DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/12/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1414 - MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (39-78) 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 0
Baltimore Orioles (48-70) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 0
Loss to Athletics Extends Baltimore Losing Streak
The Oakland Athletics topped the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, in United League action at Memorial Stadium. The player of the game was Oakland pitcher John Mitchell. Mitchell got the win, improving to 9-11. He allowed 6 hits and walked 3 over 7.1 innings. Mitchell allowed 3 earned runs. The slumping Orioles have dropped 6 in a row.

In the top of the third, Oakland right fielder David Justice had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 1st and one out, Justice stroked a run-scoring double to left. It made the score 2-0, Oakland. For the game, he went 1 for 3 with a double and 2 walks.

"John was John," said Athletics manager Jim B. "We know what we'll get whenever he takes the mound."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 .228 12 33
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .251 18 55
D. Justice RF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .210 24 55
B. Santiago C 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 .215 10 39
H. Perry 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .219 14 55
M. Tucker LF 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .215 2 11
   a-D. White CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 3
C. Carr CF, LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .243 2 30
G. Litton SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 7 38
B. Gil 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .209 5 22
Totals 33 6 7 6 8 9 16      
a - D. White substituted for M. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tucker (5, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 2 on, 1 out) D. Justice (17, 3rd Inning off B. McDonald, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tucker 3 , H. Perry , C. Carr , J. Olerud 2 , D. Justice 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , C. Carr , G. Litton
GIDP: J. Olerud
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (51) , M. Tucker (10) , C. Carr (38) , D. Justice (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .271 8 52
B. Spiers 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .250 4 34
K. Lofton CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .216 4 33
L. Mouton RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .234 21 63
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .231 32 67
M. Nokes DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .175 7 21
M. Franco 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .154 3 11
P. Meares SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .201 7 35
N. Matoba C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .115 2 12
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Mouton (19, 6th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Mouton (21, 8th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Mouton 6 , M. Franco , J. Damon , P. Meares 2 , K. Lofton
2-out RBI: M. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Gomez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Spiers-Franco)
PB: N. Matoba
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mitchell W (9-11) 7.1 6 3 3 3 6 1 123 76 4.10   
K. Rueter SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 57
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 31, K. Rueter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 6-10, K. Rueter 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 123-76, K. Rueter 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald L (7-11) 3.2 4 6 6 7 3 0 80 35 6.28   
T. Urbani 3.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 45 31 4.63   
R. Springer 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 19 8.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 23
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 21, T. Urbani 12, R. Springer 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 4-3, T. Urbani 4-1, R. Springer 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 80-35, T. Urbani 45-31, R. Springer 29-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Urbani 1-0 , R. Springer 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Mitchell
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 35202
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