Baltimore Orioles vs Oakland Athletics
August 17, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2005 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 5, Oakland Athletics 3

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0
Byrnes lf 4 0 0 0
Mora 3b 4 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Lopez dh 4 1 1 0
Gibbons 1b 4 0 1 1
  Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0
Matos cf 4 2 3 1
Newhan rf 3 1 1 0
Fasano c 3 0 1 1
DuBose p 0 0 0 0
  Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Kline p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 3
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall dh 3 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 1
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Kielty rf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0
Payton lf 4 1 1 2
Ellis 2b 4 1 2 0
Melhuse c 3 0 0 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
Baltimore 020 020 100590
Oakland 000 000 300350
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
DuBose  W (1-0) 6.0 1 0 0 4 2
  Grimsley   0.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Kline   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
5
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  L (10-9) 5.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Duchscherer   2.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Calero   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Street   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Baltimore 1. Gibbons-Tejada-Gibbons, Oakland 2. Crosby-Johnson, Ellis-Johnson.  2B–Baltimore Tejada (41,off Haren); Fasano (3,off Haren), Oakland Johnson (16,off Grimsley).  HR–Baltimore Matos (4,7th inning off Duchscherer 0 on 0 out), Oakland Payton (14,7th inning off Grimsley 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–2.  Team–6.  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Marty Foster.  T–2:34.  A–32,290.
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