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5
Tuesday, July 29, 1997 7:38
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 33,341, Time of Game: 3:27
Athletics
4
42-66
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 19½ GB
 at Yankees
7
60-44
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
W: Dwight Gooden (4-3)
L: Carlos Reyes (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Yankees         3  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    7  9  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Spiezio 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .241 .678 14 9 -0.024 0.92 0.060 -0.084 -0.2 1 1
Dave Magadan 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .277 .768 20 12 -0.046 0.85 0.048 -0.094 -0.3 1 2
Matt Stairs DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .370 1.202 13 7 0.032 1.12 0.102 -0.070 0.1 SB,SF
Mark McGwire 1B 5 0 1 0 0 4 .286 1.014 20 13 -0.120 1.25 0.019 -0.139 -1.2 10 0
Jose Canseco RF 3 1 1 1 2 2 .236 .778 21 12 0.116 1.10 0.161 -0.045 1.0 5 0 2B
Jason Giambi LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .291 .858 7 3 -0.052 1.16 0.022 -0.074 -0.5 2 0
   Pat Lennon PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .733 9 6 -0.074 3.12 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 0 0
Scott Brosius SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 .207 .586 17 11 0.024 1.33 0.114 -0.090 1.2 1 3 SB,HBP
Ernie Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .164 .550 18 13 -0.093 1.25 0.026 -0.119 -0.8 2 0
Brent Mayne C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .603 7 5 0.019 1.36 0.082 -0.063 0.3 2 1
   Tony Batista PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .190 .584 7 4 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2
   Izzy Molina C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 .320 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Carlos Reyes P
   Tim Kubinski P 1
   Gary Haught P 1
   Dane Johnson P
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 5 13 .235 .606 153 95 -0.244 1.18 0.634 -0.878 -1.0 24 9
2B: J Canseco (19, off D Gooden).
SF: M Stairs (4, off D Gooden).
HBP: S Brosius (3, by D Gooden).
TB: J Canseco 2; B Mayne; E Young; D Magadan; M McGwire; S Spiezio; M Stairs; S Brosius.
RBI: S Brosius 2 (35); M Stairs (47); J Canseco (67).
2-out RBI: S Brosius 2; J Canseco.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Spiezio-S Brosius-M McGwire.
Baserunning
SB: S Brosius (9, 2nd base off D Gooden/J Girardi); M Stairs (1, 2nd base off J Nelson/J Girardi).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derek Jeter SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 .290 .756 14 5 0.053 0.80 0.082 -0.029 0.7 1 0
Luis Sojo 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .302 .703 13 5 0.126 0.88 0.138 -0.012 2.2 2 2
Paul O'Neill RF 3 1 1 4 0 0 .334 .964 14 9 0.151 0.83 0.179 -0.029 1.2 0 0 HR,SF
Tino Martinez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .993 15 7 -0.036 0.51 0.010 -0.046 -0.4 5 0 HBP
Ivan Cruz DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .690 21 11 0.017 0.43 0.039 -0.022 0.2 2B
   Pat Kelly PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .755 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Wade Boggs 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .737 19 11 -0.023 0.52 0.025 -0.048 -0.1 0 2
Chad Curtis CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .274 .849 18 10 -0.052 0.54 0.000 -0.052 -1.2 1 0 SF
Joe Girardi C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .629 12 8 0.009 0.38 0.029 -0.020 0.4 13 0
Scott Pose LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .588 11 7 0.010 0.45 0.037 -0.027 -0.6 5 0 GDP
Dwight Gooden P
   Kenny Rogers P 1
   Jeff Nelson P
   Mike Stanton P
   Mariano Rivera P 1
Team Totals 30 7 9 7 3 2 .300 .794 137 73 0.255 0.59 0.539 -0.285 2.6 27 6
2B: I Cruz (1, off C Reyes).
HR: P O'Neill (15, off C Reyes; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs).
SF: P O'Neill (5, off T Kubinski); C Curtis (6, off D Johnson).
HBP: T Martinez (2, by T Kubinski).
TB: P O'Neill 4; I Cruz 2; L Sojo 2; J Girardi 2; S Pose; D Jeter; W Boggs.
GIDP: S Pose (1).
RBI: P O'Neill 4 (80); L Sojo 2 (19); C Curtis (27).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 7.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carlos Reyes, L (3-2) 1 7 6 6 1 1 1 5.02 11 4 5 2 0 15 -0.412 1.01 -5.8
Tim Kubinski 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70 13 49 26 14 4 8 5 6 0 0 2 1 0.123 0.44 2.6
Gary Haught 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.59 9 38 19 12 1 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.42 -0.2
Dane Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.45 3 9 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0.008 0.22 0.9
Team Totals 8 9 7 7 3 2 1 7.88 36 96 49 30 5 14 15 15 3 0 15 4 2 -0.256 1.18 -2.6
C Reyes faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning.
G Haught faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dwight Gooden, W (4-3) 5 7 4 4 3 6 0 4.35 26 6 8 2 2 40 -0.021 1.11 -1.2
Kenny Rogers, H (1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.44 4 13 7 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.011 1.01 0.2
Jeff Nelson, H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.57 2 12 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.005 2.00 -0.0
Mike Stanton, H (16) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.45 5 33 23 12 4 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.221 1.74 1.5
Mariano Rivera, S (31) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.88 4 14 11 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.038 0.64 0.6
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 5 13 0 4.00 41 72 48 24 10 14 11 9 2 2 40 3 0 0.244 0.59 1.0
K Rogers faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: D Gooden (3).
HBP: T Kubinski (1; T Martinez); D Gooden (4; S Brosius).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Ted Hendry.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 33,341.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Scott Spiezio 2B 1 Derek Jeter SS
2 Dave Magadan 3B 2 Luis Sojo 2B
3 Matt Stairs DH 3 Paul O'Neill RF
4 Mark McGwire 1B 4 Tino Martinez 1B
5 Jose Canseco RF 5 Ivan Cruz DH
6 Jason Giambi LF 6 Wade Boggs 3B
7 Scott Brosius SS 7 Chad Curtis CF
8 Ernie Young CF 8 Joe Girardi C
9 Brent Mayne C 9 Scott Pose LF
Carlos Reyes P Dwight Gooden P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR NYY P. O'Neill C. Reyes 18% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball); Jeter Scores; Sojo Scores
t1 0-0 2 12- R OAK J. Canseco D. Gooden -11% 40% Double to CF; Stairs Scores; McGwire to 3B
t3 1-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  RR OAK S. Brosius D. Gooden -9% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Magadan Scores; Canseco Scores; Giambi to 2B
t7 4-6 1 12- 9,(3-2)  O OAK P. Lennon M. Stanton 7% 81% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-1 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR NYY L. Sojo C. Reyes 7% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Girardi Scores; Pose Scores; Jeter to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK S. Spiezio D. Gooden 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- OAK D. Magadan D. Gooden -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O OAK M. Stairs D. Gooden 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- OAK M. McGwire D. Gooden -2% 51% Single to LF; Stairs to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- R OAK J. Canseco D. Gooden -11% 40% Double to CF; Stairs Scores; McGwire to 3B
t1 1-0 2 -23 O OAK J. Giambi D. Gooden 5% 45% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Carlos Reyes facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- NYY D. Jeter C. Reyes 4% 49% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY L. Sojo C. Reyes 6% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Jeter to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 7,(3-2)  RRR NYY P. O'Neill C. Reyes 18% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball); Jeter Scores; Sojo Scores
b1 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Martinez C. Reyes -2% 71% Flyball: RF
b1 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY I. Cruz C. Reyes 3% 74% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b1 3-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY W. Boggs C. Reyes -2% 71% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 3-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O NYY C. Curtis C. Reyes -2% 69% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 7-8-9
t2 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Brosius D. Gooden 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK E. Young D. Gooden -3% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Mayne D. Gooden 3% 72% Lineout: LF
t2 1-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O OAK S. Spiezio D. Gooden 2% 74% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Athletics' Carlos Reyes facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY J. Girardi C. Reyes 2% 77% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b2 3-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  NYY S. Pose C. Reyes 4% 80% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Girardi to 2B
b2 3-1 0 12- 4,(3-0)  NYY D. Jeter C. Reyes 5% 85% Walk; Girardi to 3B; Pose to 2B
b2 3-1 0 123 3,(1-1)  RR NYY L. Sojo C. Reyes 7% 92% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Girardi Scores; Pose Scores; Jeter to 3B
Tim Kubinski replaces Carlos Reyes pitching
b2 5-1 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  RO NYY P. O'Neill T. Kubinski -1% 91% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jeter Scores
b2 6-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY T. Martinez T. Kubinski 1% 92% Hit By Pitch; Sojo to 2B
b2 6-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O NYY I. Cruz T. Kubinski -1% 91% Flyball: RF; Sojo to 3B
b2 6-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Kubinski -1% 90% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Yankees 6.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 2-3-4
t3 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK D. Magadan D. Gooden -2% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 1-6 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Stairs D. Gooden 2% 90% Flyball: LF
t3 1-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK M. McGwire D. Gooden 2% 91% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-6 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Canseco D. Gooden -1% 90% Walk; Magadan to 2B
t3 1-6 2 12- 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi D. Gooden -2% 88% Walk; Magadan to 3B; Canseco to 2B
t3 1-6 2 123 6,(2-2)  RR OAK S. Brosius D. Gooden -9% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Magadan Scores; Canseco Scores; Giambi to 2B
t3 3-6 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O OAK E. Young D. Gooden 4% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Athletics' Tim Kubinski facing 7-8-9
b3 6-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY C. Curtis T. Kubinski -1% 82% Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
b3 6-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY J. Girardi T. Kubinski -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 6-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY S. Pose T. Kubinski -1% 80% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Yankees 6.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 9-1-2
t4 3-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK B. Mayne D. Gooden -4% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 3-6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK S. Spiezio D. Gooden -6% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mayne to 2B
t4 3-6 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OAK D. Magadan D. Gooden -4% 66% Wild Pitch; Mayne to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
t4 3-6 0 -23 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Magadan D. Gooden 6% 72% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-6 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO OAK M. Stairs D. Gooden 2% 74% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mayne Scores; Spiezio to 3B
t4 4-6 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. McGwire D. Gooden 4% 78% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Tim Kubinski facing 1-2-3
b4 6-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter T. Kubinski -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY L. Sojo T. Kubinski -1% 75% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b4 6-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill T. Kubinski -1% 74% Foul Groundout: 1B unassisted (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Dwight Gooden facing 5-6-7
t5 4-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Canseco D. Gooden 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi D. Gooden 2% 79% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t5 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Brosius D. Gooden -2% 78% Hit By Pitch
t5 4-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK E. Young D. Gooden -1% 77% Brosius Steals 2B
t5 4-6 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Young D. Gooden 4% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Tim Kubinski facing 4-5-6
b5 6-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY T. Martinez T. Kubinski -2% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 6-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY I. Cruz T. Kubinski -1% 78% Foul Popfly: 3B
b5 6-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY W. Boggs T. Kubinski -1% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 9-1-2
Kenny Rogers replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
t6 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Mayne K. Rogers 3% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
t6 4-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK S. Spiezio K. Rogers 2% 82% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t6 4-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Magadan K. Rogers 1% 84% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Gary Haught facing 7-8-9
Gary Haught replaces Tim Kubinski pitching
b6 6-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY C. Curtis G. Haught -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Girardi G. Haught -1% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY S. Pose G. Haught -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
t7 4-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Stairs K. Rogers -6% 75% Walk
Jeff Nelson replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
t7 4-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. McGwire J. Nelson 5% 80% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-6 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. Canseco J. Nelson -2% 78% Stairs Steals 2B
t7 4-6 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Canseco J. Nelson -4% 74% Walk
Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
Pat Lennon pinch hits for Jason Giambi (LF) batting 6th
t7 4-6 1 12- 9,(3-2)  O OAK P. Lennon M. Stanton 7% 81% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-6 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius M. Stanton 7% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Gary Haught facing 1-2-3
Pat Lennon moves from PH to LF
b7 6-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY D. Jeter G. Haught -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b7 6-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYY L. Sojo G. Haught 1% 88% Walk
b7 6-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY P. O'Neill G. Haught -1% 87% Flyball: CF
b7 6-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O NYY T. Martinez G. Haught -1% 85% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Yankees' Mike Stanton facing 8-9-1
t8 4-6 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O OAK E. Young M. Stanton 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
Tony Batista pinch hits for Brent Mayne (C) batting 9th
t8 4-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK T. Batista M. Stanton 3% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 4-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio M. Stanton 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-4, Athletics' Gary Haught facing 5-6-7
Izzy Molina replaces Tony Batista (PH) playing C batting 9th
b8 6-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY I. Cruz G. Haught 1% 94% Walk
Pat Kelly pinch runs for Ivan Cruz (DH) batting 5th
b8 6-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY W. Boggs G. Haught 3% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kelly to 3B
Dane Johnson replaces Gary Haught pitching
b8 6-4 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO NYY C. Curtis D. Johnson 0% 97% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Kelly Scores
b8 7-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYY J. Girardi D. Johnson 0% 97% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Boggs to 2B
b8 7-4 1 12- 3,(2-0)  OO NYY S. Pose D. Johnson -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 7.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-7, Yankees' Mariano Rivera facing 2-3-4
Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching
t9 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Magadan M. Rivera 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 4-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK M. Stairs M. Rivera -2% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t9 4-7 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. McGwire M. Rivera 3% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK J. Canseco M. Rivera -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Stairs to 2B
t9 4-7 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Canseco M. Rivera 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Yankees 7.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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