Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
May 31, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1996 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Seattle Mariners 9

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hosey lf 5 2 2 1
Valentin ss 4 1 3 1
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 2
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Naehring 3b 5 1 1 0
Stanley c 4 1 1 2
Malave rf 4 0 0 0
Selby 2b 4 0 3 0
Cuyler cf 3 0 1 0
Eshelman p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral lf 3 1 0 2
  Bragg ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 1 3
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 2 2 3
Martinez dh 2 0 0 0
Buhner rf 2 0 0 1
Hunter 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 2 1 0
Davis 3b 3 1 1 0
Sojo 2b 1 0 0 0
  Cora ph,2b 2 1 2 0
Menhart p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 9 8 9
Boston 102 200 0016120
Seattle 001 040 40x980
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Eshelman   5.2 3 5 5 7 4
  Garces  L (0-2) 0.1 3 4 4 1 1
  Slocumb   2.0 2 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
8
9
9
8
9
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Menhart   3.1 6 5 5 2 4
  Wells  W (4-1) 4.2 4 0 0 2 4
  Charlton   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
9

  E–None.  DP–Boston 2, Seattle 1.  2B–Boston Selby (2,off Wells); Valentin (16,off Wells), Seattle Griffey (10,off Garces).  3B–Boston Hosey (2,off Charlton), Seattle Cora (2,off Garces).  HR–Boston Hosey (1,1st inning off Menhart 0 on, 0 out); Vaughn (20,3rd inning off Menhart 1 on, 2 out); Stanley (5,4th inning off Menhart 1 on, 0 out), Seattle Griffey (18,5th inning off Eshelman 2 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (10,7th inning off Garces 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–Vaughn (4,by Wells).  IBB–Vaughn (5,by Wells).  SF–Buhner (2,off Slocumb).  CS–Selby (1,2nd base by Wells/Wilson).  WP–Eshelman (1), Slocumb (2).  HBP–Wells (3,Vaughn).  IBB–Wells (3,Vaughn).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Chuck Meriwether.  T–2:55.  A–29,119.
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