Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
September 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 1997 at Kingdome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Brito 3b 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 1 1 1
Lesher lf 4 1 2 0
  Young cf 0 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 5 1 1 2
Stairs dh 4 0 1 1
Spiezio 2b 4 2 2 1
Mayne c 4 1 1 0
Batista ss 4 1 2 1
Oquist p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 6
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gates 2b 3 0 1 0
Ducey lf 3 0 0 0
  Rohrmeier ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Davis 3b 1 1 0 0
  Blowers 3b 1 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 2 1 1 0
  Amaral pr,1b,lf 1 0 1 0
Ibanez rf 4 1 2 3
Wilkins dh 3 1 1 2
Tinsley cf 4 0 0 0
Marzano c 4 0 1 0
Sheets ss 3 0 0 0
  Guevara ss 1 0 0 0
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Oakland 014 030 0008121
Seattle 013 000 010571
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Oquist  W (4-6) 7.0 4 4 4 3 9
  Groom   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Taylor   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Mathews  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
12
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  L (17-5) 3.0 7 5 5 1 2
  Wells   2.0 5 3 1 1 2
  Charlton   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Spoljaric   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ayala   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Slocumb   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
4
6

  E–Batista (8), Gates (5).  DP–Oakland 1, Seattle 2.  2B–Oakland McDonald (11,off Moyer); Giambi (40,off Moyer); Batista 2 (10,off Wells 2).  HR–Oakland Spiezio (14,2nd inning off Moyer 0 on, 1 out), Seattle Wilkins (1,2nd inning off Oquist 0 on, 1 out); Ibanez (1,3rd inning off Oquist 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Brito (2,off Moyer).  IBB–Grieve (1,by Wells).  SF–Wilkins (1,off Taylor).  SB–Stairs (3,2nd base off Moyer/Marzano); McDonald (13,2nd base off Wells/Marzano).  CS–McDonald (7,2nd base by Wells/Marzano).  IBB–Wells (1,Grieve).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:03.  A–55,560.
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