Oakland Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles
August 26, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 2005 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Baltimore Orioles 1

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 1 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 1 2 0
Crosby ss 3 1 1 2
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
Payton lf 4 0 1 0
Hatteberg dh 4 0 0 0
Kielty rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 0 2 1
Mora 3b 4 0 1 0
Tejada ss 4 0 0 0
Palmeiro 1b 5 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 2 0
Gibbons dh 3 0 0 0
Surhoff rf 4 0 2 0
Byrnes lf 3 1 1 0
Matos cf 4 0 1 0
Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
Oakland 100 100 020470
Baltimore 000 000 100192
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (8-9) 6.0 4 0 0 3 6
  Calero   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Rincon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Street  SV (17) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
4
10
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Chen  L (10-8) 7.0 7 4 3 2 0
  Byrdak   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Julio   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
0

  E–Tejada (16), Byrnes (4).  DP–Baltimore 1. Roberts-Palmeiro.  2B–Baltimore Roberts (35,off Blanton); J. Lopez (17,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Crosby (8,8th inning off Chen 1 on 0 out).  SF–Chavez (7,off Chen).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Mora (7,off Blanton).  Team–12.  SB–Roberts (26,3rd base off Calero/Kendall).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:41.  A–26,105.
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