Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
July 14, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 14, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Amaral 2b 4 1 2 1
  Sorrento ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 0 2 0
Martinez dh 3 2 2 0
Buhner rf 5 2 2 2
Wilson c 4 0 2 0
Blowers 1b 4 0 2 1
  Gates 2b 0 0 0 0
Davis 3b 4 1 0 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 4 0 2 2
Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 14 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 4 0 1 0
  Bellhorn ph 1 0 0 0
Brosius 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Stairs rf 3 2 3 2
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Giambi lf 4 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 2 0
Williams c 4 0 1 0
Batista ss 2 0 1 0
  Magadan ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Wojciechowski p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 11 2
Seattle 300 002 0106140
Oakland 100 100 0002111
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott  W (5-4) 7.0 8 2 2 0 4
  Sanders   2.0 3 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Wojciechowski  L (0-1) 5.1 9 5 5 1 4
  Small   2.0 3 1 0 1 2
  Groom   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Wengert   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
5
2
8

  E–Brosius (8).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Seattle Wilson (23,off Wojciechowski); Griffey (17,off Small); Cruz (10,off Small), Oakland Giambi (23,off Wolcott); McGwire (21,off Sanders).  HR–Seattle Amaral (1,1st inning off Wojciechowski 0 on, 0 out); Buhner (24,1st inning off Wojciechowski 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Stairs 2 (14,1st inning off Wolcott 0 on, 2 out,4th inning off Wolcott 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilson (4,off Wojciechowski).  IBB–E Martinez (8,by Small).  CS–Amaral (5,2nd base by Wojciechowski/Williams); Griffey (3,3rd base by Wengert/Williams).  WP–Small (3).  IBB–Small (4,E Martinez).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Drew Coble, 3B–Mark Johnson.  T–2:45.  A–16,357.
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