Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
June 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1997 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 5, Seattle Mariners 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 5 1 1 0
Giambi lf 4 1 1 1
Berroa rf 1 0 0 0
  Mashore rf 3 0 0 1
Canseco dh 4 1 1 1
Stairs 1b 3 1 1 1
Magadan 3b 1 0 1 0
  Brosius ph,3b 2 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 3 0 1 0
  McGwire ph 1 0 1 0
  Oquist pr 0 0 0 0
  Lennon pr 0 0 0 0
Mayne c 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph,c 2 0 0 0
Bellhorn 2b 4 1 1 1
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 1 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 5 2 2 0
  Ducey lf 0 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 1
Martinez dh 3 0 2 2
Buhner rf 3 0 1 2
Sorrento 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Davis 3b 4 1 2 0
Espinoza ss 4 0 0 1
Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Oakland 002 020 010582
Seattle 230 100 00x6110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder  L (2-4) 5.0 11 6 6 2 3
  Reyes   3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
2
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe  W (2-2) 5.0 6 4 4 2 4
  McCarthy   2.0 0 0 0 0 5
  Sanders   1.0 2 1 1 0 3
  Charlton  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
13

  E–McDonald (2), Stairs (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland McDonald (4,off Lowe), Seattle R Davis (21,off Telgheder); Cora (25,off Telgheder); E Martinez (18,off Telgheder).  HR–Oakland Bellhorn (1,3rd inning off Lowe 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (8,5th inning off Lowe 0 on, 1 out); Canseco (17,5th inning off Lowe 0 on, 2 out); Stairs (11,8th inning off Sanders 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Cora (3,by Telgheder).  SB–Griffey (7,2nd base off Telgheder/Mayne).  HBP–Telgheder (2,Cora).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:31.  A–27,857.
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