Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 27, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1999 at Comiskey Park II. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Christenson cf 5 1 0 0
Velarde 2b 4 2 2 0
Giambi 1b 5 2 2 3
Jaha dh 3 2 3 1
  Becker pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Stairs rf 4 0 1 1
Saenz 3b 3 1 1 2
  Spiezio 3b 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 2
Grieve lf 4 0 0 0
  McDonald lf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 3 1 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 10 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 3 0 1 0
Caruso ss 4 1 2 1
  Fordyce ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson ss 0 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 1 2 0
Ordonez rf 5 0 2 1
Konerko 1b 5 1 2 1
Singleton cf 5 1 1 1
Lee lf 5 1 2 2
Norton 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 2 1 1 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Eyre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 13 6
Oakland 013 000 4019100
Chicago 011 100 1116132
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  W (12-9) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3
  Jones   1.2 1 1 1 1 2
  Mathews   1.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Isringhausen  SV (1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
5
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (8-11) 6.2 10 8 7 1 5
  Simas   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Pena   0.2 0 1 1 4 0
  Eyre   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
8
5
6

  E–Norton (23), Johnson (3).  DP–Oakland 2, Chicago 1.  2B–Oakland Jaha (20,off Sirotka); Hernandez (3,off Sirotka); Giambi (31,off Sirotka), Chicago Konerko (21,off Olivares); Lee (23,off Olivares).  HR–Oakland Saenz (7,7th inning off Sirotka 1 on, 2 out), Chicago Lee (10,2nd inning off Olivares 0 on, 2 out); Singleton (12,8th inning off Mathews 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Jaha (3,off Sirotka); Stairs (1,off Sirotka).  HBP–Saenz (14,by Sirotka).  SB–Caruso (10,2nd base off Jones/Hernandez).  WP–Olivares (5).  HBP–Sirotka (3,Saenz).  U-HP–Bill Welke, 1B–Durwood Merrill, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:16.  A–14,270.
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