Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
September 23, 1999 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1999 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Becker cf 4 0 1 0
  Christenson pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Velarde 2b 5 2 3 0
Giambi 1b 5 0 3 1
Stairs rf 4 1 1 1
Jaha dh 3 0 0 1
  Menechino pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Grieve lf 5 2 3 1
  McDonald pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 5 1 1 1
Chavez 3b 5 1 2 0
Macfarlane c 4 1 1 3
Laxton p 0 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 8
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Anderson lf 5 0 1 0
Bordick ss 4 1 1 1
Surhoff dh 4 1 2 0
Belle rf 3 2 2 2
Conine 1b 4 1 0 0
Minor 3b 4 0 1 1
Kingsale cf 4 0 0 0
Hairston 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 1 1 0
  Pickering ph 1 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Molina p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Fetters p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 4
Oakland 031 020 0309152
Baltimore 201 030 000681
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Laxton   4.2 7 6 3 1 4
  McMichael   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Mathews  W (9-4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Isringhausen  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
3
1
6
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   4.2 10 6 6 1 8
  Ryan   2.1 1 0 0 1 4
  Molina  L (1-2) 0.2 2 3 2 1 1
  Orosco   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Fetters   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
5
15

  E–Velarde (13), Stairs (4), Kingsale (1).  DP–Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Bordick (32,off Laxton); Minor (6,off Laxton).  HR–Oakland Macfarlane (3,2nd inning off Ponson 2 on, 2 out); Stairs (36,5th inning off Ponson 0 on, 0 out); Grieve (25,5th inning off Ponson 0 on, 1 out); Tejada (21,8th inning off Molina 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Belle (36,1st inning off Laxton 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Bordick (10,off Laxton).  IBB–Belle (14,by Laxton).  WP–Laxton (3).  IBB–Laxton (1,Belle).  U-HP–Lazaro Diaz, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–3:02.
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