Boston Red Sox vs Seattle Mariners
August 25, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 1997 at Kingdome. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garciaparra ss 5 1 2 0
Valentin 3b 6 1 4 1
Vaughn 1b 5 0 1 0
  Benjamin pr,1b 1 1 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
Jefferson dh,1b 6 1 1 1
Cordero lf 4 2 2 0
O'Leary rf 4 1 2 1
Hatteberg c 4 1 2 3
Frye 2b 4 1 2 2
Bragg cf 3 0 1 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Brandenburg p 0 0 0 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 9 17 8
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 1 2 0
Kelly lf 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 3 4
Martinez dh 4 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 2 2 1
Buhner rf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
  Amaral ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Wilson c 3 1 0 1
Sheets 3b 4 2 2 1
Wolcott p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 11 7
Boston 100 002 3219170
Seattle 003 011 3008111
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan   5.0 8 5 5 3 1
  Mahay   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Brandenburg   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Henry   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Hudson  W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gordon  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
3
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott   5.2 10 3 3 0 8
  Charlton   1.0 1 3 3 3 2
  Wells   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Spoljaric   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Slocumb  L (0-8) 1.1 3 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
17
9
9
5
13

  E–Griffey (5).  DP–Boston 1, Seattle 1.  2B–Boston Jefferson (28,off Wolcott); Cordero (22,off Wolcott); Frye (27,off Wolcott); Valentin (42,off Wells), Seattle E Martinez (31,off Suppan); Cora (37,off Brandenburg).  3B–Boston Bragg (2,off Wolcott).  HR–Boston Hatteberg (8,6th inning off Wolcott 1 on, 2 out), Seattle Griffey 2 (43,3rd inning off Suppan 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Henry 1 on, 1 out); Sheets (1,5th inning off Suppan 0 on, 0 out); Rodriguez (21,7th inning off Henry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bragg (4,off Slocumb); Kelly (2,off Brandenburg).  HBP–Cordero (4,by Charlton).  IBB–Garciaparra (2,by Slocumb).  SB–Frye (14,3rd base off Charlton/Wilson); Kelly (8,2nd base off Suppan/Hatteberg); Rodriguez 2 (26,2nd base off Suppan/Hatteberg,3rd base off Suppan/Hatteberg).  WP–Slocumb (8).  HBP–Charlton (4,Cordero).  IBB–Slocumb (5,Garciaparra).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:29.  A–29,939.
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