Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
April 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 5, 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 8, Seattle Mariners 6

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 1 2 4
Valentin 2b 5 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 1 2 0
Stanley dh 4 0 1 0
  Frye pr,dh 1 0 1 0
Naehring 3b 4 1 1 1
Cordero lf 5 1 2 2
Pemberton rf 2 0 0 0
  O'Leary ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Haselman c 4 2 3 1
Mack cf 2 0 0 0
  Bragg ph,cf 1 1 0 0
Avery p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Trlicek p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral lf 3 0 1 0
  Tinsley ph,lf 2 0 0 1
Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 2
Martinez dh 4 1 1 0
Buhner rf 4 1 1 0
Blowers 1b 2 1 1 2
  Sorrento ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Wilson c 5 0 3 1
Davis 3b 1 1 0 0
  Cora ph 0 0 0 0
Gates 2b 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Manzanillo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Boston 000 200 2048122
Seattle 010 002 2106110
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Avery   5.0 6 1 1 4 2
  Hammond   1.0 3 4 4 2 3
  Trlicek  W (1-0) 2.0 1 1 1 3 0
  Slocumb  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
10
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   6.0 5 2 2 0 8
  Wells   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Ayala   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Charlton  L (0-1) 0.2 3 4 4 1 0
  Manzanillo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
2
8

  E–Naehring (1), Haselman (1).  DP–Boston 4.  2B–Boston Vaughn 2 (2,off Johnson 2); Naehring (1,off Johnson); Haselman 2 (2,off Wells,off Charlton), Seattle E Martinez (2,off Avery); Rodriguez 2 (3,off Avery,off Hammond); Wilson (2,off Slocumb).  HR–Boston Cordero (2,4th inning off Johnson 1 on, 2 out); Garciaparra (1,9th inning off Charlton 2 on, 0 out), Seattle Blowers (1,6th inning off Hammond 1 on, 0 out); Griffey (4,7th inning off Hammond 1 on, 0 out).  SF–Naehring (1,off Manzanillo).  HBP–Vaughn (1,by Charlton); E Martinez (1,by Trlicek).  IBB–Griffey (1,by Trlicek).  SB–Amaral (1,2nd base off Avery/Haselman); R Davis (1,2nd base off Trlicek/Haselman).  HBP–Trlicek (1,E Martinez); Charlton (1,Vaughn).  IBB–Trlicek (1,Griffey).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:17.  A–57,110.
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