Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 4, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2004 at Skydome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 4 0 1 1
Chavez 3b 2 2 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 5 2 2 0
Durazo dh 3 2 0 1
Byrnes rf 4 1 1 3
Miller c 2 0 2 2
  German pr 0 0 0 0
  Melhuse c 1 0 0 0
McMillon lf 4 0 2 0
  Swisher pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Crosby ss 1 1 1 0
Mulder p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 9 10 7
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Johnson lf 5 1 2 0
Hudson 2b 4 1 1 0
  Crozier ph 1 0 0 0
Wells cf 3 1 1 1
Delgado 1b 2 0 2 1
Rios rf 4 0 0 1
Menechino 3b 3 1 2 0
  Hinske ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Woodward ss 4 0 0 0
Cash c 4 1 1 2
Quiroz dh 4 0 2 0
Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Chulk p 0 0 0 0
  Frasor p 0 0 0 0
  File p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Oakland 000 002 0259100
Toronto 101 012 0005110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mulder   6.0 10 5 5 2 5
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hammond  W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Batista   7.0 6 2 2 6 1
  Chulk   0.2 1 2 2 2 0
  Frasor  L (4-5) 1.0 3 5 5 2 0
  File   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
9
9
10
1

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2, Toronto 4.  2B–Oakland Crosby (30,off Batista); Miller (24,off Batista); Hatteberg (26,off Chulk); McMillon (4,off Frasor); Byrnes (30,off Frasor), Toronto Delgado (19,off Mulder); Hudson (25,off Mulder); Wells (30,off Mulder).  HR–Toronto Cash (4,6th inning off Mulder 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Kotsay (3,off Frasor).  SF–McLemore (1,off Frasor).  HBP–Crosby (7,by Frasor).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Delgado (9,by Mulder).  Team–6.  CS–German (1,2nd base by Frasor/Cash).  WP–Chulk (1), Frasor (3).  HBP–Frasor (2,Crosby).  IBB–Mulder (1,Delgado).  U-HP–Ted Barrett, 1B–Alfonso Marquez, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–James Hoye.  T–2:50.  A–29,149.
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