Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox
August 23, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1996 at Fenway Park. 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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Seattle Mariners 6, Boston Red Sox 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 2 0 0 0
  Manto 3b 0 1 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 1 3
Martinez dh 2 0 0 0
  Strange ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Buhner rf 4 2 2 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 1 1
  Hunter ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Whiten lf 4 1 1 0
Wilson c 3 0 1 2
Sheets 3b,2b 4 0 0 0
Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Bosio p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bragg rf 3 1 1 0
Frye 2b 5 1 1 0
Naehring 3b 3 1 1 0
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 1
Valentin ss 3 0 0 1
Stanley dh 4 0 1 1
O'Leary lf 4 0 1 1
Haselman c 3 0 1 0
Tinsley cf 4 0 1 0
Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Garces p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Seattle 000 000 150671
Boston 201 010 000480
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland   5.2 8 4 4 5 4
  Bosio  W (4-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Ayala  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
5
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon   7.0 2 2 2 4 11
  Brandenburg  L (4-5) 0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Gunderson   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Garces   1.1 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
6
13

  E–Griffey (3).  2B–Seattle Buhner (23,off Gordon); Sorrento (28,off Gordon); Whiten (1,off Gunderson), Boston Frye (15,off Mulholland).  HR–Seattle Griffey (39,8th inning off Brandenburg 2 on, 0 out), Boston Vaughn (37,5th inning off Mulholland 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Valentin (6,off Mulholland).  SB–Bragg (12,2nd base off Bosio/Wilson).  WP–Gordon 2 (5).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–3:13.  A–33,079.
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