Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants
June 16, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 2002 at Pacific Bell Park. The Oakland Athletics defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 3 1 2 1
Piatt lf 4 0 1 1
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 2 0
  Byrnes pr,rf 0 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Saenz 1b 3 0 0 0
  Justice ph 1 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 0
Long cf 3 1 2 0
Zito p 2 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Mabry 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Sanders rf 4 0 1 0
Aurilia ss 4 0 0 0
Bonds lf 2 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Bell 1b 4 1 2 1
  Shinjo pr 0 0 0 0
Dunston cf 4 0 1 0
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Rueter p 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ph 1 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Worrell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Oakland 001 010 0002101
San Francisco 010 000 000151
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  W (9-2) 6.2 4 1 1 2 5
  Bradford   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Koch  SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Rueter  L (7-5) 7.0 9 2 2 1 3
  Rodriguez   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Fultz   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Worrell   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
1
7

  E–Zito (2), Aurilia (2).  DP–Oakland 1, San Francisco 1.  2B–Oakland Velarde (6,off Rueter); Dye (12,off Rodriguez), San Francisco Sanders (8,off Zito).  HR–Oakland Velarde (2,3rd inning off Rueter 0 on, 2 out), San Francisco Bell (9,2nd inning off Zito 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Zito (1,off Rueter); Rueter (7,off Zito).  IBB–Velarde (1,by Rueter); Bonds (28,by Bradford).  CS–Chavez (2,2nd base by Rueter/Santiago).  SB–Kent (3,2nd base off Zito/Hernandez).  IBB–Bradford (1,Bonds); Rueter (3,Velarde).  U-HP–Larry Vanover, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Lazaro Diaz, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:51.  A–41,550.
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