Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Oakland Athletics
July 31, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1999 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1, Oakland Athletics 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Lowery cf 3 0 0 0
Graffanino 2b 4 0 1 1
Martinez rf 4 0 0 0
Trammell lf 4 0 2 0
Flaherty dh 3 0 1 0
Boggs 3b 2 0 0 0
Ledesma 1b 4 0 0 0
DiFelice c 3 1 2 0
Lamb ss 4 0 1 0
Arrojo p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
  Duvall p 0 0 0 0
  Rekar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips cf,lf 3 0 0 0
Velarde 2b 3 1 1 0
Giambi 1b 4 0 1 1
Jaha dh 4 1 1 1
Stairs rf 2 0 0 0
Grieve lf 1 1 0 0
  Christenson cf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 2 2 2
Hinch c 3 0 0 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 5 4
Tampa Bay 000 010 000171
Oakland 002 200 01x551
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Arrojo  L (2-7) 7.0 4 4 3 5 6
  Yan   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Duvall   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Rekar   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
4
7
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  W (9-9) 7.0 4 1 0 6 3
  Groom   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Jones  SV (5) 1.2 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
6
4

  E–Lowery (1), Velarde (8).  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Velarde (16,off Arrojo).  HR–Oakland Chavez (10,4th inning off Arrojo 1 on, 2 out); Jaha (26,8th inning off Yan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hinch (7,off Arrojo); Christenson (6,off Yan).  CS–Flaherty (2,3rd base by Olivares/Hinch).  WP–Jones (2).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:29.  A–20,081.
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