Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
May 3, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Giambi lf 5 1 2 2
  Young cf 0 0 0 0
Berroa dh 4 0 0 0
McGwire 1b 2 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 1 1 1
Brosius 3b,ss 4 1 2 0
Bournigal ss 2 0 0 0
  Magadan ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 1
  Molina ph,c 1 0 0 0
Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 3 0 1 0
  Reboulet pr 0 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 1 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 1 2
Incaviglia dh 5 1 2 1
Surhoff lf 4 0 2 0
Hoiles c 3 0 0 0
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 0 0 0
Mussina p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Oakland 000 010 102470
Baltimore 000 003 000390
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mohler   6.1 7 3 3 3 2
  Small  W (4-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Taylor  SV (6) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
6
2
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina   6.1 4 2 2 2 7
  Mathews   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Benitez   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Myers  L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
7

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Mayne (2,off Mathews); Mashore (4,off Myers).  HR–Oakland Spiezio (4,5th inning off Mussina 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (4,9th inning off Myers 1 on, 2 out), Baltimore Ripken (6,6th inning off Mohler 1 on, 1 out); Incaviglia (3,6th inning off Mohler 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Alomar (2,off Mohler).  IBB–Palmeiro (1,by Small).  IBB–Small (1,Palmeiro).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:32.  A–45,750.
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