Baltimore Orioles vs Seattle Mariners
August 5, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1997 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 3, Seattle Mariners 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 1 0
Reboulet 2b 5 0 1 1
Palmeiro 1b 4 0 0 1
Berroa rf 4 0 2 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. 3b 4 1 2 0
Baines dh 4 0 1 0
Hoiles c 1 1 1 1
  Webster c 0 0 0 0
Bordick ss 3 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Mills p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez dh 2 1 0 0
Buhner rf 4 0 1 0
Blowers 1b 1 1 0 0
  Sorrento ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 3
Davis 3b 4 1 1 1
Amaral lf 2 0 0 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 5 4
Baltimore 101 001 000391
Seattle 030 000 001451
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Key   5.0 3 3 3 5 5
  Mills   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Orosco   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews  L (2-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
5
8
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   5.1 9 3 3 3 1
  Spoljaric   2.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Charlton  W (3-7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
4

  E–Bordick (10), Rodriguez (21).  DP–Seattle 2.  2B–Baltimore Anderson (25,off Olivares); Hoiles (9,off Olivares); Berroa (15,off Olivares); Ripken (22,off Olivares).  HR–Seattle Wilson (9,2nd inning off Key 2 on, 1 out); R Davis (16,9th inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Palmeiro (4,off Olivares); Hoiles (1,off Olivares).  WP–Orosco (1).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–3:05.  A–37,361.
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