Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners
September 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1988 at Kingdome. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 3 1 3 2
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 1 1 0
Tettleton c 4 0 1 0
Sheets lf 4 0 1 0
  Davis pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Traber dh 4 0 0 0
Gonzales 3b 3 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 0 0 0 0
  Schu pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Ripken 2b 2 0 0 0
  Stanicek ph,2b 2 0 1 2
Peraza p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Reynolds 2b 4 2 2 1
Coles lf 3 0 1 0
  Cotto cf 1 0 0 0
  Fields ph 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Balboni dh 4 0 2 1
Bradley c 3 0 1 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 0 0
Quinones ss 4 0 1 1
Moore p 0 0 0 0
  Schooler p 0 0 0 0
  Wilkinson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Baltimore 100 000 003470
Seattle 110 000 1003102
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Peraza   3.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Thurmond   4.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Olson  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Niedenfuer  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
4
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moore   8.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Schooler  L (4-7) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Wilkinson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
6

  E–Davis (6), Quinones (16).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Baltimore Tettleton (9,off Moore), Seattle Reynolds (21,off Peraza); Buhner (13,off Peraza); Quinones (28,off Peraza); Balboni (11,off Thurmond).  HR–Baltimore Orsulak (6,1st inning off Moore 0 on, 0 out), Seattle Reynolds (3,7th inning off Thurmond 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Anderson (10,2nd base off Moore/Bradley).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–3:09.  A–7,372.
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