Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
August 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 1, Oakland Athletics 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 3 0 1 0
Reboulet 2b 3 0 1 0
Palmeiro 1b 3 0 0 0
Berroa rf 4 1 2 1
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 1 0
  Hammonds pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Webster c 3 0 1 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
  Tarasco ph 1 0 0 0
  Ledesma ss 0 0 0 0
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Brosius rf 4 0 1 0
Bournigal ss 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 2 0 0 0
  Karsay pr 0 1 0 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 1
Lesher lf 3 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 0 1 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Mayne c 2 1 2 0
Young cf 1 0 0 0
Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 5 1
Baltimore 000 001 000161
Oakland 000 001 001251
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson   8.0 4 1 0 2 6
  Orosco  L (3-3) 0.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
5
2
1
3
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rigby   7.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Mohler   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Mathews  W (1-0) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
4

  E–Erickson (3), Bournigal (4).  DP–Baltimore 2, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Mayne (5,off Erickson).  HR–Baltimore Berroa (21,6th inning off Rigby 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Reboulet (7,off Mohler); Young 2 (2,off Erickson 2).  HBP–Anderson (13,by Mohler).  SB–Hammonds (11,2nd base off Mathews/Mayne).  WP–Erickson (10).  BK–Orosco (1).  HBP–Mohler (5,Anderson).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ray DiMuro.  T–2:32.  A–14,187.
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