Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
August 4, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2000 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 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Long cf 4 2 3 0
Velarde 2b 4 1 0 0
Giambi J. 1b 3 1 1 3
Piatt rf 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph,rf 1 0 0 1
Stanley dh 4 0 1 0
Grieve lf 3 0 1 0
  Christenson pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Tejada ss 3 0 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 1
Fasano c 3 0 0 0
  Giambi J. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez c 0 0 0 0
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 2 1 0 0
Valentin ss 3 2 2 2
Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0
Ordonez rf 3 0 1 1
Baines dh 4 0 1 0
Perry 3b 4 0 2 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Singleton cf 3 0 0 0
  Konerko ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 0
Sirotka p 0 0 0 0
  Wunsch p 0 0 0 0
  Simas p 0 0 0 0
  Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
Oakland 000 003 011580
Chicago 002 000 010380
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (10-8) 6.1 6 2 2 4 2
  Magnante   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen  SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
3
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sirotka  L (9-9) 7.0 5 3 3 3 7
  Wunsch   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Simas   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Buehrle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3, Chicago 2.  2B–Oakland Long (23,off Wunsch); Chavez (15,off Simas), Chicago Perry (20,off Appier); Valentin (28,off Magnante).  HR–Oakland Jason Giambi (27,6th inning off Sirotka 2 on, 0 out), Chicago Valentin (18,3rd inning off Appier 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Jason Giambi (7,by Wunsch); Thomas (3,by Appier).  SF–Ordonez (10,off Mecir).  CS–Durham (11,2nd base by Appier/Fasano).  WP–Appier (3).  HBP–Appier (8,Thomas); Wunsch (2,Jason Giambi).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:22.  A–30,019.
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