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JULY
1996

Monday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: At Yankee Stadium, the Key outguns the Rocket, as Jimmy Key beats Roger Clemens, 2–0. Mike Aldrete's solo home run in the 7th is the first score.

In San Francisco, Barry Bonds and Mark Carreon homer to lead the Giants to a 9–6 win over the Rockies. The win snaps a 10-game losing streak, the longest for the Giants since a 10-game skein in 1985 and a 13-game losing streak in 1944.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1996
Houston Astros 6, Florida Marlins 2 at Astrodome (att. 18,513)
W: Mike Hampton L: Kevin Brown
Atlanta Braves 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 34,116)
W: Steve Avery L: Kirk Rueter
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,779)
W: Mike Williams L: Bobby Jones S: Ken Ryan
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 15,910)
W: Danny Darwin L: Jaime Navarro S: Dan Plesac
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 40,343)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Tim Worrell
San Francisco Giants 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,142)
W: Jeff Juden L: Lance Painter S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 27,221)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Alan Benes S: Jeff Brantley
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,754)
W: Kevin Gross L: Mark Langston S: Mike Henneman
Minnesota Twins 10, Chicago White Sox 7 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,211)
W: Rick Aguilera L: Mike Sirotka
Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,814)
W: Chris Haney L: Charles Nagy
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,727)
W: Steve Sparks L: Omar Olivares S: Mike Fetters
New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 27,734)
W: Jimmy Key L: Roger Clemens S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 18,166)
W: Don Wengert L: Matt Wagner S: Billy Taylor
Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Skydome (att. 43,377)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Pat Hentgen S: Randy Myers
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Oakland breaks a 6-6 tie by scoring five runs in the 9th inning to defeat Seattle 11-6. 1B Jason Giambi leads the way with five hits.

The Reds put P Pete Schourek on the 15-day DL, but he'll undergo elbow surgery on July 17th and miss the rest of the season. The Reds other ace, Jose Rijo, recovering from surgery last August, has yet to pitch off the mound for Birmingham.

The Marlins sign Domingo Aramboles, 16-year-old Dominican pitcher, to a contract, giving him a $5,500 signing bonus. Aramboles produces a birth certificate showing he's 16, but later on it is discovered that he is only 14, and the Commissioner's office will nullify the contract. His 1.71 minor league ERA will earn him a big bonus when he signs in 1998. Josephang Bernhardt, another Latin ball player who will produce a phony birth certificate, will be taken away from Tampa Bay and sign with Toronto for $750,000.

An MRI on Tony Gwynn shows fraying of the tendon in his right heel. The Padres star will be out for at least four weeks and miss the All-star game.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1996
Houston Astros 4, Florida Marlins 3 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 18,897)
W: John Johnstone L: Terry Mathews
Montreal Expos 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 20,075)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Greg Maddux
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,890)
W: Russ Springer L: Pete Harnisch S: Ricky Bottalico
Chicago Cubs 15, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,241)
W: Amaury Telemaco L: Paul Wagner
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 28,294)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Fernando Valenzuela
San Francisco Giants 5, Colorado Rockies 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 13,571)
W: Mark Gardner L: Kevin Ritz
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 29,074)
W: Rick Honeycutt L: Lee Smith S: Dennis Eckersley
California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,055)
W: Mike James L: Mike Henneman
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,357)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Scott Aldred S: Roberto Hernandez
Cleveland Indians 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,283)
W: Jim Poole L: Tim Belcher
Milwaukee Brewers 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (11 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 9,455)
W: Ramon Garcia L: A. J. Sager S: Mike Fetters
New York Yankees 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,310)
W: Jeff Nelson L: Joe Hudson S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 11, Seattle Mariners 6 at Kingdome (att. 19,632)
W: Mike Mohler L: Norm Charlton
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Skydome (att. 32,150)
W: Scott Erickson L: Paul Quantrill
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: The Mets defeat the Phillies, 10-6, as rookie OF Alex Ochoa leads the way by going 5-for-5 and hitting for the cycle.

In Atlanta's 3–1 win over the Expos, Montreal first baseman David Segui fractures his left thumb when pitcher Ugueth Urbina fires over to 1B and hits his teammate. Henry Rodriguez takes over at 1B.

The Yankees sign Venezuelan Jackson Melian, just turned 16, to a contract for $1.6 million. His bonus is a record for Latino ball players.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1996
Houston Astros 4, Florida Marlins 3 at Astrodome (att. 24,537)
W: Doug Drabek L: Al Leiter S: Todd Jones
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 26,837)
W: Tom Glavine L: Tim Scott S: Mark Wohlers
New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 43,158)
W: Paul Byrd L: Ken Ryan S: Doug Henry
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 22,157)
W: Denny Neagle L: Frank Castillo S: Dan Plesac
San Diego Padres 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 48,841)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Ramon Martinez S: Trevor Hoffman
Colorado Rockies 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 44,356)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Rod Beck S: Bruce Ruffin
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,658)
W: Donovan Osborne L: John Smiley
Texas Rangers 8, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 45,979)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Chuck Finley
Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,113)
W: Brad Radke L: Luis Andujar S: Dave Stevens
Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,470)
W: Julian Tavarez L: Mike Magnante S: Paul Shuey
Detroit Tigers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 11,047)
W: Brian Williams L: Jeff D'Amico
Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Kingdome (att. 36,619)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Carlos Reyes
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Skydome (att. 32,365)
W: Juan Guzman L: Rick Krivda S: Mike Timlin
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees provide the fireworks, signing Darryl Strawberry. On June 24th, Yankee GM Bob Watson said five times that Strawberry "doesn't fit."

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1996
Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 49,060)
W: Shane Reynolds L: John Smoltz S: Xavier Hernandez
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,047)
W: Mark Portugal L: Jim Bullinger S: Jeff Brantley
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Colorado Rockies 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 54,331)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Marvin Freeman
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,861)
W: Robert Person L: Jeff Fassero
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Florida Marlins 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 17,460)
W: Ron Blazier L: Pat Rapp S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,321)
W: Andy Benes L: Elmer Dessens
San Diego Padres 8, San Francisco Giants 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 14,111)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Mark Leiter
Baltimore Orioles 8, Boston Red Sox 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,075)
W: Mike Mussina L: Tim Wakefield S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5 (10 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 42,355)
W: Matt Karchner L: Jose Mesa S: Roberto Hernandez
Detroit Tigers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 10,557)
W: C. J. Nitkowski L: Marty Janzen S: Mike Myers
Kansas City Royals 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 37,295)
W: Doug Linton L: Rich Robertson S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,243)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Scott Karl S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 8, California Angels 7 (11 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,144)
W: Billy Taylor L: Rich Monteleone
Seattle Mariners 9, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,668)
W: Rafael Carmona L: Mike Henneman
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: After the California Angels score three runs in the top of the 1st inning, the Oakland Athletics respond with 13 of their own in the bottom half to mark the highest scoring 1st inning by two teams in major league history. The 13 runs is one short of the record. DH Matt Stairs ties a major league mark with six RBIs in the frame. The Athletics go on to post a 16-8 victory.

Behind Wilson Alvarez, the White Sox hand the Indians their first shutout of the year, beating them, 7–0. The Sox now trail the Tribe by just two games.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1996
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 36,896)
W: Darryl Kile L: Jason Schmidt
Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,743)
W: Dave Burba L: Steve Trachsel S: Jeff Brantley
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Colorado Rockies 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 43,415)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Roger Bailey
New York Mets 9, Montreal Expos 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 13,550)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Tim Scott S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Florida Marlins 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 46,872)
W: Toby Borland L: Kurt Miller S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,759)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Zane Smith S: Tony Fossas
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (11 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 22,589)
W: Sean Bergman L: Jose Bautista
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,237)
W: Aaron Sele L: David Wells
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,536)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Orel Hershiser
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,808)
W: A. J. Sager L: Erik Hanson S: Gregg Olson
Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 8 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,465)
W: Eddie Guardado L: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 12, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 26,699)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Ricky Bones
Oakland Athletics 16, California Angels 8 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 36,129)
W: John Wasdin L: Ryan Hancock
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,397)
W: Sterling Hitchcock L: Bobby Witt
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 6th

IN THE NEWS: The Seattle Mariners ride three solo home runs by Edgar Martinez to a 9-5 win over the Texas Rangers.

During the Yankees 2–0 win over the Brewers, the team announces the purchase of Darryl Strawberry's contract from Columbus. John Wetteland preserves Jimmy Key's win with a save in his 20th consecutive appearance, breaking Lee Smith's record.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 6, 1996
Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 41,619)
W: Mike Bielecki L: Mike Hampton
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,690)
W: Bob Patterson L: Hector Carrasco
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Colorado Rockies 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,562)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Bruce Ruffin S: Todd Worrell
New York Mets 11, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 15,546)
W: Bobby Jones L: Kirk Rueter
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Florida Marlins 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,278)
W: Mike Williams L: Kevin Brown S: Ricky Bottalico
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 19,144)
W: Alan Benes L: Danny Darwin
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 51,021)
W: Tim Worrell L: Steve Bourgeois S: Trevor Hoffman
Baltimore Orioles 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,500)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Roger Clemens S: Randy Myers
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,454)
W: Matt Karchner L: Paul Shuey S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 15, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,228)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Omar Olivares
Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,699)
W: Chris Haney L: Rick Aguilera S: Jeff Montgomery
New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 24,033)
W: Jimmy Key L: Steve Sparks S: John Wetteland
Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 5 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,294)
W: Billy Taylor L: Mike James
Seattle Mariners 9, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,458)
W: Matt Wagner L: Kevin Gross
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Marlins fire manager Rene Lachemann. Florida vice president John Boles replaces Lachemann, although he has not managed at any level in 10 years; except for Ted Turner's one-game stint in the 1970s, Boles is the first manager since Emil Fuchs in 1929 with no professional playing experience at any level. He wins his first game today, 7–4, in 10 innings over the Phils.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 7, 1996
Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 28,716)
W: Greg Maddux L: Donne Wall
Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 (13 inn.) at Wrigley Field (att. 36,352)
W: Tanyon Sturtze L: Johnny Ruffin
Colorado Rockies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,269)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Pedro Astacio
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 16,076)
W: Rheal Cormier L: Pete Harnisch S: Mel Rojas
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 (10 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,183)
W: Terry Mathews L: Ricardo Jordan S: Robb Nen
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 16,255)
W: Jon Lieber L: Mike Morgan
San Diego Padres 10, San Francisco Giants 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,693)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Osvaldo Fernandez
Boston Red Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,532)
W: Joe Hudson L: Randy Myers S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,343)
W: Chad Ogea L: Alex Fernandez S: Paul Assenmacher
Detroit Tigers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,784)
W: Felipe Lira L: Jeff Ware
Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,251)
W: Tim Belcher L: Scott Aldred
Milwaukee Brewers 4, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,242)
W: Ben McDonald L: Kenny Rogers S: Mike Fetters
California Angels 9, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,526)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Doug Johns
Texas Rangers 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 36,933)
W: Ken Hill L: Bob Wells
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: The National League defeats the American League, 6-0, in the All-Star Game. Ken Caminiti and Mike Piazza homer for the winners. The game is the first All-Star contest in which no walks are issued by either team. Cal Ripken Jr. starts the game, despite suffering a broken nose when he accidentally catches a forearm from Chicago P Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez slipped on the tarp during the AL team photo shoot.

The Giants trade 1B Mark Carreon to the Indians for P Jim Poole.

At the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Cuba's top pitcher Rolando Arrojo defects to the U.S.

Thursday, July 11th

IN THE NEWS: After 14 straight road losses—a club record—the Phils finally win, beating the Expos, 3–2, behind Curt Schilling.

In the Twins 11–7 loss to the Indians, Chuck Knoblauch completes his 10th multi-hit game in a row—the longest such streak in the ML since 1978. Manny Ramirez and Albert Belle drive in nine runs between them for the Tribe, and Jack McDowell picks up the win.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1996
Florida Marlins 9, Atlanta Braves 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 33,208)
W: John Burkett L: Steve Avery S: Robb Nen
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,802)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Donovan Osborne
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,670)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smiley S: Dan Plesac
Colorado Rockies 8, San Diego Padres 5 (10 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 45,703)
W: Bruce Ruffin L: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,305)
W: Ramon Martinez L: Mark Leiter
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,546)
W: Curt Schilling L: Jeff Fassero S: Ricky Bottalico
New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,557)
W: Mark Clark L: Doug Drabek
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,760)
W: Jimmy Key L: Mike Mussina S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 15,826)
W: Roger Clemens L: Brian Williams
Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,928)
W: Chris Haney L: Wilson Alvarez
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium (att. 16,019)
W: Juan Guzman L: Jeff D'Amico S: Tony Castillo
Cleveland Indians 11, Minnesota Twins 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 16,438)
W: Jack McDowell L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 13,437)
W: Bobby Chouinard L: Darren Oliver
Seattle Mariners 5, California Angels 4 (12 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 25,949)
W: Rafael Carmona L: Rich Monteleone
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, July 12th

IN THE NEWS: Down 9-2 as they bat in the last half of the 7th inning in Colorado, the Rockies score 11 times and hold on for a 13-12 win over the Padres. 3B Vinny Castilla's grand slam—his 2nd homer of the game—is the big blow of the inning.

Minnesota star Kirby Puckett announces he is retiring, effective immediately, because of glaucoma in his right eye.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1996
Atlanta Braves 6, Florida Marlins 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,517)
W: Tom Glavine L: Al Leiter S: Mark Wohlers
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,918)
W: Andy Benes L: Steve Trachsel
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 27,708)
W: Mark Portugal L: Danny Darwin S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 13, San Diego Padres 12 at Coors Field (att. 48,053)
W: Darren Holmes L: Willie Blair
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,569)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Osvaldo Fernandez
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique (att. 14,322)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Pedro Martinez
Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 17,405)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Bobby Jones S: Billy Wagner
Boston Red Sox 11, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,535)
W: Tom Gordon L: Omar Olivares
Chicago White Sox 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,458)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Tim Belcher S: Roberto Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at County Stadium (att. 15,691)
W: Ben McDonald L: Erik Hanson
Cleveland Indians 7, Minnesota Twins 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,246)
W: Jose Mesa L: Dave Stevens S: Paul Shuey
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 4 (10 inn.) at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 12,074)
W: Jeff Russell L: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 7, California Angels 6 (10 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 29,618)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Chuck McElroy
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, July 13th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians score four runs in the 4th, five runs in the 5th, and six runs in the 6th as they defeat the Twins, 19-11. The Tribe counts 12 doubles and three home runs among its 22 hits. The 12 doubles ties an American League reocrd set in 1990, and the two teams combine for 18 doubles, a new AL record (the National League mark is 23). Of Rich Becker gets four hits, including a double and two homers, and drives home six runs for Minnesota.

The Giants top prospect Shawn Estes throws his first game of the season, pitching seven scoreless innings and striking out 11 Dodgers for his first win. The Giants win, 7–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1996
Atlanta Braves 3, Florida Marlins 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 36,953)
W: John Smoltz L: Kevin Brown
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,254)
W: Todd Stottlemyre L: Jim Bullinger S: Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati Reds 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 32,119)
W: Kevin Jarvis L: Jon Lieber
Colorado Rockies 11, San Diego Padres 6 at Coors Field (att. 48,009)
W: Kevin Ritz L: Scott Sanders
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 54,226)
W: Shawn Estes L: Hideo Nomo
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 30,215)
W: Mike Mimbs L: Rheal Cormier
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
W: Jeff Nelson L: David Wells S: John Wetteland
New York Yankees 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,451)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Arthur Rhodes S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,671)
W: Aaron Sele L: C. J. Nitkowski
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,363)
W: Alex Fernandez L: Jose Rosado
Toronto Blue Jays 15, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium (att. 29,383)
W: Pat Hentgen L: Scott Karl
Cleveland Indians 19, Minnesota Twins 11 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 31,552)
W: Chad Ogea L: Rick Aguilera
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,792)
W: Roger Pavlik L: Don Wengert
California Angels 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome (att. 37,792)
W: Shawn Boskie L: Bobby Ayala S: Troy Percival
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, July 14th

IN THE NEWS: In Seattle, Ken Griffey returns to the M's lineup after missing 20 games and drives in three runs with a homer and double. Bob Wells (8–2) pitches a 4-hitter to beat the Angels, 8–0.

In Cincinnati, Reggie Sanders hits two homers and P Dave Burba launches his first ML home run as the Reds beat the Pirates, 7–6. The Reds get the deciding runs in the 7th with Sanders 2nd home run and Eduardo Perez, son of Reds star Tony Perez, hits his first ML home run, off Steve Parris.

In Atlanta, Ryan Klesko belts two homers and drives in six runs to lead the Braves to a 15-10 drubbing of the Marlins. Jeff Conine has a pair of home runs for the Fish.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1996
Atlanta Braves 15, Florida Marlins 10 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,134)
W: Greg McMichael L: Yorkis Perez
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,638)
W: Alan Benes L: Terry Adams S: Dennis Eckersley
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,619)
W: Dave Burba L: Paul Wagner S: Jeff Brantley
Colorado Rockies 8, San Diego Padres 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,065)
W: Armando Reynoso L: Fernando Valenzuela
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,862)
W: William VanLandingham L: Chan Ho Park
Montreal Expos 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 31,515)
W: Tim Scott L: Mike Williams S: Mel Rojas
Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 5 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Dave Mlicki S: Todd Jones
New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 33,505)
W: Pete Harnisch L: Mike Hampton
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 47,658)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Scott Erickson S: John Wetteland
Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,670)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Felipe Lira S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,024)
W: James Baldwin L: Doug Linton S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 20,798)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Ramon Garcia S: Mike Timlin
Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 25,312)
W: Eddie Guardado L: Eric Plunk
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 20,704)
W: Doug Johns L: Kevin Gross
Seattle Mariners 8, California Angels 0 at Kingdome (att. 33,243)
W: Bob Wells L: Jason Grimsley
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Monday, July 15th

IN THE NEWS: Cal Ripken is shifted to 3B after playing 2,216 consecutive games at SS for the Orioles but his consecutive game streak remains intact at 2,243 games. Baltimore defeats the Blue Jays, 8–6. Ripken's replacement at short, Manny Alexander, will manage just a broken bat single in 18 at bats and after six games at 3B, Cal will return to shortstop.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1996
Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 32,708)
W: Greg Maddux L: Barry Manuel S: Mark Wohlers
Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 32,119)
W: Frank Castillo L: Dan Miceli
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 38,450)
W: Mike Morgan L: Roger Salkeld
Colorado Rockies 7, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,032)
W: Roger Bailey L: Steve Bourgeois
Florida Marlins 15, Houston Astros 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,807)
W: Donn Pall L: Donne Wall
Los Angeles Dodgers 1, San Diego Padres 0 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 44,368)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Shea Stadium (att. 15,549)
W: Jerry Dipoto L: Russ Springer S: Doug Henry
Baltimore Orioles 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 43,192)
W: Jimmy Haynes L: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 6 at Fenway Park (att. 33,263)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Mark Hutton S: Heathcliff Slocumb
Kansas City Royals 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 22,294)
W: Mike Magnante L: Julian Tavarez S: Jeff Montgomery
Detroit Tigers 10, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at County Stadium (att. 15,819)
W: A. J. Sager L: Ricky Bones S: Gregg Olson
Minnesota Twins 16, Chicago White Sox 5 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,636)
W: Scott Aldred L: Kirk McCaskill
Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,183)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Dave Telgheder
California Angels 10, Texas Rangers 7 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,655)
W: Jeff Schmidt L: Mark Brandenburg S: Troy Percival
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Tuesday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: After failing to score in their first two at bats, the Brewers proceed to score in each of their remaining turns at the plate to punch out Detroit by a score of 20-7. Greg Vaughn drives home five runs for Milwaukee, and now leads the American League with 88, while Jose Valentin knocks out four hits.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1996
Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (att. 31,334)
W: Mark Wohlers L: Tim Scott
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 26,502)
W: Denny Neagle L: Jaime Navarro
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,370)
W: Donovan Osborne L: Jeff Shaw S: Dennis Eckersley
Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 49,035)
W: Marvin Freeman L: Mark Leiter S: Bruce Ruffin
Florida Marlins 3, Houston Astros 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,610)
W: Yorkis Perez L: Todd Jones
San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 52,436)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Ramon Martinez S: Tim Worrell
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,478)
W: Mark Clark L: Curt Schilling S: John Franco
Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,851)
W: Juan Guzman L: Mike Mussina
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park (att. 34,676)
W: Jimmy Key L: Roger Clemens
Cleveland Indians 10, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 16,871)
W: Jack McDowell L: Chris Haney
Milwaukee Brewers 20, Detroit Tigers 7 at County Stadium (att. 12,476)
W: Jeff D'Amico L: Brian Williams
Chicago White Sox 11, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,502)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Brad Radke
Oakland Athletics 12, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,206)
W: Bobby Chouinard L: Sterling Hitchcock
Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,680)
W: Darren Oliver L: Jim Abbott S: Jeff Russell
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Wednesday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox take a 9–2 lead over the Yankees into the 7th inning in Boston. New York scores three in the 7th, two in the 8th, and four in the 9th to move ahead, 11-9. The Red Sox bounce back with three of their own in their last at bat to defeat NY by a score of 12-11 and end John Wetteland's record save streak.

Lead-off hitter Kurt Abbott pounds a single, triple, and home run and drives in six runs to lead the Marlins to an 11-2 victory over the Astros.

Five Padre relievers help the Rockies set a club record of 11 runs in the 7th inning en route to a 13–12 Rock win. Colorado overcomes a 7-run deficit.

Cards pitcher Andy Benes, who started the year going 1–7, evens his record at 8–8, beating the Reds 6–4.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1996
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,879)
W: Andy Benes L: Mark Portugal S: Dennis Eckersley
Colorado Rockies 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,453)
W: Jamey Wright L: Osvaldo Fernandez S: Bruce Ruffin
Florida Marlins 11, Houston Astros 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,345)
W: Al Leiter L: Shane Reynolds
San Diego Padres 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,423)
W: Bryce Florie L: Antonio Osuna S: Trevor Hoffman
New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 29,459)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Steve Frey
Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 10 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 45,955)
W: Rocky Coppinger L: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 12, New York Yankees 11 at Fenway Park (att. 34,082)
W: Vaughn Eshelman L: John Wetteland
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Royals Stadium (att. 19,532)
W: Tim Belcher L: Orel Hershiser S: Jeff Montgomery
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (10 inn.) at County Stadium (att. 21,121)
W: Mike Fetters L: Tom Urbani
Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 20,755)
W: Mike Trombley L: Bill Simas
Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,387)
W: Jim Corsi L: Blas Minor S: Billy Taylor
Texas Rangers 7, California Angels 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 44,220)
W: Ken Hill L: Chuck Finley
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Thursday, July 18th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1996
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,521)
W: Kevin Brown L: Mike Mimbs
Atlanta Braves 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome (att. 35,822)
W: John Smoltz L: Todd Jones S: Mark Wohlers
Montreal Expos 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,467)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Pete Harnisch
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 12,669)
W: Jon Lieber L: Kevin Jarvis
San Diego Padres 9, Colorado Rockies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,212)
W: Scott Sanders L: Kevin Ritz
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 28,072)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Shawn Estes
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II (att. 38,983)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Mark Petkovsek S: Turk Wendell
Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,014)
W: David Wells L: Aaron Sele S: Randy Myers
Seattle Mariners 15, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 22,780)
W: Rusty Meacham L: Shawn Boskie
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 17,657)
W: Kevin Appier L: Alex Fernandez S: Hipolito Pichardo
Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Jacobs Field (att. 40,934)
W: Danny Graves L: Eddie Guardado
Milwaukee Brewers 16, New York Yankees 4 at County Stadium (att. 19,079)
W: Scott Karl L: Dwight Gooden
Oakland Athletics 5, Texas Rangers 4 (11 inn.) at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 28,585)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Mark Brandenburg S: Todd VanPoppel
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 4 at Skydome (att. 31,202)
W: Pat Hentgen L: C. J. Nitkowski
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Friday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1996
Florida Marlins 11, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 19,123)
W: Chris Hammond L: Mike Williams
Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Astrodome (att. 39,090)
W: Darryl Kile L: Brad Woodall S: Billy Wagner
Montreal Expos 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 19,005)
W: Mike Dyer L: Jason Isringhausen S: Mel Rojas
Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 17,153)
W: Dave Burba L: Paul Wagner
San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 26,559)
W: Fernando Valenzuela L: Armando Reynoso S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Candlestick Park (att. 27,562)
W: William VanLandingham L: Tom Candiotti S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 45,336)
W: Alan Benes L: Frank Castillo
Boston Red Sox 13, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,262)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Scott Erickson
California Angels 9, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,332)
W: Jason Grimsley L: Bob Wells
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 4 (10 inn.) at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,604)
W: Jeff Montgomery L: Roberto Hernandez
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,373)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Charles Nagy S: Dan Naulty
Milwaukee Brewers 7, New York Yankees 5 at County Stadium (att. 19,300)
W: Cal Eldred L: Andy Pettitte S: Mike Fetters
Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 6 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 37,455)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Rick Helling S: Billy Taylor
Detroit Tigers 8, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 30,123)
W: Tom Urbani L: Marty Janzen S: Gregg Olson
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Saturday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians defeat the Twins, 6–5, on Alvaro Espinoza's 11th-inning homer. OF Kenny Lofton leads the way for the Tribe with five hits. Albert Belle rings his 226th homer as an Indian to tie Earl Averill's club mark.

In the opening game at the Olympics, the U.S. team tops Nicaragua, 4–1, behind pitcher Kris Benson.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1996
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,336)
W: Pat Rapp L: Russ Springer S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Astrodome (att. 49,674)
W: Billy Wagner L: Greg Maddux
New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 27,407)
W: Paul Wilson L: Ugueth Urbina S: John Franco
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 26,378)
W: Roger Salkeld L: Dan Miceli
Colorado Rockies 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 55,046)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Doug Bochtler S: Bruce Ruffin
San Francisco Giants 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Candlestick Park (att. 50,014)
W: Jose Bautista L: Todd Worrell
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 50,418)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Mike Morgan S: Turk Wendell
Boston Red Sox 2, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,590)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Rocky Coppinger S: Heathcliff Slocumb
California Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 31,759)
W: Jeff Schmidt L: Norm Charlton S: Troy Percival
Kansas City Royals 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 32,282)
W: Doug Linton L: Brian Keyser S: Jeff Montgomery
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (11 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 43,433)
W: Paul Shuey L: Dave Stevens
New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 25,473)
W: Mariano Rivera L: Tim VanEgmond S: John Wetteland
Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,052)
W: Bobby Witt L: Todd VanPoppel
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (10 inn.) at Skydome (att. 36,220)
W: Gregg Olson L: Paul Quantrill S: Jose Lima
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Sunday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: Oakland defeats Texas, 11–8, despite five hits—including a double and homer—by Rangers' OF Rusty Greer. Terry Steinbach homers twice to extend his hitting streak to 21 games.

The Orioles trade P Kent Mercker to the Indians in exchange for DH Eddie Murray. Murray returns to the Flock needing just eight homers to reach 500.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1996
Philadelphia Phillies 12, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,873)
W: Curt Schilling L: John Burkett S: Ricky Bottalico
Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 (10 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 45,561)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Greg McMichael
Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 32,173)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Mark Clark S: Mel Rojas
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 23,117)
W: Denny Neagle L: John Smiley S: Dan Plesac
San Diego Padres 2, Colorado Rockies 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 36,686)