Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles
May 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 8, Baltimore Orioles 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Moses cf 5 4 4 0
Bradley P. lf 4 2 2 3
Bradley S. c 5 0 2 1
Phelps dh 3 1 1 1
Davis 1b 5 0 0 0
Presley 3b 3 1 1 2
Kingery rf 4 0 1 0
Quinones ss 4 0 0 0
Reynolds 2b 4 0 0 0
Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 7
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 1 0
Lacy rf 4 2 2 1
  Kennedy c 0 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 1
Murray 1b 4 0 2 2
Knight dh 4 0 0 0
Sheets lf,rf 4 1 2 1
Gerhart cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzales 3b 4 1 1 0
Van Gorder c 2 0 0 0
  Young ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Habyan p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Seattle 112 001 1028110
Baltimore 000 100 0315113
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Guetterman  W (2-0) 7.1 9 4 4 0 1
  Reed   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
0
1
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Habyan  L (1-1) 5.2 8 5 5 0 0
  Schmidt   2.1 2 1 1 0 2
  Dixon   1.0 1 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
6
1
2

  E–Wiggins (3), Murray (3), Van Gorder (1).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Seattle Moses (5,off Habyan); P Bradley (9,off Habyan); Phelps (5,off Habyan), Baltimore Gerhart (5,off Guetterman); Lacy 2 (4,off Guetterman 2).  3B–Seattle Moses (3,off Habyan); P Bradley (6,off Dixon).  HR–Seattle Presley (10,2nd inning off Habyan 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Sheets (10,9th inning off Wilkinson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–P Bradley (3,off Habyan); Phelps (2,off Habyan); Presley (1,off Habyan).  SB–Moses 2 (17,2nd base off Habyan/Van Gorder,2nd base off Schmidt/Van Gorder); Kingery (5,2nd base off Schmidt/Van Gorder).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:27.  A–31,909.
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