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APRIL
1996

Monday, April 1st

IN THE NEWS: At Riverfront Stadium, umpire John McSherry calls time from behind the plate and collapses on the field with a massive heart attack and dies. The popular McSherry, a veteran of 21 seasons, had been suffering from a series of medical problems, aggravated by his weight of 328 pounds. The game, just seven pitches old between the Reds and Expos, is called, though owner Marge Schott feels otherwise: "Snow this morning and now this. I don't believe it. I feel cheated. This isn't supposed to happen to us, not in Cincinnati. This is our history, our tradition, our team. Nobody feels worse than me." Schott, who will later apologize, says it with flowers instead. But the Dayton Daily News will report on the 28th that the flowers she sends were given to her by television station covering the Reds.

The Athletics open the season in Las Vegas since renovations to the Oakland Coliseum are still not finished. The night game with the Blue Jays at Cashman Field, with a seating of 9,553, draws just 7,294 and the Jays take advantage of a 25-mile-an hour wind to hit three homers and win, 9–6. It is the first time since September 3, 1957 that major league teams have played in a minor league park.

The New York Mets spot the Cardinals six runs, then roar back for a 7–6 win, the biggest Opening Day comeback this century.

Snow postpones the Yankee opener in Cleveland.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 1, 1996
Atlanta Braves 10, San Francisco Giants 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 48,961)
W: Greg Maddux L: Mark Leiter S: Pedro Borbon
Chicago Cubs 5, San Diego Padres 4 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 38,734)
W: Bob Patterson L: Trevor Hoffman
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 41,815)
W: Paul Wagner L: Kevin Brown
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 34,375)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Shane Reynolds S: Todd Worrell
New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 42,060)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Tony Fossas S: John Franco
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 30,185)
W: Brad Radke L: Felipe Lira S: Dave Stevens
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Oakland Athletics 6 at Cashman Field (att. 7,294)
W: Erik Hanson L: Carlos Reyes S: Mike Timlin
Texas Rangers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 40,484)
W: Ken Hill L: Roger Clemens S: Ed Vosberg
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 2nd

IN THE NEWS: At Baltimore, President Clinton tosses out the first ball and then watches Cal Ripken drive in three runs to give the Orioles a 4–2 win over the Royals.

The Mets announce that Bill Pulsipher will miss the 1996 season. The 22-year-old lefty experienced arm pain while throwing on March 28th, and results from an MRI indicate torn ligaments in his left arm, necessitating surgery April 17.

Cecil Fielder pulls a belated April fool's joke on the Twins when, in the 9th inning, he takes off for 2nd base with a 3-2 count on Melvin Nieves and beats the throw from catcher Greg Myers. Fielder's swipe is his first in 1,096 games in the majors. Tiger rookie RHP Clint Sodowsky allows seven hits in five innings in his debut, and the Tigers win 10–6.

In the opener, Milwaukee has 22 hits including homers by Greg Vaughn and Jose Valentin, to outscore the Twins, 15–9. Valentin and Chuck Carr have four hits apiece. Other hitting in the game includes Vaughn getting plunked in the 8th inning, and Brewers Kevin Wickander retaliating in the bottom of the inning by hitting Garret Anderson. Both benches then clear for the traditional scrum in the center of the infield.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 2, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 53,136)
W: Pete Schourek L: Jeff Fassero S: Marcus Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,243)
W: Jason Christiansen L: Alejandro Pena S: Dan Miceli
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Astrodome (att. 20,492)
W: Todd Jones L: John Cummings
Colorado Rockies 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 36,751)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Sid Fernandez
Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,818)
W: Mike Mussina L: Kevin Appier S: Randy Myers
Milwaukee Brewers 15, California Angels 9 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 27,836)
W: Kevin Wickander L: Chuck Finley
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,289)
W: David Cone L: Dennis Martinez
Detroit Tigers 10, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,164)
W: Clint Sodowsky L: Rich Robertson
Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Kingdome (att. 38,570)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Wilson Alvarez S: Norm Charlton
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The College of St. Francis sets 71 records with a 71-1 four-inning defeat of Robert Morris College. The Fighting Saints score 26 runs in the 1st inning, 22 more in the 2nd, four in the 3rd and 19 in the 4th, collecting 44 hits along the way. 1st baseman Brian Mazurek hits for the cycle, while freshman SS Mike Palermo ties an NAIA record with seven hits. LF Mike Holcomb sets a NCAA mark with nine runs scored.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 3, 1996
Atlanta Braves 15, San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,728)
W: Tom Glavine L: William VanLandingham
San Diego Padres 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,638)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Frank Castillo S: Trevor Hoffman
Montreal Expos 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 19,104)
W: Dave Veres L: Jeff Shaw
Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome (att. 14,858)
W: Mike Hampton L: Hideo Nomo S: Todd Jones
St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,323)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Robert Person S: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Colorado Rockies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 15,648)
W: Mike Grace L: Marvin Freeman S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,068)
W: David Wells L: Mark Gubicza
California Angels 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,024)
W: Mike James L: Graeme Lloyd
New York Yankees 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,843)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jack McDowell S: Jeff Nelson
Minnesota Twins 16, Detroit Tigers 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 12,256)
W: Pat Mahomes L: Scott Aldred
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Cashman Field (att. 8,050)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Ariel Prieto
Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome (att. 22,783)
W: Joe Magrane L: Bob Wolcott S: Roberto Hernandez
Texas Rangers 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 24,483)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Tom Gordon
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 4th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 4, 1996
San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 30,271)
W: Allen Watson L: John Smoltz
Chicago Cubs 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 12,626)
W: Kevin Foster L: Pedro Astacio
Montreal Expos 10, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,067)
W: Jose Paniagua L: Dave Burba
Florida Marlins 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,008)
W: Al Leiter L: John Ericks
New York Mets 10, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,507)
W: John Franco L: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Colorado Rockies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 16,220)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Bryan Rekar S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 38,753)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Randy Myers
Detroit Tigers 10, Oakland Athletics 9 (15 inn.) at Cashman Field (att. 8,346)
W: Greg Keagle L: Aaron Small
Texas Rangers 13, Boston Red Sox 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 18,086)
W: Kevin Gross L: Tim Wakefield
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 5th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 5, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (14 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,071)
W: Cory Bailey L: Mike Bielecki S: Dennis Eckersley
Chicago Cubs 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,324)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Tom Candiotti
San Francisco Giants 7, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,769)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Pat Rapp
San Diego Padres 10, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 28,629)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Darryl Kile
Montreal Expos 6, Colorado Rockies 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 45,042)
W: Mike Dyer L: Mike Munoz S: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,088)
W: Zane Smith L: Dave Mlicki
Cincinnati Reds 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,318)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Toby Borland S: Marcus Moore
California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 6 (11 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,812)
W: Mike James L: Kirk McCaskill
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,782)
W: Juan Guzman L: Orel Hershiser
Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (12 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 39,526)
W: Terry Clark L: Brad Pennington
Baltimore Orioles 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,744)
W: Kent Mercker L: Eddie Guardado S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Cashman Field (att. 11,149)
W: Doug Johns L: Greg Gohr
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 27,768)
W: Scott Karl L: Edwin Hurtado
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 6th

IN THE NEWS: Chan Ho Park becomes the first South Korean to win in the majors, pitching four scoreless innings in relief of injured starter Ramon Martinez as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 3–1 at Wrigley.

Padres pitching prospect Matt LaChappa, 20, suffers a massive heart attack while warming up for the Rancho Cucamunga Quakes.

Warming up in the outfield before the Indians' game with Toronto, Albert Belle heaves a ball at photographer Tony Tomsic, hitting him. Belle contends that it wasn't deliberate, even though it was his second throw near Tomsic, and even though he warned the photog not to snap his picture. The league will open an investigation in two weeks and Tomsic will file a law suit on December 12th. The Indians win the game, defeating the Blue Jays, 5–3.

Tiger CF Melvin Nieves bangs two doubles, a triple and a homer as the Tigers top the A's, 6–1. Nieves was acquired from the Padres in a spring training trade.

The Twins hand the Orioles their first loss of the year, topping the O's, 8–3. Cal Ripken fumbles a grounder in the 5th inning stopping his errorless streak at 74 games.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 6, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (12 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 34,649)
W: Jeff Parrett L: Brad Clontz
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,428)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Jaime Navarro S: Todd Worrell
Florida Marlins 1, San Francisco Giants 0 (10 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 34,002)
W: Robb Nen L: Mark Dewey
San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 4 (13 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 24,510)
W: Trevor Hoffman L: Mark Small
Colorado Rockies 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 27,040)
W: Mark Thompson L: Kirk Rueter S: Curt Leskanic
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,756)
W: Danny Darwin L: Mark Clark
Cincinnati Reds 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,958)
W: Roger Salkeld L: Rich Hunter
Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 26,447)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Jim Abbott
Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,852)
W: Charles Nagy L: Erik Hanson S: Jose Mesa
Kansas City Royals 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,339)
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Stan Belinda
Minnesota Twins 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 22,334)
W: Brad Radke L: Jimmy Haynes
Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Cashman Field (att. 10,424)
W: Felipe Lira L: Carlos Reyes
Seattle Mariners 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Kingdome (att. 56,892)
W: Randy Johnson L: Steve Sparks
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 35,510)
W: Bobby Witt L: Jimmy Key S: Mike Henneman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 7th

IN THE NEWS: Mark Carreon drives home six runs on two homers, one a grand slam, to lead the Giants to a 14–7 gaffing of the Marlins. Jeff Conine and Andre Dawson, with his 30th 4-hit game, each have four hits for the Fish. The win goes to Steve Bourgeois, who wins his first in the majors with two 1/3 scoreless innings.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 13, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,498)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Mike Busby
Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 19,002)
W: Doug Jones L: Antonio Osuna
San Francisco Giants 14, Florida Marlins 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,842)
W: Steve Bourgeois L: John Burkett
San Diego Padres 17, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 16,258)
W: Sean Bergman L: Greg Swindell
Montreal Expos 9, Colorado Rockies 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,212)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Lance Painter
California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 16,970)
W: Chuck Finley L: Wilson Alvarez S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 41,689)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Paul Quantrill
Boston Red Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,183)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Mark Gubicza S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,580)
W: Mike Mussina L: Rich Robertson S: Randy Myers
Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 6 at Cashman Field (att. 9,723)
W: Jim Corsi L: Brian Williams
Seattle Mariners 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Kingdome (att. 21,004)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Ricky Bones S: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 7, New York Yankees 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington
W: Ken Hill L: Dwight Gooden
Texas Rangers 4, New York Yankees 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,248)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Steve Howe S: Ed Vosberg
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: The National League announces that 325-pound umpire Eric Gregg has been granted a leave of absence so he can enter a weight loss program.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 8, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 7, New York Mets 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 17,623)
W: Pete Schourek L: Bobby Jones S: Jeff Brantley
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 50,185)
W: Terry Adams L: Kevin Ritz S: Doug Jones
Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 13,488)
W: Mike Hampton L: William VanLandingham
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,180)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Tom Glavine
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 41,416)
W: Sid Fernandez L: Denny Neagle
San Diego Padres 9, Florida Marlins 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 44,470)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Chris Hammond
Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 52,841)
W: Mel Rojas L: Jeff Parrett
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 9th

IN THE NEWS: Before an estimated crowd of 50,000, the Yankees snowball the Royals, 7–3, behind Andy Pettitte. The final tally is seven runs, 10 hits, and two inches—of snow.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 9, 1996
New York Mets 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,958)
W: Jason Isringhausen L: John Smiley S: John Franco
San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 1 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 13,588)
W: Jeff Juden L: Jeff Tabaka S: Rod Beck
Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,570)
W: John Smoltz L: Pedro Astacio S: Mark Wohlers
Florida Marlins 5, San Diego Padres 2 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 15,160)
W: Al Leiter L: Willie Blair
Boston Red Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 1 at Fenway Park (att. 30,843)
W: Tom Gordon L: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 34,750)
W: Kevin Gross L: Larry Thomas S: Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers 10, Seattle Mariners 9 at Tiger Stadium (att. 42,932)
W: Greg Keagle L: Paul Menhart S: Brian Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at County Stadium (att. 42,090)
W: Ben McDonald L: Todd VanPoppel
New York Yankees 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 56,329)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Chris Haney
Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 0 at Skydome (att. 36,616)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Mark Langston
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 10th

IN THE NEWS: In his major league debut, Cuban defector Osvaldo Fernandez allows just five hits and one run in eight innings as his Giants beat the Marlins, 5–1. Fernandez posted a fat 9.45 ERA in spring training.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 10, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 9, New York Mets 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,775)
W: Timothy Dean Pugh L: Rob MacDonald S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 10, Chicago Cubs 9 at Coors Field (att. 50,083)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Doug Jones
San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 14,183)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Darryl Kile
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,194)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Steve Avery
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 7,075)
W: Mike Grace L: Jason Christiansen S: Ricky Bottalico
San Diego Padres 3, Florida Marlins 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 10,510)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Pat Rapp S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,734)
W: Alan Benes L: Jose Paniagua
Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 (10 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,097)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Julian Tavarez
Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,299)
W: Omar Olivares L: Edwin Hurtado
California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 25,446)
W: Mark Holzemer L: Juan Guzman S: Troy Percival
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 11th

IN THE NEWS: The Mariners get three homers from Dan Wilson and home runs from Russ Davis and Ken Griffey, Jr. to roll over Detroit 9–1. Randy Johnson, who has a no-hitter through six innings, is the winner.

The Padres defeat the Braves, 2-1, ending Greg Maddux's major league record streak of 18 consecutive road victories.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 11, 1996
Houston Astros 9, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 18,946)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Mark Portugal
Colorado Rockies 7, New York Mets 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,010)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Dave Mlicki
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Florida Marlins 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,023)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Kevin Brown S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 (11 inn.) at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,084)
W: Mel Rojas L: Francisco Cordova S: Dave Veres
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 19,047)
W: Andy Ashby L: Greg Maddux S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,412)
W: Andy Benes L: Terry Mulholland S: T. J. Mathews
Baltimore Orioles 14, Cleveland Indians 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,189)
W: Scott Erickson L: Orel Hershiser S: Arthur Rhodes
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 15,594)
W: Brad Radke L: Roger Clemens S: Dave Stevens
Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 5 (11 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 16,685)
W: Larry Thomas L: Mike Henneman
Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,272)
W: Randy Johnson L: Greg Gohr
Oakland Athletics 11, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 12,236)
W: Doug Johns L: Scott Karl
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 17,519)
W: Jimmy Key L: Tim Belcher S: Steve Howe
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 4 at Skydome (att. 25,512)
W: Erik Hanson L: Jim Abbott S: Mike Timlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 12th

IN THE NEWS: Tom Urbanski pitches 5+ strong innings to win his 1st game of the year as the Cards top the Phils, 6–1. Dennis Eckersley, with his appearance in the 9th inning, ties Cy Young (8th place) with 906 appearances. The Cards offense is paced by Ray Lankford with two homers.

Reds fans are again able to get out of town scores at Riverfront Stadium. In a cost-cutting move, owner Marge Schott had canceled the score-reporting service to save the month fee of $350.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 12, 1996
Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 8 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,960)
W: Todd Jones L: Marcus Moore S: Jeff Tabaka
Colorado Rockies 6, New York Mets 5 at Coors Field (att. 50,045)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Mark Clark S: Curt Leskanic
Florida Marlins 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,343)
W: John Burkett L: Ismael Valdes
Montreal Expos 13, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,087)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Danny Darwin
Atlanta Braves 5, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 25,747)
W: Jason Schmidt L: Sean Bergman S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 45,589)
W: Mark Leiter L: Jaime Navarro S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,753)
W: Tom Urbani L: Mike Williams
Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,602)
W: Mike Mussina L: Rich Robertson
Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park (att. 26,703)
W: Charles Nagy L: Aaron Sele S: Jose Mesa
Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 13,623)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Alex Fernandez
California Angels 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,921)
W: Chuck Finley L: Felipe Lira S: Troy Percival
Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 7,113)
W: Kevin Appier L: Ricky Bones S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,238)
W: David Cone L: Ken Hill S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 31,293)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Paul Quantrill
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: After a lackluster loss in the Opener, Hideo Nomo is back on form as he strikes out 17 Florida batter en route to a 3–1 Dodger win. Billy Ashley and Raul Mondesi homer for the Dodgers.

In Milwaukee, Michael Tucker's 3-run homer in the 5th inning -- the only hit allowed by knuckleballer Steve Sparks -- is enough to give the Royals a 3–2 win.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Florida Marlins 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 46,059)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Chris Hammond
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,834)
W: Paul Wagner L: Jeff Fassero
San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,250)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Tom Glavine S: Doug Bochtler
San Francisco Giants 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 22,120)
W: Jeff Juden L: Rodney Myers
Philadelphia Phillies 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,913)
W: Rich Hunter L: Tony Fossas S: Ricky Bottalico
Baltimore Orioles 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,644)
W: Armando Benitez L: Pat Mahomes
Cleveland Indians 14, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 31,827)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Jamie Moyer
Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5 (12 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,812)
W: Matt Karchner L: Don Wengert
Detroit Tigers 9, California Angels 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,719)
W: Greg Keagle L: Scott Sanderson
Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 9,224)
W: Mark Gubicza L: Steve Sparks S: Jeff Montgomery
Texas Rangers 10, New York Yankees 6 at Yankee Stadium (att. 19,603)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Dwight Gooden S: Ed Vosberg
Seattle Mariners 14, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 33,645)
W: Chris Bosio L: Jeff Ware
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 14th

IN THE NEWS: John Smoltz loses his no-hit bid when Tony Gwynn hits a one-out fly ball in the 7th that pops out of Ryan Klesko's mitt just before he hits the fence. The hit is ruled a double. Smoltz K's 13 and allows the one hit before giving way to Mark Wohlers in the 9th as the Braves top the Padres, 4–0.

Minutes before the start of the 2nd game with the Astros at Cincinnati, Reds' owner Marge Schott walks on the field to apologize to Larry Vandover and the umpiring crew for her remarks following the death of John McSherry. Crew chief Harry Wendelstedt is mystified, saying, "I had no idea what she was doing out there." The Reds take the 2nd game 9–8 after winning the opener, 5–3.

Julio Franco's homer in the 11th gives the Indians a 7–6 win over the Red Sox. Boston is 2–8, and off to their worst start since 1945.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: Pete Schourek L: Mike Hampton S: Jeff Brantley
Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,552)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Anthony Young S: Jeff Brantley
New York Mets 10, Colorado Rockies 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,051)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Kevin Ritz S: Doug Henry
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Florida Marlins 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,728)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Al Leiter
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,797)
W: Denny Neagle L: Pedro Martinez
Atlanta Braves 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 45,014)
W: John Smoltz L: Fernando Valenzuela
Chicago Cubs 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 23,137)
W: Kevin Foster L: Allen Watson S: Turk Wendell
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,545)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Sid Fernandez S: Dennis Eckersley
Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,660)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Jimmy Haynes S: Dave Stevens
Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 6 (11 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 31,796)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Mike Stanton S: Jose Mesa
Oakland Athletics 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,236)
W: Buddy Groom L: Bill Simas
Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 12,009)
W: Richie Lewis L: Mike James
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at County Stadium (att. 19,131)
W: Ben McDonald L: Chris Haney S: Angel Miranda
New York Yankees 12, Texas Rangers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 20,181)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Kevin Gross
Seattle Mariners 9, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 29,301)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Pat Hentgen
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Monday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 2 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 20,395)
W: Marcus Moore L: Bob Patterson S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 11, San Diego Padres 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,027)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Willie Blair S: Curt Leskanic
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 18,731)
W: Alan Benes L: John Ericks S: Rick Honeycutt
Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,861)
W: Jack McDowell L: Tim Wakefield
Chicago White Sox 11, Kansas City Royals 10 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,653)
W: Matt Karchner L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Roberto Hernandez
Seattle Mariners 11, California Angels 10 at Kingdome (att. 36,960)
W: Norm Charlton L: Mark Eichhorn
Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 19,312)
W: Mike Mohler L: Gil Heredia
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 2 at Skydome (att. 26,127)
W: Juan Guzman L: Omar Olivares
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Tuesday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Cecil Fielder pounds three home runs to lead the Tigers to a 13–8 clipping of the Blue Jays. Fielder has now hit nine homers for April.

Dan Wilson hits a grand slam and drives in all five Seattle runs to give the M's a 5–3 win over the Angels. Ken Griffey Jr.'s sensational catch of George Arias' line drive robs him of a 3-run homer.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 26,625)
W: Steve Avery L: Kevin Brown S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 11,464)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Mark Portugal
San Diego Padres 10, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,031)
W: Andy Ashby L: Armando Reynoso
Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,510)
W: Mel Rojas L: Russ Springer
Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 13,795)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Jason Isringhausen S: Todd Jones
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 19,716)
W: Mark Dewey L: Antonio Osuna S: Rod Beck
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 21,349)
W: Zane Smith L: Andy Benes S: Jon Lieber
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,017)
W: David Wells L: Roger Clemens
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 12,399)
W: Tim Belcher L: Jason Bere S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 6, New York Yankees 3 at County Stadium (att. 7,059)
W: Scott Karl L: Jimmy Key
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,103)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Brad Radke
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 3 at Kingdome (att. 25,404)
W: Randy Johnson L: Jim Abbott
Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 20,948)
W: Bobby Witt L: Doug Johns S: Mike Henneman
Detroit Tigers 13, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Skydome (att. 25,503)
W: Greg Gohr L: Erik Hanson S: Richie Lewis
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Wednesday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers roll over the Giants, scoring seven runs in the 4th inning, to win 11–2. Starter Chan Ho Park strikes out the side in the first two innings, as Dodger pitchers K 14.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Florida Marlins 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,884)
W: Greg Maddux L: John Burkett S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 6 (10 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 13,023)
W: Turk Wendell L: Johnny Ruffin
San Diego Padres 11, Colorado Rockies 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,011)
W: Bryce Florie L: Marvin Freeman
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,728)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Rheal Cormier
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 12,065)
W: Darryl Kile L: Paul Wilson S: Todd Jones
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 17,039)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Mark Leiter
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 23,074)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Danny Darwin
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (12 inn.) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,258)
W: Arthur Rhodes L: Mike Maddux
California Angels 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 15,361)
W: Chuck Finley L: Paul Quantrill
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,350)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Kevin Appier S: Roberto Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 7,124)
W: Ricky Bones L: David Cone
Minnesota Twins 9, Cleveland Indians 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,276)
W: Greg Hansell L: Paul Shuey S: Dave Stevens
Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 18,008)
W: Mike Jackson L: Randy Veres
Texas Rangers 12, Oakland Athletics 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 24,120)
W: Ken Hill L: Carlos Reyes
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Thursday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1996
Florida Marlins 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 25,300)
W: Chris Hammond L: Tom Glavine S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 15,857)
W: Mike Perez L: William VanLandingham S: Turk Wendell
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 8 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,316)
W: Ricky Bottalico L: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,700)
W: Paul Wagner L: Todd Stottlemyre
Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,283)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Mike Mussina S: Heathcliff Slocumb
California Angels 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,083)
W: Mike James L: Jeff Ware S: Troy Percival
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 13,153)
W: Steve Sparks L: Mark Gubicza
Seattle Mariners 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Kingdome (att. 17,536)
W: Chris Bosio L: Clint Sodowsky S: Edwin Hurtado
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Friday, April 19th

IN THE NEWS: The host Rangers show no mercy in running up the largest score in the A.L. in 41 years and trouncing the league-leading Orioles, 26–7. Sixteen of the runs come in the 56-minute 8th inning, their last at bat, and the largest 8th inning tally in baseball history. The inning is highlighted by Kevin Elster's grand slam off O's backup IF Manny Alexander. Manny, no Grover Cleveland Alexander, walks four including three with the bases loaded, but does manage to get an out. For O's reliever Jesse Orosco, it's a bad two days as he gives up 12 earned runs in two 1/3 innings: The two outings raise his season ERA from 1.52 to 3.40. Juan Gonzalez hits two homers and has six RBIs, while Dean Palmer (2) and Will Clark also add round-trippers. O's manager Johnson fumes when Mickey Tettleton takes 3B with Texas ahead 20–7: "I've seen it all, but guys tagging up from second with an 18-run lead, it's ridiculous." Texas manager Johnny Oates, who still carries a clipping from a 1983 IL game when Johnson, with a 9-run lead, had his team stealing against Oates' squad, counters, "Davey didn't have to use an infielder to pitch in that inning."

The wind is blowing out in Chicago, and Brian McRae, with a grand slam, Ryne Sandberg and Mark Grace hit consecutive homers in the 6th to give the Cubs a 10–6 win over the Giants. Losing lefty Mike Watson serves up five Cub homers and shows little respect for venerable Wrigley Field: "I hate this place. They should burn it down."

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.

At Anaheim, California's Mark Langston picks up a complete game win, 4–3 over the Tigers. Detroit's Mark Parent and the Angels' Tim Wallach both homer, but neither is over the left field fence where actor Charlie Sheen has purchased 2,615 seats for himself and three friends. Sheen, an inveterate sports memorabilia collector, was hoping for a home run in his vicinity. "I didn't want to crawl over the paying public," said Sheen after shelling out $6,500 for the seats.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1996
Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 27,375)
W: John Smoltz L: Joey Hamilton
Chicago Cubs 10, San Francisco Giants 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 17,662)
W: Kevin Foster L: Allen Watson
Florida Marlins 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,143)
W: Jay Powell L: Darren Hall
Houston Astros 13, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Astrodome (att. 22,728)
W: Doug Brocail L: Pete Schourek
Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,256)
W: Barry Manuel L: Dan Plesac
Colorado Rockies 5, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 16,225)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Pete Harnisch S: Curt Leskanic
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,614)
W: Cory Bailey L: Russ Springer S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 32,693)
W: Mark Langston L: Mike Myers
Cleveland Indians 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,521)
W: Dennis Martinez L: Tom Gordon
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,321)
W: Ben McDonald L: Chris Haney
Minnesota Twins 7, New York Yankees 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,279)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Dwight Gooden
Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 31,320)
W: Matt Karchner L: John Briscoe S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 32,189)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Bob Wolcott S: Brian Bohanon
Texas Rangers 26, Baltimore Orioles 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 41,184)
W: Dennis Cook L: Kent Mercker S: Ed Vosberg
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Saturday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1996
Atlanta Braves 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,893)
W: Greg McMichael L: Doug Bochtler S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 8, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 28,047)
W: Mark Gardner L: Jim Bullinger
Florida Marlins 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 35,542)
W: Al Leiter L: Hideo Nomo S: Robb Nen
Cincinnati Reds 6, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome (att. 34,098)
W: John Smiley L: Doug Drabek
Montreal Expos 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,022)
W: Pedro Martinez L: John Ericks
New York Mets 4, Colorado Rockies 3 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 20,847)
W: John Franco L: John Habyan
St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 23,630)
W: Alan Benes L: Ricky Bottalico S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 25,685)
W: Jason Grimsley L: Greg Keagle S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,498)
W: Jack McDowell L: Tim Wakefield S: Jose Mesa
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,220)
W: Angel Miranda L: Jason Jacome
New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 24,586)
W: Bob Wickman L: Eddie Guardado S: John Wetteland
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,480)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Todd VanPoppel
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 47,487)
W: Juan Guzman L: Paul Menhart S: Mike Timlin
Texas Rangers 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,358)
W: Kevin Gross L: Jimmy Haynes
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Sunday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: Dean Palmer's grand slam and 2-run homer lead Texas (13–4) to a 9–6 win over the Orioles and a sweep of the 3-game series. The O's Brady Anderson lead off the game with a home run, the 4th straight game he's socked a lead-off home run, and believed to be a major league record.

Rookie pitcher Tom Thobe makes two errors in the 15th inning to allow the Padres to score, then grounds out to end the game, as Atlanta loses 2–1.

New York's expensive free-agent, Kenny Rogers, finally debuts, throwing a no-hitter for five 1/3 innings. He leaves with a 4–0 lead, and New York holds on for a 9–5 win over the Twins.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1996
San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (15 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,829)
W: Tim Worrell L: Tom Thobe S: Doug Bochtler