Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
April 4, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 4, 1997 at Kingdome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 10, Seattle Mariners 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 1 4 0
Valentin 2b 5 1 3 1
Vaughn 1b 2 2 0 0
Stanley dh 5 1 1 2
Naehring 3b 5 1 1 3
O'Leary rf 4 0 1 0
Cordero lf 4 1 2 1
Haselman c 4 1 1 0
Bragg cf 4 2 2 3
Sele p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 15 10
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 1 0
  Espinoza ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 2 1 1
Martinez dh 4 1 2 3
Buhner rf 2 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
  Blowers ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 1 1 0
Davis 3b 3 0 0 0
Tinsley lf 4 0 0 0
Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  Hurtado p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 7 4
Boston 400 300 00310151
Seattle 100 031 000571
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sele  W (1-0) 5.0 4 4 4 5 2
  Mahomes   1.1 2 1 0 2 0
  Henry  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
7
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott  L (0-1) 3.0 7 7 7 2 2
  Hurtado   3.0 5 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Manzanillo   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ayala   1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
3
3

  E–Garciaparra (1), Rodriguez (1).  DP–Boston 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Boston Garciaparra (1,off Wolcott), Seattle E Martinez (1,off Mahomes).  HR–Boston Naehring (2,1st inning off Wolcott 2 on, 1 out); Cordero (1,4th inning off Wolcott 0 on, 0 out); Bragg 2 (2,4th inning off Wolcott 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Ayala 0 on, 0 out); Stanley (1,9th inning off Ayala 1 on, 2 out), Seattle Griffey (3,1st inning off Sele 0 on, 2 out); E Martinez (1,5th inning off Sele 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–R Davis (1,by Sele).  SB–Wilson (1,2nd base off Mahomes/Haselman).  WP–Ayala (1).  HBP–Sele (1,R Davis).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:09.  A–40,176.
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