Cleveland Indians vs Seattle Mariners
August 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1997 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 6, Seattle Mariners 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Vizquel ss 4 1 2 0
Fernandez 2b 5 1 3 0
Ramirez rf 3 2 1 1
Thome 1b 4 1 2 2
Justice lf 3 1 1 0
Williams 3b 5 0 1 1
Seitzer dh 4 0 0 0
  Branson ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Borders c 4 0 2 0
  Alomar, Jr. ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom cf 3 0 0 0
  Giles ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
  Jacome p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Assenmacher p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 5
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 2 2 0
Kelly lf 5 1 2 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 0 0
Martinez dh 3 0 1 2
Rodriguez ss 4 2 1 1
Buhner rf 4 0 1 1
Sorrento 1b 2 0 1 0
  Amaral pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 4
Cleveland 000 020 2026121
Seattle 010 130 02x780
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Colon  L (2-6) 4.0 6 5 4 3 2
  Plunk   1.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Jacome   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jackson   1.2 1 2 1 1 4
  Assenmacher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
5
5
7
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (13-4) 5.0 5 2 2 4 6
  Wells   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Spoljaric   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Timlin   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Slocumb  SV (21) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
5
8

  E–Fernandez (9).  DP–Seattle 1.  PB–Borders (5).  2B–Cleveland Fernandez (19,off Moyer); Justice (23,off Slocumb), Seattle E Martinez (30,off Colon).  HR–Cleveland Thome (34,7th inning off Spoljaric 1 on, 0 out), Seattle Rodriguez (19,2nd inning off Colon 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Thome (3,by Moyer).  IBB–Griffey (20,by Colon); Sorrento (4,by Plunk); Cora (2,by M Jackson).  SB–Vizquel (35,2nd base off Timlin/Wilson).  CS–Fernandez (5,Home by Moyer/Wilson).  WP–M Jackson (2), Assenmacher (3), Moyer (3).  HBP–Moyer (6,Thome).  IBB–Colon (1,Griffey); Plunk (5,Sorrento); M Jackson (3,Cora).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–3:25.  A–30,395.
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