Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
April 19, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1986 at Kingdome. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b,3b 5 2 4 1
Murphy cf 4 0 0 1
Baker lf 2 1 0 0
  Peters lf 1 0 0 0
Kingman dh 5 2 2 5
Canseco rf 3 0 0 0
Lansford 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Bochte 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hill 2b 0 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 2 1 0
Bathe c 4 0 0 0
Rijo p 0 0 0 0
  Mooneyham p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 7 7
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Tartabull 2b 4 0 0 0
Bradley lf 4 0 0 0
Calderon rf 4 0 2 1
Thomas dh 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 2 1 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 1 0
Henderson cf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 0 0 0 0
Owen ss 3 1 1 0
  Cowens ph 1 0 0 1
Langston p 0 0 0 0
  Swift p 0 0 0 0
  Morgan p 0 0 0 0
  Best p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Oakland 203 101 000771
Seattle 000 000 011252
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Rijo  W (1-0) 8.0 5 2 2 4 16
  Mooneyham   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
5
18
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Langston  L (0-2) 3.0 4 5 5 2 5
  Swift   4.0 3 2 2 2 5
  Morgan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Best   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
7
7
5
12

  E–Canseco (1), Owen (3), Langston (1).  2B–Oakland Phillips (3,off Langston), Seattle Owen (3,off Rijo).  HR–Oakland Kingman 2 (2,1st inning off Langston 1 on, 2 out,3rd inning off Langston 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Lansford (2,2nd base off Langston/Yeager); Griffin (3,2nd base off Swift/Yeager).  BK–Rijo (2).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:04.  A–31,584.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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