August 21, 1996 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead SEA by 1 · BAL by 5 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CL Guardians | 99 | 62 | .615 | — |
2NY Yankees | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7.5 |
3TE Rangers | 90 | 72 | .555 | 9.5 |
4BA Orioles | 88 | 74 | .543 | 11.5 |
5SE Mariners | 85 | 76 | .528 | 14.0 |
6BO Red Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
7CW White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 14.5 |
8MI Brewers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 19.5 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
10OA Athletics | 78 | 84 | .481 | 21.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.0 |
12TO Blue Jays | 74 | 88 | .457 | 25.5 |
13LA Angels | 70 | 91 | .435 | 29.0 |
14DE Tigers | 53 | 109 | .327 | 46.5 |
| JCJoey Cora2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AR Alex RodriguezSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
KG Ken Griffey Jr.CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
EM Edgar MartinezDH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
JB Jay BuhnerRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PSPaul Sorrento1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMark WhitenLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DW Dan WilsonC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DSDoug Strange3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARich AmaralPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BRBrian R. Hunter1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
2B: Rodriguez
HR: Rodriguez 2
RBI: Cora, Rodriguez 4
LOB: 10
| MJMike Jackson | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
RJ Randy Johnson | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| SHSterling HitchcockL | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 87 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 155 |
RA Roberto Alomar2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BA Brady AndersonCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
CR Cal Ripken Jr.SS | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RP Rafael Palmeiro1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BB Bobby BonillaRF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
EM Eddie MurrayDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BS B.J. Surhoff3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CHChris HoilesC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MDMike DevereauxRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBBrent BowersLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2B: Alomar, Ripken Jr., Palmeiro, Surhoff
HR: Ripken Jr., Bonilla, Hoiles
RBI: Ripken Jr. 2, Palmeiro, Bonilla 3, Murray, Hoiles 2
SB: Alomar, Palmeiro
LOB: 14
| AMAlan Mills | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| ACArchie Corbin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
JO Jesse Orosco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| SEScott EricksonW | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 102 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 146 |
The Orioles routed the Mariners 10-5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Scott Erickson got the win and Sterling Hitchcock took the loss. Cal Ripken Jr. went 4-for-5 for the Orioles, while Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-5 for the Mariners.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
