Oakland Athletics vs Seattle Mariners
September 21, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1996 at Kingdome. The Seattle Mariners 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 2, Seattle Mariners 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Batista 2b 5 1 2 2
Brosius 3b 4 0 2 0
Berroa rf,lf 4 0 2 0
McGwire dh 3 0 0 0
Steinbach c 3 0 1 0
Lesher lf 3 0 0 0
  Herrera ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0
Young cf 3 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 4 1 1 0
Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Groom p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
  Mohler p 0 0 0 0
  Acre p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Cora 2b 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss 4 1 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 5 1 1 1
Martinez dh 3 4 3 1
Buhner rf 5 1 2 2
Sorrento 1b 4 2 2 2
Whiten lf 3 0 1 1
Hollins 3b 2 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 0 1 1
Moyer p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Milacki p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 9
Oakland 000 000 200280
Seattle 024 010 20x9120
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Telgheder  L (3-7) 2.2 6 6 6 1 2
  Groom   2.1 1 1 1 4 2
  Corsi   1.1 0 1 1 1 1
  Mohler   0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Acre   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
9
9
6
5
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Moyer  W (13-3) 6.2 6 2 2 3 1
  Jackson   0.2 1 0 0 1 2
  McCarthy   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Milacki   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Seattle 1.  2B–Oakland Brosius (24,off Moyer); Steinbach (25,off Moyer); Batista (9,off Milacki), Seattle Buhner (29,off Acre).  3B–Seattle Sorrento (1,off Mohler).  HR–Oakland Batista (6,7th inning off Moyer 1 on, 2 out), Seattle Buhner (43,2nd inning off Telgheder 1 on, 0 out); Rodriguez (36,3rd inning off Telgheder 0 on, 1 out); Griffey (47,3rd inning off Telgheder 0 on, 1 out); E Martinez (26,3rd inning off Telgheder 0 on, 1 out); Sorrento (22,3rd inning off Telgheder 0 on, 2 o.  IBB–McGwire (14,by Moyer).  HBP–Hollins (13,by Groom).  HBP–Groom (3,Hollins).  IBB–Moyer (4,McGwire).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:04.  A–56,103.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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