Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
September 28, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 28, 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 9, Seattle Mariners 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
McDonald lf,cf 3 2 2 2
Bournigal ss 2 0 0 0
  Brito ss 3 2 2 1
Lennon dh 2 0 1 0
  Stairs ph,dh 3 1 2 4
Lesher rf,lf 5 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 0 1
Spiezio 2b 3 0 0 0
Brosius 3b 4 0 0 0
Young cf 2 0 0 0
  Mayne ph,c 1 2 1 0
Molina c 2 1 1 1
  Grieve ph,rf 2 1 1 0
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Small p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 11 9
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 1 0 0 0
  Gates 2b 3 1 2 1
Kelly lf 2 0 1 0
  Tinsley cf 3 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf,lf 2 1 1 0
  Ibanez pr,rf 2 0 0 0
Buhner rf 1 1 0 0
  Ducey rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Sorrento 1b 1 0 1 0
  Amaral pr,1b 3 1 2 1
Wilkins dh 3 0 1 2
  Rohrmeier ph,dh 2 0 1 1
  Guevara pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wilson c 1 1 0 0
  Marzano ph,c 2 0 0 0
Blowers 3b 4 0 1 1
Sheets ss 4 1 0 0
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Cloude p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Holzemer p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Slocumb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 11 6
Oakland 001 002 5109111
Seattle 200 300 0027111
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder   4.0 5 5 4 4 3
  Groom   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Small  W (9-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Mohler   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathews   1.2 3 2 2 2 2
  Taylor  SV (23) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
6
8
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero   5.0 2 1 1 1 3
  Cloude   1.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Charlton  L (3-8) 1.0 4 4 4 1 1
  Holzemer   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Slocumb   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
4
8

  E–Young (4), Sheets (8).  2B–Oakland Lesher (4,off Slocumb), Seattle Wilkins (1,off Telgheder); Sorrento (19,off Telgheder).  3B–Oakland McDonald (4,off Cloude).  HR–Oakland Molina (3,3rd inning off Fassero 0 on, 0 out); Stairs (27,7th inning off Charlton 3 on, 0 out).  SF–Giambi (8,off Cloude); McDonald (1,off Wells).  SB–Spiezio (9,2nd base off Charlton/Marzano); Mayne (1,2nd base off Wells/Marzano); Guevara (1,2nd base off Taylor/Mayne).  CS–McDonald (8,2nd base by Fassero/Wilson).  WP–Telgheder (4), Cloude (2), Wells (1).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–3:20.  A–55,910.
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