Seattle Mariners vs Detroit Tigers
April 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 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 8, Detroit Tigers 6

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 2 1
  Espinoza ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 6 0 2 3
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 3 2
Martinez dh 4 1 2 0
Buhner rf 2 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 5 0 0 0
Wilson c 5 1 4 1
Davis 3b 3 1 1 0
Tinsley lf 5 2 2 1
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Hurtado p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 16 8
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Easley 2b,ss 5 1 1 0
Hunter cf 4 1 2 0
Fryman 3b 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 3
Trammell dh 4 2 2 1
Nieves rf 3 0 1 0
Johnson c 4 1 2 1
Higginson lf 3 0 0 0
  Nevin ph 0 0 0 0
  Pride ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Cruz ss 3 0 1 0
  Reed ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Lira p 0 0 0 0
  Bautista p 0 0 0 0
  Cummings p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 5
Seattle 000 041 3008161
Detroit 010 210 2006111
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero  W (3-0) 5.0 7 4 3 3 4
  Hurtado   2.0 2 2 2 1 1
  McCarthy   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wells   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Charlton  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
5
5
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Lira   4.1 7 3 3 2 2
  Bautista  L (0-1) 2.0 7 5 5 3 1
  Cummings   2.2 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
7
6

  E–Cora (4), Easley (2).  DP–Seattle 3, Detroit 3.  2B–Seattle E Martinez (8,off Lira); Tinsley (3,off Lira); Cora (1,off Lira), Detroit Hunter 2 (2,off Fassero 2).  HR–Seattle Griffey (8,5th inning off Lira 1 on, 1 out), Detroit Trammell (2,4th inning off Fassero 0 on, 0 out); Clark (6,7th inning off Hurtado 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Griffey (3,by Bautista); E Martinez (2,by Bautista); Fryman (3,by Fassero).  SB–Cora (1,2nd base off Bautista/Johnson); Rodriguez (3,3rd base off Bautista/Johnson); Griffey (2,2nd base off Bautista/Johnson); R Davis (2,3rd base off Cummings/Johnson); Tinsley (1,2nd base off Cummings/Johnson); Hunter (9,3rd base off Fassero/Wilson).  WP–Fassero (1), Hurtado (1), Cummings (3).  IBB–Fassero (1,Fryman); Bautista 2 (2,Griffey,E Martinez).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–3:41.  A–8,973.
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