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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»April 19, 1996:
The A's have a delayed home opener in the reconstructed Oakland Coliseum, though there are no bleachers for the time being. The formerly symmetrical stadium now sports six distinct angles in the outfield, much like the old Forbes or Ebbets Field. All the fans tonight are given yellow construction helmets with the A's logo on them. The A's, 2–4 in their six early games in Las Vegas, lose 4–3 to the White Sox when Frank Thomas cracks a 2-run homer in the 8th to give Chicago reliever Matt Karchner his 3rd win.
»July 29, 1998:
The White Sox swap P Matt Karchner to the Cubs for P Jon Gardner, the Cubs 1st round pick (10th) in 1997.