Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 12, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1997 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 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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Oakland Athletics 0, Baltimore Orioles 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bellhorn 3b 4 0 0 0
Brito ss 4 0 0 0
Magadan dh 3 0 0 0
Stairs rf 2 0 2 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Lesher lf 3 0 1 0
Mayne c 3 0 0 0
  Molina c 0 0 0 0
Young cf 3 0 0 0
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Johnstone p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson cf 4 1 2 0
  Tarasco rf 1 0 0 0
Reboulet 2b 3 2 1 0
  Hoiles ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Surhoff lf 4 0 0 0
Berroa rf 2 2 0 2
  Hammonds cf 0 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 4 1 3 3
Ripken, Jr. 3b 3 1 2 0
  Ledesma 3b,2b 0 0 0 0
Baines dh 3 0 0 0
Webster c 3 1 2 1
Bordick ss 4 0 1 2
Erickson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 8
Oakland 000 000 000030
Baltimore 410 021 00x8111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes  L (3-4) 4.1 8 7 7 3 2
  Johnstone   1.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Johnson   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
5
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Erickson  W (14-5) 9.0 3 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
1
8

  E–Berroa (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Baltimore Anderson (29,off Reyes); Ripken (24,off Johnstone).  3B–Baltimore Bordick (1,off Reyes).  HR–Baltimore Palmeiro (24,1st inning off Reyes 2 on, 1 out).  HBP–Stairs (3,by Erickson); Surhoff (5,by Reyes).  SF–Berroa (5,off Johnstone).  SB–Reboulet (3,2nd base off Johnstone/Mayne).  HBP–Reyes (2,Surhoff); Erickson (5,Stairs).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:37.  A–46,925.
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