Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 12, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 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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Oakland Athletics 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf,lf 4 1 2 0
Velarde 2b 4 0 1 0
Giambi 1b 2 2 1 2
Stairs rf 4 1 1 2
Jaha dh 4 0 0 0
Grieve lf 3 0 0 0
  Christenson pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Macfarlane c 4 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Cairo 2b 3 0 0 0
Lowery cf 4 0 1 0
Canseco dh 4 0 0 0
Perry 1b 4 2 2 2
Sorrento lf 4 0 0 0
Trammell rf 3 0 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 1 0
DiFelice c 3 0 1 1
  Graffanino pr 0 0 0 0
  Flaherty c 1 0 0 0
Smith 3b 2 0 0 0
Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Sparks p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Oakland 202 000 000460
Tampa Bay 000 000 111360
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  W (12-7) 7.0 5 2 2 0 6
  Mathews   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (4) 1.2 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
8
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Wheeler  L (0-2) 6.0 5 4 4 3 12
  Sparks   2.0 0 0 0 2 4
  Lopez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
17

  E–None.  2B–Oakland Becker (3,off Lopez), Tampa Bay Ledesma (15,off Heredia).  HR–Oakland Giambi (30,1st inning off Wheeler 1 on, 1 out); Stairs (34,3rd inning off Wheeler 1 on, 2 out), Tampa Bay Perry 2 (5,7th inning off Heredia 0 on, 1 out,9th inning off Isringhausen 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Giambi (5,by Wheeler).  SH–Cairo (7,off Mathews).  HBP–Smith (1,by Mathews).  WP–Sparks (1).  HBP–Mathews (2,Smith).  IBB–Wheeler (1,Giambi).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Martin Foster, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:48.  A–25,147.
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