Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 31, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2001 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 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 5 1 1 0
Giambi J. dh 4 2 2 2
Giambi J. 1b 3 2 2 0
Dye rf 4 2 2 3
Chavez 3b 3 0 2 3
Long lf 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Myers c 4 1 1 1
Santangelo 2b 4 1 1 0
  Menechino 2b 0 0 0 0
Lidle p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Tyner cf 5 1 1 0
Abernathy 2b 5 1 1 2
Vaughn lf 4 1 1 1
Cox 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall c 4 0 2 2
Grieve dh 4 0 0 0
Winn rf 4 0 1 0
Sandberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 2 2 0
Rekar p 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Oakland 201 041 1009111
Tampa Bay 004 000 100591
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Lidle  W (9-6) 6.2 7 5 2 1 4
  Guthrie   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Magnante   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Tam   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
2
1
5
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Rekar  L (1-12) 6.0 9 8 8 2 2
  Colome   3.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
9
4
3

  E–Lidle (2), Abernathy (5).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Oakland Dye (20,off Rekar); Chavez (36,off Rekar); Damon (31,off Rekar); Jeremy Giambi (22,off Rekar), Tampa Bay Hall (8,off Lidle); Gomez (6,off Lidle).  HR–Oakland Dye (21,5th inning off Rekar 2 on, 2 out); Myers (9,6th inning off Rekar 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Chavez (6,off Colome).  IBB–Jason Giambi (21,by Rekar).  HBP–Sandberg (1,by Lidle).  SB–Tyner (20,2nd base off Lidle/Myers).  WP–Lidle (5).  HBP–Lidle (10,Sandberg).  IBB–Rekar (2,Jason Giambi).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Tim Timmons.  T–3:08.  A–11,230.
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