Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
April 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1997 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Seattle Mariners 11

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 5 0 2 0
Fernandez 2b 5 0 1 0
Thome 1b 5 0 1 0
Williams 3b 3 0 0 0
  Seitzer 3b 0 0 0 0
Justice lf 4 0 2 0
Ramirez rf 2 0 0 0
  Curtis rf 1 1 1 1
Giles cf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell dh 4 0 0 0
Borders c 3 0 2 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 3 1 2 2
  Espinoza ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 2 1 0
  Amaral ph,cf 0 1 0 0
Martinez dh 4 1 1 0
Buhner rf 5 2 2 3
Sorrento 1b 4 2 2 2
Davis 3b 4 2 2 2
Tinsley lf 4 0 2 0
Marzano c 3 0 0 1
Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 13 10
Cleveland 000 000 001191
Seattle 610 010 12x11131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  L (0-1) 0.2 3 6 6 4 0
  Kline   4.2 7 2 2 0 2
  Plunk   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Assenmacher   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Shuey   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
5
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott  W (1-1) 6.2 4 0 0 2 4
  McCarthy   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Charlton   1.0 4 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
5

  E–Colon (1), R Davis (4).  DP–Cleveland 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Cleveland Justice (2,off Wolcott), Seattle E Martinez (3,off Kline); Rodriguez (5,off Kline); Tinsley (1,off Assenmacher).  HR–Cleveland Curtis (1,9th inning off Charlton 0 on, 0 out), Seattle R Davis (2,5th inning off Kline 0 on, 1 out); Sorrento (1,7th inning off Assenmacher 0 on, 0 out); Buhner (2,8th inning off Shuey 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Griffey (2,by Kline).  WP–Colon (1).  HBP–Kline (1,Griffey).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:55.  A–28,302.
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