Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 16, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1984 at Memorial Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Baltimore Orioles 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 1 2 0
  Essian c 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 5 1 1 0
Murphy cf 1 2 1 1
  Almon ph,rf,lf 3 0 1 0
Kingman dh 4 1 1 1
Bochte 1b 5 1 2 2
Heath c,rf 4 1 1 0
Davis rf,cf 3 1 2 1
Hill ss 3 0 1 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 3 2
Sorensen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Young rf 2 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Gross 3b 3 1 1 1
Singleton dh 3 0 0 0
Roenicke lf 3 0 0 0
  Shelby cf 0 0 0 0
Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0
Rayford c 3 0 1 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Oakland 205 010 0008150
Baltimore 000 100 000140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Sorensen  W (5-11) 9.0 4 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  L (12-6) 2.1 6 5 5 2 0
  Martinez   4.2 8 3 3 0 2
  Brown   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
2
3

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2, Baltimore 2.  2B–Oakland Murphy (14,off Davis); Bochte (19,off Davis); Heath (19,off T Martinez); Phillips (19,off T Martinez).  HR–Baltimore Gross (16,4th inning off Sorensen 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hill (3,off Davis).  SF–Kingman (12,off Davis).  SB–Henderson (48,2nd base off Davis/Rayford).  WP–Brown (1).  T–2:27.  A–23,510.
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