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Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics

1996-04-05 · Night game · Cashman Field · Att: 11149 · 71°F, night, dry · Wind 12 mph to CF · 2:50

Oakland Athletics defeated Detroit Tigers 13–2. Oakland Athletics put up 6 in the 5th. Doug Johns earned the win. Matt Stairs went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4
OAK	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	4		13	16

W: Doug Johns L: Greg Gohr SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Joyce · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Ted Hendry · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Curtis	4	1	3	0	0	0
Mark Lewis	3	1	1	1	1	0
Travis Fryman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil Fielder	4	0	0	1	0	1
Eddie Williams	3	0	0	0	1	2
Melvin Nieves	3	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Bautista	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mark Parent	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alan Trammell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Kimera Bartee	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Allen Battle	4	1	1	0	1	0
Brent Gates	5	1	3	1	0	0
Jason Giambi	4	2	2	1	1	1
Geronimo Berroa	5	1	1	1	0	3
Phil Plantier	3	1	0	0	1	1
Pedro Munoz	4	1	2	1	0	1
Terry Steinbach	5	2	2	1	0	2
Scott Brosius	4	2	1	2	1	1
Mike Bordick	4	0	2	2	0	1
Ernie Young	1	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Stairs	1	1	1	3	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Greg Gohr	4.1	11	1	4
Scott Aldred	1.2	1	2	4
Mike Christopher	2.0	4	1	2

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Johns	7.0	3	1	3
Buddy Groom	2.0	1	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chad Curtis: S7/L78M/R64
Mark Lewis: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Travis Fryman: E4/G4M
Cecil Fielder: 13/G15S

Bot 1

Allen Battle: 8/F89M
Brent Gates: S5/G56S/R3
Jason Giambi: CS2(26)
Jason Giambi: K

Top 2

Eddie Williams: W
Melvin Nieves: K
Danny Bautista: K
Mark Parent: 8/F8LXD

Bot 2

Geronimo Berroa: 63/G6
Phil Plantier: 43/G4
Pedro Munoz: 8/F89XD

Top 3

Alan Trammell: 53/G5
Chad Curtis: E2/P2L
Mark Lewis: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 3

Terry Steinbach: S8/G6M/R64
Scott Brosius: HR/F7D.1-H
Mike Bordick: 63/G6
Allen Battle: D7/G5L/R6
Brent Gates: D7/L78S/R64.2-H
Jason Giambi: S9/G34/R2.2-3
Geronimo Berroa: K
Phil Plantier: 63/G6

Top 4

Travis Fryman: E4/F89S/R6.B-2
Cecil Fielder: 63/G6
Eddie Williams: K
Melvin Nieves: 41/G34

Bot 4

Pedro Munoz: S9/L9LS/R46
Terry Steinbach: K
Scott Brosius: 6/P6MS
Mike Bordick: K

Top 5

Danny Bautista: 5/L5L
Mark Parent: 3/P3SF
Alan Trammell: 13/G15

Bot 5

Allen Battle: 8/F8LS
Brent Gates: S9/G34/R46
Jason Giambi: D7/L78M/R63.1-H
Geronimo Berroa: S8/L4D/R4.2-H
Phil Plantier: W.1-2
Pedro Munoz: S7/G56/R5.2-H;1-2
Terry Steinbach: K
Scott Brosius: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Bordick: S7/L78S/R3.3-H;2-H;1-3
Allen Battle: W.1-2
Brent Gates: E6/G6.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Jason Giambi: 7/F7S

Top 6

Chad Curtis: S9/L9S/R46
Mark Lewis: T9/F89XD/R64.1-H
Travis Fryman: 5/L5L
Cecil Fielder: 31/G34.3-H
Eddie Williams: 9/F9D

Bot 6

Geronimo Berroa: K
Phil Plantier: K
Pedro Munoz: K

Top 7

Melvin Nieves: 53/G5
Danny Bautista: 53/G5
Mark Parent: 6/P6D

Bot 7

Terry Steinbach: 53/G5
Scott Brosius: 9/F9LD
Mike Bordick: T8/F8RXD/R45
Allen Battle: 9/F89XD

Top 8

Alan Trammell: 5/L5
Chad Curtis: D9/L89M/R46
Mark Lewis: W
Travis Fryman: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

Brent Gates: 43/G4
Jason Giambi: W
Geronimo Berroa: K
Ernie Young: S9/L9S/R4.1-3
Matt Stairs: HR/F9LD.3-H;1-H
Terry Steinbach: HR/F89XD
Scott Brosius: K

Top 9

Cecil Fielder: K
Eddie Williams: K
Kimera Bartee: K