Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
May 21, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2002 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Mora lf 5 1 0 0
Matthews rf 7 0 1 1
Cordova dh 5 1 1 1
Conine 1b 5 0 1 0
Batista 3b 5 0 1 0
Gil c 6 1 2 2
Bordick ss 5 1 0 0
Hairston 2b 5 1 3 1
Singleton cf 6 1 2 1
Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Bauer p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Driskill p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 6 11 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
German 2b 6 0 0 0
Giambi lf 6 1 2 1
Tejada ss 6 1 3 0
Dye rf 6 1 1 2
Long cf 6 0 1 0
Hatteberg dh 3 0 0 0
  Velarde ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Saenz 3b 6 1 3 1
Sutton 1b 3 0 0 0
  Piatt ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez c 1 0 0 0
  Myers ph,c 4 0 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
  Venafro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 4 11 4
Baltimore 112 000 000 000 026110
Oakland 000 010 030 000 004112
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez   6.1 5 1 1 2 6
  Bauer   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Groom   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Roberts   1.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Ryan   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
  Driskill  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Julio  SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
14.0
11
4
4
6
11
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   6.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Bradford   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Mecir   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Koch   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Venafro  L (1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
14.0
11
6
6
3
11

  E–German (1), Hernandez (4).  DP–Baltimore 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Baltimore Cordova (8,off Zito), Oakland Tejada (9,off R Lopez).  3B–Baltimore Singleton (4,off Zito).  HR–Baltimore Hairston (1,2nd inning off Zito 0 on, 1 out); Gil (6,3rd inning off Zito 1 on, 2 out), Oakland Saenz (2,5th inning off R Lopez 0 on, 0 out); Giambi (8,8th inning off Bauer 0 on, 1 out); Dye (2,8th inning off Bauer 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Mora (1,off Zito); Hairston (3,off Venafro); Hernandez (1,off R Lopez).  SF–Cordova (2,off Zito).  HBP–Batista (2,by Zito).  SB–Mora (9,2nd base off Zito/Hernandez); Hairston (5,2nd base off Koch/Myers); Singleton 2 (4,2nd base off Venafro/Myers,3rd base off Venafro/Myers).  CS–Matthews (4,2nd base by Venafro/Myers).  HBP–Zito (3,Batista).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Tony Randazzo, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mike Fichter.  T–4:36.  A–10,245.
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