Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics
September 16, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1998 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 4, Oakland Athletics 1

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Guillen 2b 5 1 1 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 0 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez dh 4 1 3 2
Ibanez rf 3 0 0 0
  Gipson rf 0 0 0 0
Davis 3b 4 0 0 0
Bell 1b 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Monahan lf 4 0 0 0
Fassero p 0 0 0 0
  Paniagua p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Christenson cf 4 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 0
Blowers 3b 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
Spiezio dh 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
  Chavez ph 1 0 0 0
McDonald rf 3 1 1 0
Hinch c 3 0 0 0
Velandia 2b 2 0 1 0
  Sprague ph 1 0 1 1
  Bournigal 2b 0 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Seattle 000 011 110470
Oakland 000 000 010163
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Fassero  W (12-12) 7.2 4 1 1 0 8
  Paniagua   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Timlin  SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  L (3-2) 6.1 5 3 2 2 7
  Worrell   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
8

  E–Christenson (4), Tejada (24), Hinch (9).  2B–Seattle Wilson (17,off Heredia), Oakland McDonald (8,off Fassero); Sprague (25,off Fassero).  3B–Seattle Guillen (1,off Heredia).  HR–Seattle Martinez (28,5th inning off Heredia 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Monahan (1,2nd base off Worrell/Hinch); Griffey (20,2nd base off Worrell/Hinch); Henderson (63,2nd base off Fassero/Wilson).  CS–Rodriguez (13,3rd base by Heredia/Hinch).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Dale Scott.  T–2:39.  A–12,371.
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