Minnesota Twins 1 – 11 Athletics
12 August 1996 · OAK01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Geronimo Berroa | 1 in 321 games |
| 34 | final score 11–1 | 1 in 327 games | |
| 23 | 9 total bases | Mark McGwire | 1 in 419 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Athletics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Minnesota Twins batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chip Hale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rich Becker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Molitor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Scott Stahoviak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ron Coomer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Cordova | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Lawton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Matt Walbeck | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto Kelly | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Hollins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jeff Reboulet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Minnesota Twins pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Robertson | 3.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Jose Parra | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Greg Hansell | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Stevens | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Rafael Bournigal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Batista | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Scott Brosius | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 HR |
| Jose Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Geronimo Berroa | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Terry Steinbach | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mike Bordick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Prieto | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Doug Johns | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Witasick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |