Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners
September 4, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 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 6, Seattle Mariners 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 4 1 1 2
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 1 1 0
Murray dh 4 0 0 0
Sheets lf 4 1 1 0
  Stanicek lf 0 0 0 0
Traber 1b 4 0 1 1
Kennedy c 4 2 3 1
Gonzales 3b 4 0 0 0
Ripken 2b 3 1 1 2
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cotto cf 3 0 0 0
  Fields ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Reynolds 2b 3 1 1 0
Brantley lf,cf 3 0 1 1
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 1
Coles dh 1 0 0 0
  Davis ph,dh 3 1 1 1
Buhner rf 4 1 2 1
Valle c 4 0 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 0 0
Quinones ss 4 0 0 0
Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Scurry p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Baltimore 002 200 200690
Seattle 000 111 010470
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Williamson  W (5-6) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Aase   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Olson   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Niedenfuer  SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
3
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Taylor  L (0-1) 6.0 7 5 5 0 4
  Jackson   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Scurry   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Reed   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Baltimore Kennedy (10,off Taylor); Sheets (18,off Taylor), Seattle Valle (14,off Williamson); Reynolds (22,off Williamson).  HR–Baltimore B Ripken (2,3rd inning off Taylor 1 on, 1 out); Orsulak (7,7th inning off Jackson 1 on, 2 out), Seattle Davis (18,4th inning off Williamson 0 on, 1 out); Buhner (10,6th inning off Aase 0 on, 1 out); Balboni (19,8th inning off Olson 0 on, 0 out).  WP–Taylor (1), Jackson (6).  BK–Jackson (6).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–(none), 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:31.  A–6,503.
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