Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 11, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1999 at Tropicana Field. 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

Oakland Athletics 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 2 1 0 0
  Saenz ph 1 0 0 0
  Hinch c 0 0 0 0
Velarde 2b 5 2 2 1
Giambi 1b 4 1 1 2
Stairs rf 5 0 1 2
Jaha dh 2 0 0 0
Grieve lf 4 0 0 0
  McDonald lf 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez c 2 0 0 0
  Christenson pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Olivares p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 6 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 4 1 2 0
Martinez cf 4 1 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 1 2
Trammell lf 3 0 0 0
Sorrento 1b 2 0 0 0
  Perry ph 1 0 1 0
  Graffanino pr 0 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 3 1 1 0
Smith 3b 3 1 1 2
Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  Duvall p 0 0 0 0
  Eiland p 0 0 0 0
  Charlton p 0 0 0 0
  Yan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Oakland 230 000 000560
Tampa Bay 004 000 000480
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Olivares  W (14-10) 7.0 7 4 4 2 6
  Groom   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Jones  SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
7
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rupe  L (8-9) 1.1 4 5 5 3 2
  Duvall   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Eiland   4.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Charlton   2.0 0 0 0 2 3
  Yan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
9

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3.  2B–Oakland Stairs (23,off Rupe); Velarde (21,off Rupe); Giambi (33,off Duvall); Spiezio (21,off Eiland), Tampa Bay Martinez (21,off Olivares).  HR–Tampa Bay Smith (3,3rd inning off Olivares 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Hernandez (1,by Eiland).  SB–Tejada (7,2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty).  WP–Olivares (6), Charlton (2).  BK–Groom (1).  HBP–Eiland (3,Hernandez).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Martin Foster, 3B–Dan Morrison.  T–2:53.  A–25,362.
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