New York Yankees vs Seattle Mariners
August 23, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1997 at Kingdome. The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 10, Seattle Mariners 8

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Jeter ss 6 2 2 1
Curtis lf 5 1 2 1
Williams cf 5 2 3 2
Martinez 1b 6 0 1 2
O'Neill rf 6 0 1 2
Strawberry dh 4 0 1 2
  Stanley ph,dh 3 0 0 0
Hayes 3b 6 1 2 0
Posada c 4 2 2 0
Sanchez 2b 5 2 2 0
Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 10 16 10
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 3 2 1 1
Kelly lf 6 1 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 3 2
Martinez dh 3 1 2 2
  Amaral pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Buhner ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 6 0 2 1
Sorrento 1b 3 0 1 0
  Marzano ph 1 0 0 0
Davis 3b 6 1 1 1
Ducey rf 4 1 2 0
  Blowers ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 8 14 8
New York 002 120 300 0210160
Seattle 201 022 001 008142
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mendoza   5.1 9 7 7 2 5
  Lloyd   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Nelson   1.2 1 0 0 2 1
  Rivera  W (4-3) 2.0 4 1 1 4 2
  Stanton  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
14
8
8
8
10
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   3.1 7 3 3 3 3
  Spoljaric   2.1 2 2 2 2 6
  Timlin   0.2 2 3 2 1 1
  Charlton   2.2 2 0 0 1 3
  Slocumb  L (0-7) 2.0 3 2 2 1 3
Totals
11.0
16
10
9
8
16

  E–Olivares (2), Timlin (1).  2B–Seattle Rodriguez (36,off Mendoza); Ducey 2 (12,off Mendoza,off Nelson); Cora (36,off Mendoza); Griffey (31,off Mendoza).  3B–Seattle E Martinez (1,off Mendoza).  HR–Seattle Griffey (41,3rd inning off Mendoza 0 on, 2 out); R Davis (20,6th inning off Mendoza 0 on, 0 out); Kelly (6,9th inning off Rivera 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Curtis (2,off Timlin); Wilson (7,off Mendoza); Cora (7,off Rivera).  HBP–Williams (1,by Spoljaric).  IBB–Williams (7,by Timlin); Sorrento 2 (6,by Nelson,by Rivera); E Martinez (10,by Rivera); Griffey (21,by Rivera).  SF–Cora (5,off Lloyd).  SB–Ducey (3,3rd base off Lloyd/Posada); Rodriguez 2 (24,2nd base off Nelson/Posada,3rd base off Nelson/Posada).  CS–Ducey (3,3rd base by Nelson/Posada).  WP–Rivera (2), Slocumb (7).  HBP–Spoljaric (3,Williams).  IBB–Nelson (10,Sorrento); Rivera 3 (6,E Martinez,Sorrento,Griffey); Timlin (5,Williams).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Larry Young.  T–4:46.  A–57,282.
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