Seattle Mariners vs Texas Rangers
September 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 5

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 4 0 0 0
Kelly lf 4 1 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 1 2 1
Martinez dh 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 1 0
Buhner rf 4 0 1 2
  Ducey rf 0 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 4 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 0
Sheets 3b 3 0 1 0
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 8 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Goodwin cf 5 1 2 1
Cedeno ss,2b 5 1 1 0
Greer lf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez dh 2 0 0 1
  Buford pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 1 1 1
Stevens 1b 5 0 3 2
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Diaz rf 4 1 1 0
Ripken 2b 3 0 1 0
  Leyritz ph 1 0 0 0
  Frias ss 0 0 0 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Seattle 100 002 010481
Texas 100 001 0035112
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero   6.0 7 2 1 4 5
  Ayala   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb  L (0-9) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Charlton   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.2
11
5
4
5
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett   8.0 8 4 3 0 7
  Patterson  W (10-6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
3
0
8

  E–Sorrento (3), Cedeno (17), Ripken (4).  DP–Seattle 1, Texas 1.  2B–Seattle Kelly (24,off Burkett); Griffey (34,off Burkett); Rodriguez (38,off Burkett); E Martinez (34,off Burkett), Texas Greer (39,off Fassero); Stevens 2 (23,off Ayala,off Charlton).  SF–Gonzalez (8,off Fassero).  IBB–Rodriguez (6,by Fassero).  BK–Fassero (2).  IBB–Fassero (6,Rodriguez).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:56.  A–30,467.
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