Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
August 8, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1985 at Kingdome. 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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Oakland Athletics 11, Seattle Mariners 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Griffin ss 5 0 0 0
  Gallego ss 0 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 0 0
Baker 1b 3 2 2 2
  Bochte 1b 1 0 0 0
Kingman dh 5 1 1 0
Heath c 4 3 2 0
Davis rf 5 2 3 2
Henderson lf 4 1 3 3
Hill 2b 5 1 2 2
Kiefer 3b 3 1 1 2
Codiroli p 0 0 0 0
  Young p 0 0 0 0
  Langford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 14 11
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Perconte 2b 4 0 0 0
Bradley lf 4 1 2 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
Cowens rf 4 0 2 1
Presley 3b 3 0 0 1
Henderson cf 4 0 1 0
Kearney c 4 0 0 0
Ramos ss 3 0 1 0
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Oakland 000 800 021–11140
Seattle 000 200 000–270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Codiroli  W (10-8) 7.0 5 2 2 1 5
  Young   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Langford   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  L (5-9) 3.0 4 5 5 4 0
  Wills   3.0 3 3 3 0 2
  Beattie   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Nunez   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
11
11
4
2
  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Oakland Hill (5,off Wills); Heath (9,off Nunez), Seattle Davis (19,off Codiroli).  HR–Oakland Baker (14,4th inning off Wills 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Kiefer (1,off Beattie); Presley (3,off Codiroli).  T–2:30.  A–9,374.
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