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BAL  9
TEX  3

SEA  5
@BOS  3

CLE 15
ANA  3

DET  5
CHW  4

OAK  3
@NYY  1

(12)
FLA 10
@CIN  0

SDP  8
@PHI  3

LAD  7
@PIT  1

STL  4
HOU  2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,710

Friday, April 11, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:53
Athletics
3
6-3
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  2    3  7  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
W: A Small (2-0), L: J Nelson (0-3)
Yankees
1
4-5
Lost 1
4th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista SS                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .161  .451   13    1   1   
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    5    0   0   
  R Bournigal SS              2   1   1   1    0   0  .571 1.339    9    3   3   
S Brosius 3B                  6   0   1   1    0   3  .171  .460   22    0   4   
J Canseco RF                  6   0   0   0    0   4  .237  .773   28    3   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .345 1.318   16   12   0   HR
G Berroa DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .412 1.353   18    0   0   HBP
J Giambi LF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .847   23    4   0   
E Young CF                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .510   13    1   0   
  M Stairs PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    1    0   0   HBP
  D Mashore PR-CF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000    6    0   0   SB,HBP
S Spiezio 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .738   13    4   3   
G Williams C                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .267  .833   18    8   0   

M Mohler P                                                               0   1
  R Lewis P                                                              0   1
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
  A Small P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41   3   7   3    4  15              185   36  13
BATTING
HR: M McGwire (3, off M Rivera; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
HBP: M Stairs (1, by D Cone); G Berroa (1, by D Cone); D Mashore (1, by J Nelson).
TB: M McGwire 5; S Spiezio; G Berroa; S Brosius; J Giambi; R Bournigal.
RBI: S Brosius (3); M McGwire (10); R Bournigal (1).
2-out RBI: S Brosius; R Bournigal.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
FIELDING
DP: 2. S Brosius-S Spiezio-M McGwire; T Batista-S Spiezio-M McGwire.
BASERUNNING
SB: D Mashore (2, 2nd base off J Nelson/J Girardi).
PO: M McGwire (2nd base by D Cone).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   0   1   0    1   2  .450 1.157   24    3   0   
W Boggs 3B                    5   0   2   0    1   1  .333  .955   22    1   2   2B
B Williams CF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .729   12    4   0   2·GDP
T Martinez 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .989   17    9   0   2B
C Fielder DH                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .122  .320   18    0   0   
P O'Neill RF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .474 1.301   22    3   0   2B,CS
M Whiten LF                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .545 1.291   21    1   0   2B,2·IW
M Duncan 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .375  .923   14    0   0   
  P Kelly PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         0   0   
  T Raines PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                5    0   0   
  L Sojo 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   1   
J Girardi C                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .200  .490   15   15   0   

D Cone P                                                                 0   1
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  B Boehringer P                                                         0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   1
  J Nelson P                                                             0   2
Totals                       40   1   7   1    7   8              174   36   7
BATTING
2B: M Whiten (2, off M Mohler); P O'Neill (6, off B Taylor); W Boggs (1, off M Mohler); T Martinez (3, off M Mohler).
IBB: M Whiten 2 (2, by M Mohler, by B Taylor).
TB: P O'Neill 3; W Boggs 3; T Martinez 2; M Whiten 2; D Jeter.
GIDP: B Williams 2 (4).
RBI: P O'Neill (9).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Martinez.
PB: J Girardi (3).
BASERUNNING
CS: P O'Neill (2, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by R Lewis).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mohler                       6.1   6   1   1    2   6   0   6.75   25   91-53   30· 5·18    5· 6· 6· 0     61    -     1.24   0.15
R Lewis                        1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    5   21-12    5· 3· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.94   0.11
B Taylor                       1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    6   28-14   11· 1· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.40   0.15
A Small, W (2-0)               3     0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   11   28-17   10· 2· 5    5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.40
Totals                        12     7   1   1    7   8   0          47  168-96   56·11·29   14·12· 6· 0          2-0 
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone                         7     2   0   0    4  12   0   1.80   27  114-69   27·18·24    1· 5· 3· 0     81    -     1.33   0.38
M Stanton, H (2)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    3.39   0.08
B Boehringer, H (4)            0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2    6-5     2· 0· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.47   0.13
M Rivera, BS (2)               1     3   1   1    0   0   1   2.57    6   21-16   12· 2· 2    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    3.13  -0.18
J Nelson, L (0-3)              3     2   2   2    0   1   0   5.68   12   36-22   13· 1· 8    7· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.02  -0.10
Totals                        12     7   3   3    4  15   1          48  182-116  56·21·39   10·11· 5· 0          2-0 
D Cone faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Mohler (1).
IBB: M Mohler (1; M Whiten); B Taylor (1; M Whiten).
PO: R Lewis (1; P O'Neill, 3rd base (CS)); D Cone (1; M McGwire, 2nd base).
HBP: D Cone 2 (2; G Berroa, M Stairs); J Nelson (1; D Mashore).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 3:53.
Attendance: 56,710.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 48° F, Wind 7mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             New York Yankees                     
1. T Batista            SS    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. S Brosius            3B    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. B Williams           CF 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. G Berroa             DH    5. C Fielder            DH 
6. J Giambi             LF    6. P O'Neill            RF 
7. E Young              CF    7. M Whiten             LF 
8. S Spiezio            2B    8. M Duncan             2B 
9. G Williams           C     9. J Girardi            C  

   M Mohler             P        D Cone               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   2  1-1  -2-  3   35%  81% R Bournigal     J Nelson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mashore Scores; Bournigal to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   0  1-0  ---  1   33%  50% M McGwire       M Rivera        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 7   1  0-0  123  4  -24%  41% S Spiezio       D Cone          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Mashore out at 1B/1B
   b 9   2  1-1  123  1   16%  50% J Girardi       B Taylor        Flyball: RF
   b 7   1  0-0  -2-  2  -16%  22% P O'Neill       M Mohler        Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  D Jeter         Lineout: LF
          ---  3   45%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   50%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  8   54%  J Giambi        Walk; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  6   49%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   45%  S Spiezio       McGwire Picked off 2B (P-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   49%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  P O'Neill       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   50%  G Williams      Walk
   O      1--  4   47%  T Batista       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   44%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  M Whiten        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  M Duncan        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   50%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   47%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  M McGwire       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   47%  G Berroa        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   44%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   42%  W Boggs         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6   39%  B Williams      Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  1   50%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   47%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   43%  G Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   46%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   41%  M Whiten        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   45%  M Duncan        Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  6   50%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   46%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   44%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   42%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   37%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   42%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  1   50%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   56%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   56%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); McGwire to 2B
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ernie Young batting 7th
          12-  1   65%  M Stairs        Hit By Pitch; McGwire to 3B; Giambi to 2B
                  Damon Mashore pinch runs for Matt Stairs batting 7th
   OO     123  4   41%  S Spiezio       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Mashore out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mohler facing 4-5-6
                  Damon Mashore moves to CF
          ---  1   30%  T Martinez      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  6   38%  C Fielder       Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   R      -2-  2   22%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
          1--      20%  M Whiten        Wild Pitch; O'Neill to 2B
          -2-  4   19%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Richie Lewis replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      12-      23%  M Duncan        O'Neill Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-SS); Whiten to 2B
          -2-  6   23%  " "             Walk
                  Pat Kelly pinch runs for Mariano Duncan batting 8th
   O      12-  4   27%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, David Cone facing 9-1-2
                  Pat Kelly moves to 2B
          ---  4   35%  G Williams      Walk
                  Mike Stanton replaces David Cone pitching; Dave Magadan pinch hits for Tony Batista batting 1st
   O      1--  5   27%  D Magadan       Strikeout Looking
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   O      1--  3   20%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   14%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Richie Lewis facing 1-2-3
                  Rafael Bournigal replaces Dave Magadan playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  6   15%  D Jeter         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   17%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   17%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Mariano Rivera facing 4-5-6
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Brian Boehringer pitching
   R      ---  1   50%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   58%  G Berroa        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  8   50%  J Giambi        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   42%  D Mashore       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mashore to 1B
          1--  2   47%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Mashore to 2B
   O      12-  4   35%  G Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Billy Taylor facing 4-5-6
                  Billy Taylor replaces Richie Lewis pitching
   O      ---  3   41%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   46%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B
          --- 10   39%  P O'Neill       Double to 1B (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   38%  M Whiten        Intentional Walk
                  Tim Raines pinch hits for Pat Kelly batting 8th
          12-  5   34%  T Raines        Walk; O'Neill to 3B; Whiten to 2B
   O      123  1   50%  J Girardi       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Nelson facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Mariano Rivera pitching; Luis Sojo replaces Tim Raines playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   44%  R Bournigal     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   39%  S Brosius       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   35%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Small facing 1-2-3
                  Aaron Small replaces Billy Taylor pitching
   O      ---  3   41%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   36%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      1--  1   43%  B Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 11th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   44%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   39%  G Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Small facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   41%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   46%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  M Whiten        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 12th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   58%  D Mashore       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   50%  S Spiezio       Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      1--  1   42%  G Williams      Lineout: RF
          1--      46%  R Bournigal     Mashore Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   81%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Mashore Scores; Bournigal to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  2   91%  S Brosius       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bournigal Scores
          1--      91%  J Canseco       Passed Ball; Brosius to 2B
   O      -2-  5   90%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Small facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  L Sojo          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   98%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   95%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  W Boggs         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 1.

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