Oakland Athletics vs Atlanta Braves
June 11, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 2005 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 3, Atlanta Braves 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 2 1 1 1
Scutaro ss 4 0 1 1
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Harikkala p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Swisher rf 4 0 1 0
Melhuse c 3 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0
Saarloos p 1 0 0 0
  Kielty ph,lf 1 1 1 0
Totals 29 3 5 2
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Furcal ss 3 0 0 0
Johnson lf 2 0 0 0
Giles 2b 4 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 4 2 3 0
  Orr pr 0 0 0 0
  Franco 1b 0 0 0 0
Jones cf 4 2 2 4
McCann c 4 1 1 1
Marte 3b 3 0 1 0
Langerhans rf 4 0 1 0
Smoltz p 3 0 1 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
Oakland 000 003 000351
Atlanta 000 203 00x590
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos   5.0 4 2 2 3 0
  Duchscherer  L (2-1) 2.0 4 3 3 0 2
  Harikkala   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
4
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Smoltz  W (5-5) 9.0 5 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
3
4

  E–Scutaro (6).  DP–Oakland 2. Ellis-Scutaro-Hatteberg, Ellis-Scutaro-Hatteberg, Atlanta 2. Furcal-Giles-LaRoche, Furcal-Giles-LaRoche.  PB–Melhuse (1).  2B–Oakland Scutaro (11,off Smoltz), Atlanta Langerhans (7,off Duchscherer); LaRoche (14,off Harikkala).  HR–Atlanta A. Jones 2 (14,4th inning off Saarloos 1 on 2 out,6th inning off Duchscherer 1 on 1 out); McCann (1,6th inning off Duchscherer 0 on 1 out).  SH–Kotsay (1,off Smoltz).  IBB–Chavez (3,by Smoltz).  Team LOB–3.  Team–6.  CS–Giles (1,2nd base by Saarloos/Melhuse).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:11.  A–36,004.
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