Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
July 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. 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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Seattle Mariners 5, Oakland Athletics 8

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 0 2 0
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 2 0 1 1
  Blowers ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Wilson c 3 1 1 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 3 1 1 0
Davis 3b 4 1 2 2
Ducey rf 2 0 0 0
  Amaral ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Buhner ph,rf 1 0 1 2
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mashore cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Bellhorn 2b 3 1 1 0
  Spiezio 2b 0 1 0 0
Stairs rf 4 2 2 2
McGwire 1b 4 1 3 4
Lennon lf 3 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  McDonald cf 1 0 0 0
Giambi dh 2 0 1 0
Brosius 3b 3 0 0 0
Williams c 4 1 2 1
Batista ss 3 1 1 0
Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 7
Seattle 001 000 0405100
Oakland 301 001 12x8112
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (9-3) 6.0 8 5 5 1 6
  Maddux   1.0 1 1 1 3 1
  Charlton   1.0 2 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rigby   4.0 6 1 1 1 0
  Mohler  W (1-8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Groom   0.2 1 3 3 2 2
  Taylor  SV (17) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
4

  E–Williams (5), Batista (4).  DP–Seattle 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Griffey (18,off Rigby); Cora (28,off Rigby); R Davis (26,off Taylor), Oakland McGwire (22,off Charlton).  HR–Oakland Stairs (15,1st inning off Moyer 1 on, 1 out); McGwire (32,1st inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out); Williams (3,6th inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Sorrento (1,off Rigby).  SH–Batista (3,off Moyer); Mashore (6,off Charlton).  HBP–Giambi (4,by Moyer); McGwire (4,by Maddux).  IBB–Giambi (1,by Maddux).  SB–Bellhorn (3,3rd base off Moyer/Wilson).  WP–Maddux (1), Charlton (3).  HBP–Moyer (4,Giambi); Maddux (1,McGwire).  IBB–Maddux (2,Giambi).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Mark Johnson, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:09.  A–20,093.
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