Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
June 24, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1997 at Kingdome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 5 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 4 1 3 0
Berroa dh 4 1 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 1 2 2
Canseco rf 4 0 1 0
  Mashore rf 0 0 0 0
Lennon lf 4 0 1 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams c 4 1 2 1
Bellhorn 2b 4 0 0 0
Karsay p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 3 0
Martinez dh 3 0 0 1
Buhner rf 4 0 1 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
  Gates ph 1 0 0 0
Davis 3b 3 0 1 0
Espinoza ss 2 0 0 0
  Amaral ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Oakland 002 010 0014110
Seattle 000 000 001150
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay  W (2-7) 6.0 3 0 0 2 5
  Mohler   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (11-2) 9.0 11 4 4 0 19
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
0
19

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Oakland Berroa (11,off Johnson); McGwire (15,off Johnson); Canseco (13,off Johnson), Seattle Griffey (14,off Karsay); R Davis (22,off Karsay); Buhner (9,off Taylor).  3B–Seattle Griffey (2,off Taylor).  HR–Oakland McGwire (27,5th inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out); Williams (1,9th inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out).  WP–Karsay (4).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Greg Kosc, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:21.  A–34,801.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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