Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
April 16, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 2 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 2
Martinez dh 2 2 1 0
Buhner rf 3 1 1 0
Sorrento 1b 2 0 0 0
  Amaral ph,1b 0 0 0 0
  Gates ph 0 1 0 0
  Blowers 1b 0 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 1
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Tinsley lf 3 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 7 5 3
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 0 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 2 1 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 2 2
Nevin dh 4 0 0 0
Nieves rf 4 1 1 1
Trammell lf 4 0 1 0
Walbeck c 2 0 2 0
Cruz ss 3 0 0 0
  Higginson ph 1 0 0 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings p 0 0 0 0
  Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Seattle 000 100 150750
Detroit 000 002 001361
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  W (2-0) 7.0 3 2 2 4 10
  Ayala   2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
13
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   6.0 2 2 2 5 3
  Cummings   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sager  L (1-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Myers   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Miceli   1.1 1 3 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
5
7
4
7
5

  E–Nieves (1).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Seattle E Martinez (7,off Miceli), Detroit Walbeck (1,off Johnson).  HR–Seattle Griffey (7,8th inning off Myers 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Clark (5,6th inning off Johnson 1 on, 1 out); Nieves (3,9th inning off Ayala 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Amaral (2,off Cummings).  SF–Wilson (1,off Sager).  IBB–Buhner (2,by Miceli).  HBP–Easley (1,by Johnson).  CS–Cruz (2,2nd base by Johnson/Wilson).  WP–Olivares (1).  HBP–Johnson (2,Easley).  IBB–Miceli (2,Buhner).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:52.  A–8,090.
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