Seattle Mariners vs Baltimore Orioles
August 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1996 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Seattle Mariners 5, Baltimore Orioles 10

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 1 1 1
  Amaral ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 2 3 4
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 0 0 0
Martinez dh 1 0 0 0
Buhner rf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
  Hunter ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Whiten lf 3 1 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 2 0
Strange 3b 4 0 1 0
Hitchcock p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Anderson cf 5 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 3 4 2
Palmeiro 1b 4 2 1 1
Bonilla rf 2 1 1 3
  Bowers lf 0 0 0 0
Murray dh 4 0 1 1
Surhoff 3b 4 1 1 0
Hoiles c 4 1 1 2
Devereaux lf,rf 4 1 1 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Corbin p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 12 9
Seattle 100 040 000582
Baltimore 201 210 31x10120
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock  L (12-6) 4.0 8 6 4 3 4
  Johnson   3.0 2 3 2 0 4
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
10
7
3
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (8-10) 6.0 8 5 5 1 5
  Corbin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Mills   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
9

  E–Sorrento (9), Hitchcock (3).  2B–Seattle Rodriguez (42,off Erickson), Baltimore C Ripken (29,off Hitchcock); Palmeiro (32,off Hitchcock); Surhoff (22,off Hitchcock); Alomar (33,off Hitchcock).  HR–Seattle Rodriguez 2 (31,1st inning off Erickson 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Erickson 2 on, 1 out), Baltimore Hoiles (22,4th inning off Hitchcock 1 on, 1 out); C Ripken (21,5th inning off Hitchcock 0 on, 0 out); Bonilla (18,7th inning off Johnson 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–E Martinez (4,by Erickson).  SB–Alomar (15,2nd base off Hitchcock/Wilson); Palmeiro (7,2nd base off Hitchcock/Wilson).  HBP–Erickson (7,E Martinez).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–3:19.  A–47,198.
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