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AUGUST
1996

Thursday, August 1st

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox put Jose Canseco on the DL for back surgery. With Kevin Mitchell and Canseco gone from the outfield, the Sox defense will improve and so will their record. But they lose today, 9–4, to the Royals, as Roger Clemens (4-11) is tagged for seven runs in six innings.

The Mets make a team-record seven errors in handing a 13–9 win to the Pirates. The Bucs get seven unearned runs.

In the Olympics, Japan stuns the U.S. team, 11–2 to qualify to play Cuba for the gold. Japan pounds Kris Benson for eight hits and five runs in four innings. Starter Masanori Sugiera scatters six hits in five 2/3 innings for the win. Takeo Kawamura allows no hits in finishing.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 1, 1996
Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 25,564)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Mark Thompson S: Bob Patterson
Florida Marlins 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (14 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,197)
W: Chris Hammond L: Darren Dreifort S: Terry Mathews
Cincinnati Reds 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,725)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Mike Dyer S: Jeff Brantley
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, New York Mets 9 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,327)
W: Ramon Morel L: Dave Mlicki S: John Ericks
Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Russ Springer L: Donovan Osborne S: Ken Ryan
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,934)
W: Andy Benes L: Mike Mimbs
Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,089)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Tim Worrell S: Mark Wohlers
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,249)
W: Erik Hanson L: Albie Lopez S: Mike Timlin
Detroit Tigers 13, California Angels 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 14,591)
W: Brian Williams L: Shawn Boskie
Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,934)
W: Tim Belcher L: Roger Clemens
Seattle Mariners 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 18,425)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Ben McDonald
Baltimore Orioles 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,379)
W: David Wells L: Rich Robertson S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,514)
W: Kevin Tapani L: John Wasdin S: Roberto Hernandez
New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,855)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Ken Hill S: John Wetteland
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 2nd

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 2, 1996
Colorado Rockies 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 34,186)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Amaury Telemaco
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 22,682)
W: Doug Drabek L: Mark Gardner S: Xavier Hernandez
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 49,012)
W: Scott Radinsky L: John Smoltz S: Mark Guthrie
Montreal Expos 11, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 12,988)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Kevin Jarvis
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 34,091)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Bobby Jones S: Rick Honeycutt
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,505)
W: Marc Wilkins L: Ron Blazier
San Diego Padres 2, Florida Marlins 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,239)
W: Trevor Hoffman L: Yorkis Perez
Boston Red Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 10 at Fenway Park (att. 28,041)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: Dan Naulty
Cleveland Indians 11, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,465)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Scott Erickson
Detroit Tigers 8, Seattle Mariners 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,405)
W: Omar Olivares L: Matt Wagner
Kansas City Royals 4, New York Yankees 3 (10 inn.) at Royals Stadium (att. 28,618)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Mariano Rivera
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,056)
W: Angel Miranda L: Billy Taylor S: Mike Fetters
Chicago White Sox 9, Texas Rangers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,299)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Roger Pavlik
Toronto Blue Jays 9, California Angels 2 at Skydome (att. 30,261)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Chuck Finley
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Braves defeat the Dodgers, 5-3, in 18 innings. Rookie P Brad Woodall picks up his 1st victory with two 2/3 innings of hitless relief.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 3, 1996
Colorado Rockies 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,460)
W: Jamey Wright L: Jim Bullinger
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome (att. 35,930)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Shawn Estes
Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (18 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,575)
W: Brad Woodall L: Ramon Martinez
Montreal Expos 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,184)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Mark Portugal S: Mel Rojas
New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 28,594)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Alan Benes S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,690)
W: Ricky Bottalico L: Dan Plesac
Florida Marlins 5, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 55,412)
W: Kevin Brown L: Scott Sanders S: Robb Nen
Boston Red Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Fenway Park (att. 19,860)
W: Aaron Sele L: Frank Rodriguez S: Joe Hudson
Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,135)
W: Scott Aldred L: Jeff Suppan
Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,448)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Chad Ogea
Detroit Tigers 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 25,928)
W: Gregg Olson L: Norm Charlton
Kansas City Royals 11, New York Yankees 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 29,355)
W: Doug Linton L: Dave Weathers
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,171)
W: Ricky Bones L: Doug Johns
Chicago White Sox 11, Texas Rangers 9 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,481)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Jeff Russell
California Angels 11, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 32,139)
W: Mark Langston L: Tony Castillo
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 4th

IN THE NEWS: Jim Bunning, Earl Weaver, Bill Foster, and Ned Hanlon are inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.

The Braves end their 17-game 20-day road trip, with the 6–4 win over the Dodgers. The extended road stay is caused by the Atlanta-based Olympics.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 4, 1996
Colorado Rockies 6, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,738)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Frank Castillo
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Astrodome (att. 33,646)
W: Mike Hampton L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: Billy Wagner
Atlanta Braves 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 45,903)
W: Pedro Borbon L: Mark Guthrie S: Mark Wohlers
Montreal Expos 7, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,408)
W: Ugueth Urbina L: Dave Burba S: Mel Rojas
St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 24,595)
W: Mike Morgan L: Jason Isringhausen S: Dennis Eckersley
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,498)
W: Mike Williams L: Dan Miceli S: Ken Ryan
San Diego Padres 6, Florida Marlins 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 35,302)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Chris Hammond S: Trevor Hoffman
Boston Red Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 6 at Fenway Park (att. 29,939)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Scott Klingenbeck
Cleveland Indians 14, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,349)
W: Brian Anderson L: Rocky Coppinger
Seattle Mariners 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,569)
W: Bob Wolcott L: C. J. Nitkowski
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 24,624)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jose Rosado
Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,281)
W: Dave Telgheder L: Tim VanEgmond S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 32,854)
W: Bobby Witt L: James Baldwin
Toronto Blue Jays 7, California Angels 1 at Skydome (att. 30,253)
W: Huck Flener L: Jim Abbott
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles score six runs in the 8th inning to take a 13-3 lead over the Indians. After scoring one run in their half of the inning, Cleveland comes back with six of their own in the 9th, but falls three short and loses, 13-10. Chris Hoiles drives home four runs for the Orioles.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 5, 1996
Chicago Cubs 7, New York Mets 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 36,766)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Paul Wilson
Florida Marlins 16, Colorado Rockies 9 at Coors Field (att. 48,313)
W: Mark Hutton L: Marvin Freeman
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,337)
W: Curt Schilling L: Denny Neagle
Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,277)
W: Roger Salkeld L: William VanLandingham S: Jeff Brantley
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Diego Padres 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 28,653)
W: Andy Benes L: Bob Tewksbury
Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Fenway Park (att. 23,884)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Juan Guzman
Baltimore Orioles 13, Cleveland Indians 10 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,863)
W: David Wells L: Paul Assenmacher
New York Yankees 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,865)
W: Jimmy Key L: Hipolito Pichardo S: John Wetteland
Milwaukee Brewers 13, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,616)
W: Cal Eldred L: Willie Adams
Chicago White Sox 15, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 29,973)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Darren Oliver
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 6th

IN THE NEWS: Darryl Strawberry strokes three home runs off Kevin Tapani in the Yankees 9-2 victory over the White Sox. In doing so, he becomes just the 8th player to hit three in a game in both leagues. The others to do it were Babe Ruth, Johnny Mize, Dave Kingman, Cory Snyder, Darnell Coles, Claudell Washington, and Larry Parrish.

Marcel Lachemann of the stumbling Angels quits as manager. John McNamara will take over for the rest of the season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 6, 1996
Atlanta Braves 10, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,036)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Russ Springer
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 24,558)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Mark Clark S: Bob Patterson
Colorado Rockies 11, Florida Marlins 0 at Coors Field (att. 48,339)
W: Mark Thompson L: John Burkett
Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 17,658)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Darryl Kile S: Mel Rojas
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,824)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Steve Parris S: Todd Worrell
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,434)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Rod Beck S: Jeff Brantley
San Diego Padres 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 25,782)
W: Tim Worrell L: Donovan Osborne S: Trevor Hoffman
Boston Red Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Fenway Park (att. 25,264)
W: Mike Maddux L: Erik Hanson S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 20,058)
W: Brad Radke L: Dennis Springer S: Eddie Guardado
Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,931)
W: Ken Hill L: Felipe Lira S: Mike Henneman
Kansas City Royals 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,028)
W: Tim Belcher L: John Wasdin
Baltimore Orioles 13, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 17,075)
W: Mike Mussina L: Ben McDonald
New York Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,025)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Kevin Tapani
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 31,472)
W: Albie Lopez L: Bob Wells S: Jose Mesa
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, August 7th

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 14, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 29,920)
W: John Smoltz L: Bobby Munoz
New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field (att. 27,086)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Terry Adams
Colorado Rockies 12, Florida Marlins 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,622)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Al Leiter
Montreal Expos 13, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome (att. 19,703)
W: Mark Leiter L: Donne Wall
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,232)
W: Jon Lieber L: Ramon Martinez S: Marc Wilkins
San Francisco Giants 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,829)
W: Mark Gardner L: Kevin Jarvis
St. Louis Cardinals 1, San Diego Padres 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 24,823)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Doug Bochtler
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Fenway Park (att. 30,443)
W: Tom Gordon L: Pat Hentgen
Minnesota Twins 4, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,611)
W: Rich Robertson L: Chuck Finley
Detroit Tigers 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,297)
W: John Cummings L: Roger Pavlik S: Mike Myers
Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,517)
W: Kevin Appier L: Ariel Prieto
Baltimore Orioles 12, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,287)
W: Scott Erickson L: Scott Karl
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 (10 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,098)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Jeff Nelson
Cleveland Indians 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 30,431)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Norm Charlton S: Jose Mesa
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, August 8th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray's 494th homer moves him ahead of Lou Gehrig to 15th place on the all time list. The 2-run homer in the 6th inning breaks a tie as Baltimore beats the Brewers, 6–4.

The Rangers acquire P John Burkett (6–10) from the Marlins in exchange for P Ryan Dempster and a player to be named.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 8, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,401)
W: Matt Beech L: Greg Maddux S: Ricky Bottalico
New York Mets 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,627)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Kevin Brown S: John Franco
Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Astrodome (att. 26,632)
W: Doug Drabek L: Pedro Martinez
San Diego Padres 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 8,388)
W: Scott Sanders L: Chris Peters
San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (10 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,844)
W: Jim Poole L: Rick Honeycutt S: Rod Beck
Toronto Blue Jays 9, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 32,696)
W: Woody Williams L: Aaron Sele S: Mike Timlin
Minnesota Twins 13, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,283)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Shawn Boskie
Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,995)
W: Omar Olivares L: Gil Heredia
Oakland Athletics 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,197)
W: Don Wengert L: Doug Linton S: Billy Taylor
Baltimore Orioles 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium (att. 18,620)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Jeff D'Amico S: Randy Myers
New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,898)
W: Bob Wickman L: Luis Andujar S: Mariano Rivera
Cleveland Indians 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 36,822)
W: Chad Ogea L: Terry Mulholland S: Jose Mesa
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, August 9th

IN THE NEWS: The Tigers defeat the Yankees, 5–3, as DH Ruben Sierra, traded nine days ago from the Yankees, drives home all five Detroit runs with a double and 3-run homer.

Fernando Valenzuela limits Pittsburgh to three hits in seven 2/3 innings and Greg Vaughn hits the 100-RBI mark with a solo homer to lead the Padres to a 4–1 win. Vaughn, who had 95 RBIs with Milwaukee before being traded, is the first player to hit 100 ribbies in a season while playing in both leagues.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 9, 1996
Colorado Rockies 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 41,275)
W: Jamey Wright L: Tom Glavine S: Bruce Ruffin
Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,004)
W: Mark Portugal L: Ismael Valdes
Florida Marlins 2, New York Mets 1 (10 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,506)
W: Robb Nen L: Doug Henry
Chicago Cubs 11, Montreal Expos 9 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,498)
W: Jim Bullinger L: Rheal Cormier S: Bob Patterson
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,780)
W: Shane Reynolds L: David West
San Diego Padres 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,066)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Dan Miceli S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,118)
W: Osvaldo Fernandez L: Mike Morgan S: Rod Beck
Kansas City Royals 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 35,977)
W: Jose Rosado L: Mark Langston S: Jeff Montgomery
Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,995)
W: Bill Simas L: Randy Myers
Boston Red Sox 9, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium
W: Jeff Suppan L: Tim VanEgmond S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 19,541)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: Ricky Bones S: Stan Belinda
Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 23,439)
W: John Cummings L: Andy Pettitte S: Mike Myers
Cleveland Indians 10, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,122)
W: Jack McDowell L: Dave Telgheder
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 25,130)
W: Jose Parra L: Bob Wolcott S: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 33,535)
W: Bobby Witt L: Paul Quantrill S: Mike Henneman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, August 10th

IN THE NEWS: Eddie Murray blasts his 18th career grand slam, highliting an 8-run 9th inning, as Baltimore beats the White Sox, 13–4. Murray's slam ties him for 2nd place with Willie McCovey.

The Rockies jump to a 7–0 lead over the Braves, then need back to back homers in the 10th to win, 9–7. Andres Galarraga, with his 2nd homer, and Vinny Castilla homer off Mark Wohlers for the victory. Galarraga now leads the National League in RBIs with 107.

The Royals roll to an 18–3 win over California as Johnny Damon hits a grand slam and drives in seven runs. Jim Abbott loses his 11th straight decision.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 10, 1996
Colorado Rockies 9, Atlanta Braves 7 (10 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 46,064)
W: Steve Reed L: Mark Wohlers S: Bruce Ruffin
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 33,830)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Dave Burba S: Todd Worrell
Florida Marlins 9, New York Mets 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 22,115)
W: Pat Rapp L: Paul Wilson S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,724)
W: Larry Casian L: Mike Dyer S: Turk Wendell
Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 18,486)
W: Mike Hampton L: Curt Schilling S: Billy Wagner
San Diego Padres 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 21,902)
W: Dario Veras L: Dan Plesac
St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Francisco Giants 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 49,344)
W: Andy Benes L: William VanLandingham
Kansas City Royals 18, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 21,657)
W: Chris Haney L: Jim Abbott
Baltimore Orioles 13, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,772)
W: Mike Mussina L: Wilson Alvarez S: Roger McDowell
Boston Red Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,297)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Cal Eldred
Detroit Tigers 13, New York Yankees 7 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,863)
W: Richie Lewis L: Jimmy Key
Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 30,238)
W: Willie Adams L: Charles Nagy
Minnesota Twins 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 34,381)
W: Scott Klingenbeck L: Sterling Hitchcock
Texas Rangers 12, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 34,109)
W: Darren Oliver L: Juan Guzman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, August 11th

IN THE NEWS: Clemson University P Kris Benson becomes the highest paid draft choice ever. He logs on with the Pirates for a $2 million signing bonus.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 11, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Colorado Rockies 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,961)
W: John Smoltz L: Marvin Freeman S: Mark Wohlers
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,897)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Hector Carrasco
New York Mets 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,092)
W: Mark Clark L: Marc Valdes S: John Franco
Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 (10 inn.) at Stade Olympique (att. 20,120)
W: Mel Rojas L: Kent Bottenfield
Houston Astros 10, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,150)
W: Darryl Kile L: Mike Williams
San Diego Padres 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 27,227)
W: Sean Bergman L: Steve Parris S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,139)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Allen Watson S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 18,591)
W: Dennis Springer L: Tim Belcher
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 27,088)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Alan Mills S: Roberto Hernandez
Boston Red Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 19,178)
W: Roger Clemens L: Ben McDonald S: Stan Belinda
New York Yankees 12, Detroit Tigers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 33,517)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Felipe Lira
Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 21,914)
W: John Wasdin L: Albie Lopez
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 36,114)
W: Brad Radke L: Bob Wells S: Frank Rodriguez
Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Skydome (att. 32,162)
W: John Burkett L: Erik Hanson
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, August 12th

IN THE NEWS: Geronimo Berroa hits three home runs in the Athletics' 11-1 win over Minnesota. He becomes the 10th player in history to have a pair of 3-homer games in the same season. Berroa accounts for five of Oakland's runs and Mark McGwire accounts for four with a pair of homers himself.

The Expos defeat the Astros, 8-1, in a game marked by a 3rd-inning 10-minute brawl which will result in 4-game suspensions being handed down to Henry Rodriguez, Moises Alou, David Segui, Jeff Juden, and John Cangelosi. Danny Darwin gets six games. Houston manager Terry Collins receives a gash that will require four stitches to close when he's hit by a thrown batting helmet. The fight starts when Rodriguez is plunked by a pitch, the apparent result of his stopping and admiring a homer he hit his last time up. Al Leiter pitches a 3-hitter to win, although he gives up a leadoff homer to Brian Hunter.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 12, 1996
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 21,677)
W: Ramon Martinez L: John Smiley S: Todd Worrell
Montreal Expos 8, Houston Astros 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 35,458)
W: Mark Leiter L: Danny Darwin
Chicago Cubs 11, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,636)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Jason Isringhausen
Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,499)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Chuck Finley S: Jose Mesa
Chicago White Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 32,492)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,071)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Rich Robertson
Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 43,476)
W: Kevin Appier L: Jamie Moyer S: Rick Huisman
Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 0 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 25,210)
W: Ken Hill L: Brian Williams
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at Skydome (att. 33,250)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Tom Gordon
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, August 13th

IN THE NEWS: After failing to score in the first three innings, the Giants proceed to plate runs in each of their next six at bats, going on to defeat the Pirates, 12-10. Rick Wilkins' pinch-hitter grand slam in the 8th leads the Jints on to victory.

Robin Ventura belts his team-record 9th grand slam to pace the White Sox to an 8–4 win over the Yankees. David Weathers serves up the gopher.

The Braves obtain 3B Terry Pendleton from the Marlins in exchange for minor league OF Roosevelt Brown.

Oklahoma City's Rick Helling pitches a perfect game, winning 4–0 over Nashville.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 13, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 10, San Diego Padres 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,205)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Joey Hamilton
Florida Marlins 5, Colorado Rockies 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,256)
W: Al Leiter L: Kevin Ritz
Montreal Expos 7, Houston Astros 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,103)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Doug Drabek S: Mel Rojas
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,819)
W: Amaury Telemaco L: Pete Harnisch S: Turk Wendell
Atlanta Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium
W: Greg Maddux L: Rich Hunter
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 25,196)
W: Dean Hartgraves L: Matt Beech S: Mark Wohlers
San Francisco Giants 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,378)
W: Mark Dewey L: Dan Plesac S: Rod Beck
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,761)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Todd Stottlemyre
Baltimore Orioles 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,461)
W: Archie Corbin L: Graeme Lloyd S: Randy Myers
California Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,569)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Chad Ogea S: Troy Percival
Chicago White Sox 8, New York Yankees 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,455)
W: Mike Bertotti L: Dave Weathers
Minnesota Twins 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,156)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Don Wengert
Seattle Mariners 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Kingdome (att. 21,961)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Doug Linton S: Randy Johnson
Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 31,331)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Omar Olivares
Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Skydome (att. 30,502)
W: Mark Brandenburg L: Woody Williams S: Heathcliff Slocumb
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Wednesday, August 14th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox clip the Blue Jays, 8–6, on a 4-run 9th inning. Jacob Brumfield has a pair of homers for the Jays and Otis Nixon swipes four bases.

Marlins' OF Andre Dawson, in his 21st major league season, announces he will retire at the end of the year.

Giants infielder Shawon Dunston is operated on and will miss the remainder of the season. Dunston suffered a head injury on August four in a collision with Astro SS Ricky Gutierrez.

The Braves bring up Andruw Jones. He is believed to be the first player since Phils pitcher Pat Combs in 1989 to start a season in A ball, play in AA, triple A, and the majors in the same season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 14, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 2, San Diego Padres 1 (13 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 20,983)
W: Lee Smith L: Sean Bergman
Florida Marlins 2, Colorado Rockies 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,589)
W: Kevin Brown L: Curt Leskanic S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 19,136)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Rheal Cormier
New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,110)
W: Bobby Jones L: Jim Bullinger S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,206)
W: David West L: Tom Glavine S: Ricky Bottalico
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 20,340)
W: Chris Peters L: Shawn Estes S: John Ericks
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 26,945)
W: Alan Benes L: Ismael Valdes
Baltimore Orioles 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,480)
W: Mike Milchin L: Ricky Bones S: Randy Myers
California Angels 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,887)
W: Greg Gohr L: Jack McDowell S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,350)
W: Andy Pettitte L: James Baldwin S: Mariano Rivera
Minnesota Twins 13, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,729)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Dave Telgheder
Kansas City Royals 3, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 23,709)
W: Jose Rosado L: Bob Wolcott S: Jeff Montgomery
Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 33,942)
W: Bobby Witt L: Todd VanPoppel S: Mike Henneman
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 32,354)
W: Stan Belinda L: Tim Crabtree S: Heathcliff Slocumb
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Thursday, August 15th

IN THE NEWS: The Orioles score 15 runs over the final three innings on the way to an 18-5 win over the Athletics. Baltimore slugs five homers, including a pair by Chris Hoiles.

The 1st-place Braves top Curt Schilling and the Phils, 85. Terrel Wade wins his 4th against no losses and collects his 1st ML hit. Marquis Grissom extends his hit streak to 20 games with a single and double.

Larry Walker, out two months with a broken collarbone, makes his first start for the Rockies, but it doesn't help as they lose for the 10th straight time at Joe Robbie Stadium, 7–6. The Marlins score three in the 8th to win. Gary Sheffield belts his 34th homer for the Fish.

Frank Thomas hits three homers for the White Sox, becoming the Sox career home run leader, but Boston wins, 9–8. Thomas hits his 1st two off Tim Wakefield to pass Carlton Fisk (214).

P Bobby Seay, the top pick of the Chicago White Sox in the June draft, is declared a free agent after the team fails to tender him a formal contract within 15 days of the draft, a violation of major league rules. Seay is the 1st player in the 32-year history of the draft to be declared a free agent in the summer he was selected.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 15, 1996
Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,143)
W: Dave Burba L: Bob Tewksbury S: Jeff Brantley
Florida Marlins 7, Colorado Rockies 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 21,723)
W: Jay Powell L: Bruce Ruffin S: Robb Nen
Atlanta Braves 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,011)
W: Terrell Wade L: Curt Schilling
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,930)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Mike Morgan S: Todd Worrell
Baltimore Orioles 18, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,026)
W: Mike Mussina L: Willie Adams
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Friday, August 16th

IN THE NEWS: San Diego OF Steve Finley homers in the Padres game against the Mets in Monterrey, Mexico. By doing so, he becomes the 1st major league player to have homered in three different countries, having previously hit four-baggers in the US and Canada. The Padres win the 1st regular season game to be played outside of the US or Canada, 15–10, belting four homers. Leadoff batter Tony Gwynn is 3-for-5 and will repeat it tomorrow in the 7–3 loss to the Mets.

Trailing 2-0, the Orioles score 14 runs over the final three innings to defeat the Athletics, 14-3, in the 1st game of a double-header. Rafael Palmeiro drives home six runs for Baltimore, and each member of the starting lineup, with the exception of leadoff man Roberto Alomar, gets at least two hits. The Orioles stroke 19 hits for the 2nd day in a row off Oakland pitching. Baltimore also takes the nightcap, 5–4 in 10 innings.

Playing for his 7th team in six years, Mark Whiten hits a pinch homer in his first at bat for Seattle to help beat the Yanks. In his last at-bat for the Braves before being traded for farmhand Roger Blanco, Whiten belted a 3-run pinch homer to beat the Phils, 5–2. Whiten is the 45th player used by Seattle this season.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 39,210)
W: John Smoltz L: Denny Neagle S: Mark Wohlers
Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,139)
W: Mike Hampton L: Frank Castillo
Colorado Rockies 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,878)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Roger Salkeld
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 51,573)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Ugueth Urbina
San Francisco Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,163)
W: William VanLandingham L: Mike Williams S: Rod Beck
San Diego Padres 15, New York Mets 10 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 23,699)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Robert Person
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Florida Marlins 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,507)
W: Andy Benes L: Pat Rapp
California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 30,693)
W: Dennis Springer L: Tim Wakefield S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 1 (12 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,485)
W: Paul Assenmacher L: Richie Lewis
Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago White Sox 7 at County Stadium
W: Angel Miranda L: Alan Levine S: Ron Villone
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at County Stadium (att. 25,529)
W: Tim VanEgmond L: Kevin Tapani S: Mike Fetters
Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 19,838)
W: Jose Parra L: Paul Quantrill
Seattle Mariners 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 50,724)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Dale Polley S: Mike Jackson
Baltimore Orioles 14, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
W: Scott Erickson L: John Wasdin
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,645)
W: Randy Myers L: Mike Mohler
Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 32,053)
W: John Burkett L: Chris Haney S: Mike Henneman
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Saturday, August 17th

IN THE NEWS: Boston's Roger Clemens (6-11) stops the Angels, 6–0, collecting his first shutout since April 20, 1994. It is the Rocket's 37th shutout, leaving him one behind Cy Young for the most in Sox history.

Thomas Howard had his 4th consecutive 3-hit game to lead the Reds to a 5–3 win over the Rockies. Howard has two doubles and a run scoring triple and scores three runs.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 17, 1996
Atlanta Braves 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 49,024)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Matt Ruebel
Chicago Cubs 12, Houston Astros 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,775)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Darryl Kile
Cincinnati Reds 5, Colorado Rockies 3 at Riverfront Stadium
W: John Smiley L: Mike Munoz S: Jeff Brantley
Cincinnati Reds 9, Colorado Rockies 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 34,225)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Steve Reed
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 6 at Dodger Stadium (att. 47,549)
W: Todd Worrell L: Dave Veres
San Francisco Giants 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,522)
W: Allen Watson L: Rich Hunter S: Rod Beck
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 20,873)
W: Mark Clark L: Tim Worrell S: Doug Henry
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Florida Marlins 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 30,792)
W: T. J. Mathews L: Jay Powell S: Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox 6, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,497)
W: Roger Clemens L: Chuck Finley
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,511)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Justin Thompson S: Jose Mesa
Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 31,551)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Ben McDonald S: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 11, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,354)
W: Rich Robertson L: Erik Hanson
Seattle Mariners 10, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,729)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Kenny Rogers
Oakland Athletics 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,231)
W: Ariel Prieto L: Rocky Coppinger S: Mark Acre
Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 41,855)
W: Tim Belcher L: Ken Hill
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Sunday, August 18th

IN THE NEWS: Cleveland 3B Jim Thome strokes four hits, including a pair of homers, and drives home six runs to lead the Indians to an 11–3 victory over the Tigers.

In a wild contest in New York, the Mariners jump out to an 8-0 lead over the Yankees. The New Yorkers strike back with seven runs in their half of the 4th inning to edge within 1. Seattle scores twice in the 6th, but the Yankees ties the score in the bottom half of the inning with three runs of their own. The score remains tied at 10-10 going into the 12th inning. Seattle scores three in the top half of the inning, two on 1B Paul Sorrento's 2nd homer of the game. New York fights back with two in the bottom of the inning, but falls one shy, losing, 13-12. The Yankees remain five 1/2 games ahead of Baltimore in the American League East, while Seattle stays six games behind Texas in 2nd place in the AL West.

SCOREBOARD: AUGUST 18, 1996
Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 (14 inn.) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,587)
W: Joe Borowski L: Francisco Cordova
Chicago Cubs 10, Houston Astros 8 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,210)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Doug Brocail S: Turk Wendell
Cincinnati Reds 9, Colorado Rockies 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,883)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Kevin Ritz S: Jeff Shaw
Montreal Expos 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,673)
W: Mark Leiter L: Tom Candiotti
Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,480)
W: Toby Borland L: Mark Gardner S: Ricky Bottalico
San Diego Padres 8, New York Mets 0 at Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey (att. 22,810)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Paul Wilson
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,564)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Al Leiter S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 25,224)
W: Mike Holtz L: Mark Brandenburg S: Troy Percival
Cleveland Indians 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,337)
W: Chad Ogea L: Brian Williams
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at County Stadium (att. 33,094)
W: Angel Miranda L: Jeff Darwin S: Mike Fetters
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,010)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners 13, New York Yankees 12 (12 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,769)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Jim Mecir S: Mike Jackson
Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 18,122)
W: Don Wengert L: David Wells
Texas Rangers 10,