Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
August 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1986 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 10, Seattle Mariners 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 4 1 1 0
Murphy cf 4 2 2 0
Canseco lf 4 2 1 3
  Tillman lf 0 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 5 0 1 1
Kingman dh 4 3 3 3
Davis rf 5 1 2 1
Hill 3b 3 0 2 0
Tettleton c 5 1 1 2
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 10
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Moses cf 5 1 1 0
Bradley lf 4 2 2 1
Presley 3b 5 0 1 1
Tartabull rf 5 0 2 0
Henderson dh 4 0 3 1
Phelps 1b 5 0 1 0
Owen ss 4 1 1 0
Kearney c 3 0 1 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 0 0
Beattie p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Huismann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 3
Oakland 200 100 60110142
Seattle 010 010 1014120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  W (8-7) 7.0 8 3 3 4 6
  Bair   2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
8
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Beattie  L (0-6) 3.2 5 3 3 4 4
  Guetterman   3.1 7 6 6 0 1
  Huismann   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
4
6

  E–Canseco (10), Hill (4).  DP–Oakland 1.  PB–Kearney (3).  2B–Oakland Murphy (6,off Beattie); Davis 2 (21,off Beattie,off Guetterman); Hill (14,off Guetterman), Seattle Presley (26,off Young); Henderson (17,off Bair).  HR–Oakland Kingman 2 (26,4th inning off Beattie 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Huismann 0 on, 1 out); Canseco (25,7th inning off Guetterman 2 on, 0 out); Tettleton (3,7th inning off Guetterman 1 on, 2 out), Seattle P Bradley (8,9th inning off Bair 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hill (4,off Beattie).  SF–Kingman (5,off Beattie).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:14.  A–8,902.
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