Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners
August 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1997 at Kingdome. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez rf,1b 4 1 1 0
Thomas dh 3 1 0 0
Belle lf 3 2 1 0
Ventura 3b 4 1 2 4
Cameron cf,rf 3 0 0 0
Fabregas c 4 0 0 0
Valdez 1b 1 0 0 0
  Mouton ph,rf 1 0 0 0
  Lewis cf 0 0 0 0
Guillen ss 3 0 0 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 4 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 1 1
Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 0
  Gates ss 0 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez dh 2 0 0 0
Buhner rf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 1 3 1
Davis 3b 4 1 0 0
Tinsley lf 2 0 1 0
Cloude p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Chicago 000 000 302540
Seattle 001 000 100270
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (8-12) 7.1 7 2 2 3 10
  McElroy   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Karchner  SV (3) 1.1 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
13
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Cloude  L (0-1) 6.0 2 3 3 2 6
  Spoljaric   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Ayala   2.1 1 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
5
5
4
9

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2, Seattle 1.  2B–Chicago Ventura (5,off Spoljaric), Seattle Wilson (25,off Baldwin).  HR–Chicago Ventura (3,9th inning off Ayala 1 on, 1 out), Seattle Wilson (10,7th inning off Baldwin 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Valdez (1,2nd base off Cloude/Wilson); Wilson (5,2nd base off Baldwin/Fabregas).  BK–Baldwin (2).  U-HP–Ray DiMuro, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–3:02.  A–45,063.
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