Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics
September 1, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 2002 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Minnesota Twins 5, Oakland Athletics 7

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Rivas 2b 4 0 0 0
Guzman ss 4 1 1 0
Hunter cf 4 1 2 2
LeCroy dh 3 1 1 1
Koskie 3b 3 1 1 1
Mohr lf 3 0 0 0
  Jones ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 0 0 0
Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 1
Prince c 2 0 0 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Fiore p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Durham dh 5 1 3 1
Hatteberg 1b 3 1 2 0
  Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0
  Saenz ph 1 0 0 0
Tejada ss 5 2 3 5
Chavez 3b 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Mabry lf,1b 3 1 1 1
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Long cf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 3 0 0 0
  Velarde pr 0 1 0 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Koch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 12 7
Minnesota 000 002 003560
Oakland 002 002 0037120
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Mays   6.0 10 4 4 2 3
  Jackson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fiore   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Guardado  L (1-3) 0.1 2 3 3 1 1
Totals
8.1
12
7
7
4
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder   8.0 5 4 4 4 7
  Koch  W (7-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
5
8

  E–None.  DP–Minnesota 1, Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Hatteberg 2 (18,off Mays 2).  HR–Minnesota Hunter (27,6th inning off Mulder 1 on, 0 out); LeCroy (5,9th inning off Mulder 0 on, 0 out); Koskie (10,9th inning off Mulder 0 on, 0 out); Cuddyer (3,9th inning off Koch 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Tejada 2 (30,3rd inning off Mays 1 on, 0 out,9th inning off Guardado 2 on, 1 out); Mabry (9,6th inning off Mays 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Mientkiewicz (6,by Mulder).  SB–Prince (1,2nd base off Koch/Hernandez).  CS–Koskie (11,2nd base by Mulder/Hernandez).  HBP–Mulder (11,Mientkiewicz).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Gary Darling.  T–2:43.  A–37,676.
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