Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
September 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 9, Oakland Athletics 4

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 1 1 0
Kelly lf 5 2 3 2
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 2 1 1
Martinez dh 4 2 3 1
  Guevara pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 3
Buhner rf 4 1 1 1
Sorrento 1b 3 0 0 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Sheets 3b 4 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 5 0 1 0
Magadan dh 4 1 0 1
Grieve rf 3 0 0 0
Lesher lf 4 0 2 1
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 1 2 0
Mayne c 4 1 3 2
Tejada ss 3 1 1 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
Haynes p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Wengert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Seattle 400 000 1139121
Oakland 002 000 002490
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (17-4) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
  Spoljaric   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Wells   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haynes  L (3-5) 7.0 7 5 5 4 11
  Small   1.0 4 4 4 0 1
  Wengert   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
9
9
4
13

  E–Cora (17).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Seattle Rodriguez (40,off Haynes); Kelly (25,off Haynes).  HR–Seattle E Martinez (27,7th inning off Haynes 0 on, 2 out); Buhner (37,8th inning off Small 0 on, 0 out); Kelly (11,9th inning off Small 1 on, 0 out); Griffey (53,9th inning off Small 0 on, 0 out), Oakland Mayne (6,9th inning off Wells 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Lesher 2 (4,2nd base off Moyer/Wilson,3rd base off Moyer/Wilson); Spiezio (8,2nd base off Moyer/Wilson).  CS–Lesher (1,2nd base by Moyer/Wilson).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Rich Garcia.  T–2:47.  A–16,373.
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