Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
August 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1997 at Kingdome. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Giles lf 5 2 2 0
Vizquel ss 3 1 0 0
Ramirez rf 4 2 2 1
Thome 1b 4 0 1 1
Justice dh 4 1 1 4
Williams 3b 4 1 1 1
Alomar, Jr. c 4 0 1 0
Branson 2b 2 0 0 0
Grissom cf 4 0 0 0
Smiley p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 7
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 3 1 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
Martinez dh 4 0 1 0
Buhner rf 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Blowers 1b 4 1 2 0
Davis 3b 4 2 2 4
Amaral lf 3 0 1 0
  Gates ph 1 0 0 0
Cloude p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Cleveland 100 040 011780
Seattle 000 020 0125100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Smiley  W (2-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Shuey   1.2 3 3 3 0 3
  Mesa  SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Cloude  L (1-2) 4.1 5 5 5 4 4
  Ayala   3.2 1 1 1 1 3
  Charlton   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1.  2B–Seattle E Martinez (29,off Smiley).  HR–Cleveland Ramirez (21,1st inning off Cloude 0 on, 2 out); Justice (25,5th inning off Cloude 3 on, 1 out); Williams (27,8th inning off Ayala 0 on, 1 out), Seattle R Davis 2 (19,5th inning off Smiley 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Shuey 1 on, 2 out); Rodriguez (18,8th inning off Shuey 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Vizquel (13,off Charlton).  HBP–Branson (1,by Cloude).  CS–Rodriguez (4,2nd base by Smiley/Alomar).  HBP–Cloude (1,Branson).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:51.  A–33,645.
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