Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
April 21, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1991 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, Seattle Mariners 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Gallego 2b 1 1 1 0
Henderson cf 3 1 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 1 2
Steinbach c 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 3 0 0 0
Komminsk rf 4 0 0 0
Blankenship lf 4 0 0 0
Manrique ss 3 0 0 0
Hemond 3b 2 0 0 0
Slusarski p 0 0 0 0
  Allison p 0 0 0 0
  Chitren p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 3 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 5 1 1 0
Briley rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 2
Martinez 3b 3 2 2 0
Davis dh 4 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 1 1 2
Jones lf 2 0 1 1
  Buhner rf 0 1 0 0
Bradley c 3 0 0 0
  Valle ph,c 0 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 3 0 1 2
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7
Oakland 000 000 020230
Seattle 010 001 05x790
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Slusarski   7.0 4 2 2 4 4
  Allison  L (1-1) 0.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Chitren   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
6
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (2-1) 8.0 3 2 2 5 7
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
6
7

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Oakland D Henderson (7,off Johnson); Canseco (3,off Johnson).  HR–Seattle Griffey Jr (1,6th inning off Slusarski 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Griffey Jr (1,off Allison).  IBB–Buhner (1,by Allison).  SB–Gallego (1,2nd base off Johnson/Bradley).  CS–Vizquel (1,2nd base by Slusarski/Steinbach); Briley (2,2nd base by Slusarski/Steinbach).  IBB–Allison (1,Buhner).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:37.  A–30,191.
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