Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
July 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1988 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 6, Seattle Mariners 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 3 0 0 0
  Lansford ph,3b 1 0 0 1
Javier rf 4 1 1 1
Canseco dh 4 2 2 3
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Hassey c 4 0 0 0
Henderson cf 4 1 1 1
Phillips 3b,lf 3 1 1 0
Hubbard 2b 3 1 2 0
Gallego ss 2 0 1 0
  Jennings ph 0 0 0 0
  Weiss ss 1 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Cadaret p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 3 0 0 0
Fields cf 3 0 1 0
Coles lf 4 0 0 0
Davis dh 3 0 1 0
Balboni 1b 4 1 1 1
Bradley c 3 0 0 0
  Rabb ph 1 0 0 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 1
Presley 3b 3 0 0 0
Quinones ss 3 0 0 0
Bankhead p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
Oakland 000 201 300680
Seattle 010 010 000242
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Davis  W (10-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Plunk   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Cadaret  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
4
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Bankhead  L (5-5) 6.0 6 6 5 2 7
  Reed   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Walter   2.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Scurry   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
5
9

  E–Reynolds (11), Coles (1).  DP–Oakland 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Fields (1,off Davis).  HR–Oakland Canseco 2 (30,4th inning off Bankhead 1 on, 0 out,6th inning off Bankhead 0 on, 1 out); Henderson (15,7th inning off Bankhead 0 on, 0 out), Seattle Balboni (14,2nd inning off Davis 0 on, 1 out); Buhner (4,5th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hubbard (6,off Bankhead).  SF–Lansford (2,off Walter).  IBB–Canseco (5,by Walter); McGwire (3,by Walter).  SB–Javier (17,3rd base off Walter/Bradley); Canseco (27,2nd base off Walter/Bradley).  IBB–Walter 2 (3,Canseco,McGwire).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:40.  A–12,930.
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