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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
1996-09-14 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 42233 · 61°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to RF · 3:28
Cleveland Indians defeated Oakland Athletics 9–8. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 4th. Eric Plunk earned the win and Jose Mesa picked up the save. Albert Belle went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |
| CLE | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
W: Eric Plunk L: Aaron Small SV: Jose Mesa
Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Mark Johnson · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Drew Coble · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Batista | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Rafael Bournigal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Brosius | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark McGwire | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Geronimo Berroa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Spiezio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Young | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Izzy Molina | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Steinbach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Lofton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Thome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Albert Belle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Manny Ramirez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jeff Kent | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Pena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jose Vizcaino | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Small | 3.2 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Carlos Reyes | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Corsi | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Mohler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Witasick | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chad Ogea | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Danny Graves | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Eric Plunk | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Mesa | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Batista: K/C
- Rafael Bournigal: 43/G
- Scott Brosius: S6/G
- Mark McGwire: HR/F7D.1-H
- Geronimo Berroa: 3/P/FL
Bot 1
- Kenny Lofton: 7/F
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G
- Jim Thome: 7/F
Top 2
- Matt Stairs: HR/F89D
- Scott Spiezio: S9
- Ernie Young: K+CS2(24)/DP
- Izzy Molina: 63/G
Bot 2
- Albert Belle: S8/G46
- Julio Franco: K/C
- Manny Ramirez: W.1-2
- Jeff Kent: D7/7L.2-H;1-3
- Tony Pena: 43/G.3-H;2-3
- Jose Vizcaino: S9.3-H
- Kenny Lofton: SB2
- Kenny Lofton: WP.2-3
- Kenny Lofton: W
- Omar Vizquel: SB2
- Omar Vizquel: 9/F
Top 3
- Tony Batista: W
- Rafael Bournigal: 64(1)3/GDP/G
- Scott Brosius: 53/G
Bot 3
- Jim Thome: 3/G
- Albert Belle: 63/G
- Julio Franco: S7
- Manny Ramirez: 5/L
Top 4
- Mark McGwire: HP
- Geronimo Berroa: D7.1-H
- Matt Stairs: K
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F
- Ernie Young: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Izzy Molina: D/78.2-H
- Tony Batista: K/C
Bot 4
- Jeff Kent: D7/7L
- Tony Pena: 63/G.2-3
- Jose Vizcaino: 63/G.3-H
- Kenny Lofton: D/78
- Omar Vizquel: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Jim Thome: W
- Albert Belle: SB3
- Albert Belle: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H
- Julio Franco: W
- Manny Ramirez: SB2
- Manny Ramirez: IW
- Jeff Kent: 54(1)/FO/G
Top 5
- Rafael Bournigal: S8/G46
- Scott Brosius: K
- Mark McGwire: W.1-2
- Geronimo Berroa: W.2-3;1-2
- Matt Stairs: 63/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Scott Spiezio: W
- Ernie Young: K
Bot 5
- Tony Pena: W
- Jose Vizcaino: 7/F
- Kenny Lofton: 64(1)/FO/G
- Omar Vizquel: SB2
- Omar Vizquel: W
- Jim Thome: SB3;SB2
- Jim Thome: W
- Albert Belle: K
Top 6
- Izzy Molina: 53/G
- Tony Batista: K
- Rafael Bournigal: 53/G
Bot 6
- Julio Franco: 63/G
- Manny Ramirez: 13/G
- Jeff Kent: S8
- Tony Pena: W.1-2
- Jose Vizcaino: 3/G
Top 7
- Scott Brosius: 9/F
- Mark McGwire: K/C
- Geronimo Berroa: S7
- Matt Stairs: 43/G
Bot 7
- Kenny Lofton: 7/F
- Omar Vizquel: 5/P/FL
- Jim Thome: 7/F
Top 8
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F
- Jason Giambi: K/C
- Izzy Molina: 7/F
Bot 8
- Albert Belle: 63/G
- Julio Franco: 9/F
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F89D
- Jeff Kent: K
Top 9
- Tony Batista: S6
- Terry Steinbach: 8/F
- Scott Brosius: S9.1-2
- Mark McGwire: W.2-3;1-2
- Geronimo Berroa: S8.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Matt Stairs: K
- Scott Spiezio: 6(1)/FO/G
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Scott Spiezio