Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Oakland Athletics 0

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 5 0 2 2
Reboulet 2b 3 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 0
Baines dh 4 0 0 0
  Berroa ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 5 1 1 0
Surhoff lf 4 1 2 0
Hammonds rf 4 1 0 0
Hoiles c 3 1 0 1
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
  Tarasco ph 1 0 0 0
  Ledesma ss 0 0 0 1
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 6 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Bournigal ss 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 0 0
Stairs dh 5 0 1 0
Lennon lf 5 0 1 0
Brosius rf 4 0 2 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 0
  Batista pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 1 0
Molina c 2 0 0 0
  Canseco ph 1 0 0 0
  Mayne c 0 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Kubinski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 0 6 0
Baltimore 000 000 000 04461
Oakland 000 000 000 00062
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key   7.0 4 0 0 3 4
  Mathews   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Rhodes   1.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Benitez  W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Myers   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
0
0
4
10
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes   6.0 4 0 0 3 3
  Small   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   0.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnson  L (3-1) 0.1 0 4 3 3 0
  Kubinski   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
6
4
3
9
7

  E–Reboulet (5), Magadan (4), Johnson (1).  DP–Baltimore 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Surhoff (18,off Haynes), Oakland Stairs (11,off Key).  SH–Reboulet (6,off Mohler); Magadan (3,off Key); Bournigal (5,off Mathews).  HBP–Hammonds (3,by Johnson).  IBB–Palmeiro (7,by Mohler); Surhoff (11,by Johnson).  CS–Anderson (9,2nd base by Taylor/Molina).  WP–Haynes (2), Groom (2).  HBP–Johnson (2,Hammonds).  IBB–Mohler (7,Palmeiro); Johnson (3,Surhoff).  U-HP–Ray DiMuro, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:33.  A–9,517.
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