third]; Brosius grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 4, Red Sox 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        4   7   0    8
 Red Sox          6  11   4    7
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