I've got an idea to pass the time during this so-far horrendous 2004 Seattle Mariners season. I'll post a box score from the past, including all the information except for the date of the game, and you, the reader, get to guess what makes that particular game historically significant. If you think you know the answer, you can leave a comment below. Here's one to get you started (boxscore courtesy of Retrosheet:

Oakland Athletics 3, Seattle Mariners 2



SEA     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  1

OAK     1  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1





BATTING



Seattle Mariners      AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A

Reynolds 2b            4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2

Griffey cf             3   1   1   0       1   0       5   0

Davis 1b               4   0   0   0       0   1      13   0

Coles rf               4   0   1   1       0   2       1   0

Leonard dh             4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0

Briley lf              3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0

Valle c                4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1

Martinez 3b            3   0   1   1       0   0       0   5

Vizquel ss             3   0   0   0       0   0       0   5

Langston p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

Totals                32   2   5   2       2   6      24  13



FIELDING - 

DP: 1.

E: Vizquel (1).



BATTING - 

2B: Griffey (1,off Stewart).





Oakland Athletics     AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A

Phillips lf            4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0

D. Henderson cf        3   0   1   0       0   0       5   0

Lansford 3b            4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1

McGwire 1b             3   1   2   3       0   0       3   0

Steinbach c            2   0   0   0       1   0       6   0

Parker dh              3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

Hubbard 2b             3   0   0   0       0   0       2   2

Javier rf              3   0   1   0       0   2       6   0

Weiss ss               3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2

Stewart p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

  Nelson p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

  Honeycutt p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

  Eckersley p          0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0

Totals                28   3   6   3       1   2      27   5



FIELDING - 

DP: 1.

E: Hubbard (1).



BATTING - 

2B: Phillips (1,off Langston).

HR: McGwire (1,3rd inning off Langston 1 on, 1 out).

SF: McGwire (1,off Langston).

HBP: D. Henderson (1,by Langston).



BASERUNNING - 

SB: Javier (1,2nd base off Langston/Valle).





PITCHING



Seattle Mariners      IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K

Langston L(0-1)        8     6   1   3   3   1   2



Oakland Athletics     IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K

Stewart W(1-0)         5.1   4   0   2   1   2   2

Nelson                 1.2   1   0   0   0   0   2

Honeycutt              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   1

Eckersley SV(1)        1.1   0   0   0   0   0   1

Totals                 9.0   5   0   2   1   2   6



HBP: Langston (1,D. Henderson).



Umpires: Al Clark, Rick Reed, Mark Johnson, Dale Scott



Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 46163

If you think you know the significance of the above game, please leave a comment below. The winner shall receive public praise.