Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
July 17, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1996 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 7

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 2 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 1
Martinez dh 3 1 1 2
Buhner rf 4 2 2 2
Sorrento 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
  Bragg pr 0 0 0 0
Sojo 3b 4 0 0 1
Amaral lf 3 0 0 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Minor p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 9 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Herrera rf 3 0 0 0
  Mashore ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Bournigal 2b 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 1 1 0
Berroa dh 4 1 1 2
Brosius 3b 4 2 2 1
Stairs lf 4 1 2 0
Steinbach c 3 1 1 3
Young cf 3 1 1 1
Bordick ss 3 0 1 0
Wasdin p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Seattle 104 000 001690
Oakland 032 000 11x790
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wagner   3.0 5 5 5 0 2
  Minor  L (0-1) 3.1 3 1 1 1 3
  Davis   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Jackson   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
1
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wasdin   5.1 7 5 5 1 3
  Corsi  W (4-0) 2.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Mohler   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Cora (22,off Wasdin), Oakland Brosius (11,off Wagner); Giambi (27,off Wagner).  HR–Seattle Buhner (25,3rd inning off Wasdin 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Steinbach (19,2nd inning off Wagner 2 on, 1 out); Berroa (23,3rd inning off Wagner 1 on, 2 out); Young (13,7th inning off Minor 0 on, 1 out); Brosius (14,8th inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out).  WP–Mohler (6).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:46.  A–14,387.
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