Oakland Athletics vs Colorado Rockies
August 31, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1997 at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Colorado Rockies 10

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 4 0 1 0
Bellhorn 3b 5 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 2 3 0
Stairs rf 4 2 2 3
Williams c 0 0 0 0
  Mayne pr,c 3 0 3 1
Brosius lf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Lesher ph 1 0 0 0
  Kubinski p 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 1 0
Oquist p 1 0 0 0
  Bournigal 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Weiss ss 3 1 2 2
Perez 2b 5 1 1 0
Walker rf 4 2 3 4
  Pulliam rf 1 0 0 0
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
  Manwaring ph 1 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
Bichette lf 5 1 1 0
Castilla 3b 4 2 2 1
Reed c 3 1 2 0
McCracken cf 3 1 1 2
Bailey p 1 0 0 0
  Bates ph 1 0 0 0
  Holmes p 0 0 0 1
  Helton ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 13 10
Oakland 002 010 1004102
Colorado 002 170 00x10130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  L (2-5) 4.0 7 5 5 2 3
  Wengert   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Johnson   3.0 3 1 0 0 2
  Kubinski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
10
9
3
6
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Bailey   4.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Holmes  W (6-2) 3.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Leskanic   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  DeJean   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
2

  E–Bellhorn (7), Johnson (2).  2B–Oakland Giambi (33,off Holmes); Mayne (8,off Holmes), Colorado Weiss (19,off Oquist); Castilla (24,off Oquist); McCracken (11,off Wengert); J Reed (8,off Johnson).  HR–Oakland Stairs 2 (25,3rd inning off Bailey 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Holmes 0 on, 2 out), Colorado Walker 2 (40,3rd inning off Oquist 1 on, 2 out,5th inning off Oquist 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Oquist (1,off Bailey).  SF–Holmes (1,off Johnson); Weiss (1,off Johnson).  SB–McDonald (6,2nd base off Bailey/J Reed).  CS–McDonald (4,3rd base by Bailey/J Reed).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:56.  A–48,041.
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