Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees
August 18, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1996 at Yankee Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 13, New York Yankees 12

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 7 1 3 0
Rodriguez ss 6 4 3 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 6 4 3 3
Martinez dh 6 2 4 2
Buhner rf 4 0 0 1
Sorrento 1b 6 2 3 5
Whiten lf 5 0 1 2
Strange 3b 7 0 0 0
Marzano c 4 0 1 0
  Hunter ph 1 0 1 0
  Widger c 1 0 0 0
Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 13 19 13
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 7 2 3 1
Boggs 3b 7 2 2 1
Williams B. cf 6 1 2 0
Fielder dh 4 0 1 2
  Fox pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Williams G. ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  O'Neill ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 6 1 3 1
Strawberry rf 5 1 1 1
Duncan 2b 4 1 2 2
  Kelly pr,2b 2 0 0 0
Raines lf 4 2 3 2
Girardi c 6 2 2 2
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Pavlas p 0 0 0 0
  Polley p 0 0 0 0
  Wickman p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 53 12 19 12
Seattle 421 102 000 00313190
New York 000 703 000 00212190
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   3.1 5 6 6 2 1
  Wells   1.2 5 4 4 2 0
  Johnson   2.0 3 0 0 0 5
  Charlton   3.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Ayala  W (4-3) 1.2 5 2 2 1 2
  Jackson  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
19
12
12
7
11
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden   2.2 10 7 7 1 3
  Pavlas   2.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Polley   0.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Wickman   0.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Nelson   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Rivera   3.0 2 0 0 1 5
  Mecir  L (1-1) 2.0 2 3 3 2 1
Totals
12.0
19
13
13
8
15

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 2, New York 1.  PB–Girardi (9).  2B–Seattle Griffey (20,off Pavlas); E Martinez 2 (47,off Pavlas,off M Rivera); Rodriguez (41,off Mecir), New York Duncan (23,off Mulholland); Raines (5,off Mulholland); Girardi (19,off Wells); Jeter 2 (21,off Wells,off Ayala).  HR–Seattle Griffey (38,2nd inning off Gooden 1 on, 1 out); Sorrento 2 (20,3rd inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out,12th inning off Mecir 1 on, 2 out), New York Girardi (1,4th inning off Wells 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Buhner (8,off Mecir).  IBB–E Martinez (11,by Polley); Griffey (5,by Mecir); Raines (1,by Ayala).  SB–Rodriguez 2 (11,2nd base off Polley/Girardi,3rd base off Mecir/Girardi); Griffey 2 (14,2nd base off Mecir/Girardi,3rd base off Mecir/Girardi).  WP–Ayala (2).  IBB–Ayala (2,Raines); Polley (1,E Martinez); Mecir (4,Griffey).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–4:50.  A–44,769.
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