Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
September 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 27, 1997 at Kingdome. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald cf 5 1 1 0
Magadan dh 4 0 0 0
Grieve rf 3 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 2 2
Stairs lf 4 1 2 0
Spiezio 2b 4 0 2 0
Mayne c 3 0 1 0
  Lesher ph 1 0 1 1
Batista ss 4 0 0 0
Brito 3b 4 0 0 0
Rigby p 0 0 0 0
  Lorraine p 0 0 0 0
  Ludwick p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gates 2b 3 0 0 0
Kelly lf 5 3 3 2
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 2 3 2
  Ducey rf 0 0 0 0
Buhner rf 2 1 0 0
  Tinsley pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez dh 5 1 2 2
Sorrento 1b 5 1 2 2
Wilson c 3 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 3 0 1 1
Sheets ss 4 1 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
Oakland 200 000 0013101
Seattle 410 211 00x9130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rigby  L (1-7) 3.1 8 7 7 2 1
  Lorraine   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Ludwick   1.1 1 1 1 1 2
  Mohler   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Reyes   2.2 2 0 0 2 1
Totals
8.0
13
9
9
5
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares   4.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Johnson  W (20-4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Ayala   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
7

  E–Brito (5).  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Oakland Giambi (41,off Olivares); Lesher (3,off Spoljaric), Seattle Kelly (26,off Mohler).  HR–Seattle Griffey (56,2nd inning off Rigby 0 on, 2 out); Kelly (12,4th inning off Rigby 1 on, 1 out); Sorrento (31,5th inning off Ludwick 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Blowers (2,off Rigby).  SB–Sheets (2,2nd base off Rigby/Mayne).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:46.  A–50,443.
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