Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
August 5, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1984 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 4 1 2 1
Owen ss 4 0 0 1
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Phelps dh 3 1 2 1
Cowens rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Milbourne 3b 4 1 0 0
Kearney c 4 0 2 0
Bradley lf 4 1 1 0
Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 1 1 1
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Kingman dh 3 1 2 0
Heath rf 3 1 1 2
Almon lf 4 1 2 0
Bochte 1b 3 0 0 0
Essian c 3 1 1 1
Wagner ss 4 0 3 1
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
  Caudill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Seattle 100 200 100481
Oakland 112 001 00x5103
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Vande Berg  L (7-11) 6.0 9 5 5 2 3
  Nunez   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  W (4-11) 8.0 8 4 2 4 4
  Caudill  SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
4
6

  E–Nunez (1), Essian (4), Wagner 2 (6).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Kingman (10,off Vande Berg); Almon (7,off Nunez).  3B–Seattle Perconte (4,off Sorensen).  HR–Seattle Phelps (19,7th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Lansford (8,1st inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 1 out); Heath (10,3rd inning off Vande Berg 1 on, 2 out); Essian (2,6th inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bochte (4,off Vande Berg).  SB–Owen (14,2nd base off Sorensen/Essian); Kearney (6,2nd base off Sorensen/Essian); Kingman (1,2nd base off Vande Berg/Kearney).  CS–Kearney (4,2nd base by Sorensen/Essian).  T–2:36.  A–12,511.
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