Seattle Mariners vs Chicago White Sox
August 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1997 at Comiskey Park II. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 5 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 4 3
Martinez dh 4 1 1 0
Buhner rf 4 1 2 1
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 1
Wilson c 3 0 0 0
Gates 3b 3 0 1 0
  Davis 3b 0 0 0 0
Tinsley lf 3 0 0 0
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Martin 3b 4 0 1 0
Cameron cf 4 0 1 0
Thomas dh 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 1 1 0
Mouton rf 3 1 2 1
  Martinez ph 1 1 1 1
Karkovice c 2 0 0 0
  Fabregas ph 1 0 0 0
Durham 2b 4 0 1 1
Valdez 1b 4 0 1 0
Guillen ss 4 0 1 0
Navarro p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Seattle 200 100 0115100
Chicago 000 001 002391
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero  W (12-7) 7.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Timlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Navarro  L (9-11) 8.0 9 4 4 3 6
  McElroy   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
3
7

  E–Belle (9).  DP–Seattle 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Seattle Cora (34,off Navarro); E Martinez (27,off Navarro); Griffey (29,off Navarro).  3B–Chicago Martinez (4,off Slocumb).  HR–Seattle Griffey 2 (40,1st inning off Navarro 1 on, 1 out,9th inning off McElroy 0 on, 2 out); Buhner (30,8th inning off Navarro 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Mouton (5,6th inning off Fassero 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Wilson (6,off Navarro).  SF–Sorrento (2,off Navarro).  CS–Durham (14,2nd base by Fassero/Wilson).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Al Clark, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:39.
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