Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
September 27, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 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 1, Oakland Athletics 8

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 2 0 1 0
  Amaral ph,2b 0 0 0 0
  Strange ph 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0
Buhner rf 4 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
Whiten lf 3 1 1 0
Hollins 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 3 1
Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Meacham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista 2b 3 1 1 0
Brosius 3b 5 1 1 0
Berroa rf 4 1 2 2
  Moore pr,cf 1 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 4 1 1 0
Steinbach c 3 1 2 1
Lesher lf 4 1 2 2
Spiezio dh 4 1 1 3
Young cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 1 2 0
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Seattle 000 000 001171
Oakland 000 200 60x8120
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Mulholland  L (5-4) 6.0 6 3 3 3 3
  Ayala   1.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Meacham   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder  W (4-7) 6.2 6 0 0 2 5
  Groom   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Corsi   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Reyes   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7

  E–Mulholland (2).  DP–Seattle 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Wilson (24,off Telgheder), Oakland McGwire (21,off Mulholland); Berroa (32,off Ayala).  HR–Oakland Spiezio (2,7th inning off Ayala 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Steinbach (5,by Ayala).  WP–Telgheder (2).  IBB–Ayala (3,Steinbach).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:45.  A–25,132.
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