Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
September 22, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 22, 1996 at Kingdome. 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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Oakland Athletics 13, Seattle Mariners 11

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista 2b 6 1 2 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 1 0
Berroa rf 5 2 2 2
  Moore cf 0 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 3 2 5
Steinbach c 3 1 1 0
Lesher lf 4 1 1 2
Spiezio dh 4 1 1 3
Young cf,rf 4 1 2 0
Bordick ss 4 2 1 0
Prieto p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 13 13 12
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 1 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 2 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 0 0
Martinez dh 5 1 3 3
Buhner rf 5 1 2 1
Sorrento 1b 5 1 2 1
  Diaz pr 0 0 0 0
Whiten lf 4 1 0 0
Hollins 3b 3 2 2 3
Marzano c 4 1 1 0
Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  Meacham p 0 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Bosio p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 11 9
Oakland 005 080 00013133
Seattle 120 071 00011111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto   4.1 6 10 6 2 4
  Mohler  W (6-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Corsi   1.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Taylor  SV (15) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
11
7
3
6
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (5-3) 2.1 5 5 5 3 2
  Wolcott   1.2 3 3 3 1 1
  Meacham   0.0 2 3 3 0 0
  Wagner   1.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Bosio   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
13
13
13
5
6

  E–Brosius (9), Berroa (2), McGwire (9), Cora (13).  DP–Oakland 1, Seattle 3.  PB–Marzano (3).  2B–Oakland Brosius (25,off Mulholland); Berroa (31,off Mulholland); Lesher (3,off Wolcott), Seattle Hollins (29,off Prieto); Marzano (6,off Prieto).  HR–Oakland McGwire 2 (52,5th inning off Wolcott 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Wagner 3 on, 2 out); Spiezio (1,5th inning off Meacham 2 on, 0 out).  HBP–Lesher (1,by Wolcott); Young (7,by Meacham); Brosius (7,by Wagner).  IBB–McGwire (15,by Mulholland); Spiezio (1,by Wolcott).  CS–Bordick (5,2nd base by Jackson/Marzano).  BK–Prieto (2).  HBP–Wolcott (7,Lesher); Meacham (4,Young); Wagner (3,Brosius).  IBB–Mulholland (3,McGwire); Wolcott (5,Spiezio).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–3:22.  A–54,194.
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