April 4, 1997 New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 8
CLE 6
(11) DET 8
@CHW 7
(10) KCR 2
@MIN 1 OAK 4
NYY 2 BOS 10
@SEA 5 BAL 5
@TEX 4 TOR 6
MIL 2 ATL 5
CHC 4 CIN 9
@FLA 7 HOU 3
STL 2
(11) LAD 5
PIT 3 COL 5
@MON 4 SDP 13
PHI 3 SFG 6
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 17,330

Friday, April 4, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:47

Yankees

1-2

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2 11  0
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  X    4  9  0

W: M Acre (1-0), L: D Weathers (0-1), S: B Taylor (2)

Athletics

2-1

Won 2

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   1   3   0    1   0  .308  .976   12    1   1   3B,2B,SB
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .300  .800   23    1   1   SF
B Williams CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .480   16    2   0   2·GDP
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .538 1.831    9    5   1   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .464   10    0   0   GDP
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .462 1.038   10    3   0   2B
D Strawberry LF               3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .091   19    2   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .444 1.167    7    0   0   2B
  P Kelly PR-2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.667         0   1   
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200   10    9   1   

D Wells P                                                                1   1
  D Weathers P                                                           0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2  11   2    4   2              116   24   6

BATTING

2B: P O'Neill (1, off S Karsay); M Duncan (2, off M Acre); D Jeter (1, off S Karsay).

3B: D Jeter (1, off S Karsay).

SF: W Boggs (1, off S Karsay).

TB: D Jeter 6; M Duncan 4; P O'Neill 3; T Martinez 2; W Boggs.

GIDP: B Williams 2 (2); C Fielder (1).

RBI: W Boggs (1); M Duncan (1).

2-out RBI: M Duncan.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (1, 2nd base off S Karsay/I Molina).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista SS                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .091  .468   25    5   6   2B,SB
S Brosius 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .624   18    0   1   SB
J Canseco RF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .077  .277   16    1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .300 1.262   13   11   2   
G Berroa DH                   3   1   3   1    1   0  .600 2.092   16    0   0   2B
J Giambi LF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .930   10    2   0   HR,HBP
  D Mashore LF                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Young CF                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .333  .968   14    3   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .930   12    1   6   2B
I Molina C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500   16    2   0   

S Karsay P                                                               2   0
  B Brewer P                                                             0   0
  M Acre P                                                               0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   1
Totals                       33   4   9   4    5   9              140   27  16

BATTING

2B: S Spiezio (3, off D Weathers); G Berroa (2, off D Wells); T Batista (1, off D Wells).

HR: J Giambi (1, off D Weathers; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: J Giambi (1, by D Wells).

TB: J Giambi 4; G Berroa 4; T Batista 2; S Spiezio 2; E Young; I Molina; S Brosius.

RBI: J Giambi 2 (3); I Molina (1); G Berroa (3).

2-out RBI: G Berroa.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Spiezio-T Batista-M McGwire 2; B Taylor-T Batista-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Brosius (1, 2nd base off D Wells/J Posada); T Batista (1, 2nd base off D Wells/J Posada).

PITCHING

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 Wells                        7     6   1   1    3   8   0   1.29   31  105-71   35·13·23    6· 5· 8· 0     66    -     1.50   0.36
D Weathers, BS (1), L (0-1)    0.1   2   3   3    1   1   1  11.57    4   19-10    5· 2· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.85  -0.56
J Nelson                       0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   11-7     4· 0· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.57  -0.05
Totals                         8     9   4   4    5   9   1          39  135-88   44·15·29    8· 6·10· 0          1-1

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Karsay                       7.1  10   2   2    2   1   0   2.45   32   94-55   41· 3·11   17· 4· 8· 0     49    -     1.29   0.14
B Brewer                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    2    6-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.63   0.00
M Acre, W (1-0)                0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    2-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.53   0.03
B Taylor, S (2)                1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   11-5     1· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.24   0.08
Totals                         9    11   2   2    4   2   0          39  113-64   45· 5·14   20· 5· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Wells (1; J Giambi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 17,330.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 58° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   D Wells              P        S Karsay             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  2-1  1--  5   45%  86% J Giambi        D Weathers      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Berroa Scores
   t 7   0  1-1  ---  1  -17%  33% D Jeter         S Karsay        Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   b 6   0  1-1  1--  1   14%  77% G Berroa        D Wells         Double to RF (Ground Ball); McGwire to 3B
   t 4   2  1-0  1-3  2  -11%  51% M Duncan        S Karsay        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Martinez Scores; O'Neill to 2B
   b 6   2  1-1  123  6  -10%  50% I Molina        D Wells         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  2   50%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  5   55%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  T Batista       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   57%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   53%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   54%  M McGwire       Walk
   R      12-  3   64%  G Berroa        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Batista Scores; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Karsay facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   56%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   64%  C Fielder       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  1   62%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   66%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   62%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   61%  I Molina        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Karsay facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   64%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  J Posada        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  1   63%  D Jeter         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   62%  W Boggs         Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  B Williams      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   63%  S Brosius       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   62%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Karsay facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   57%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   62%  C Fielder       Lineout: SS
          1--  5   57%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  5   62%  D Strawberry    Lineout: CF; Martinez to 3B
   R      1-3  2   51%  M Duncan        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Martinez Scores; O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  J Posada        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   56%  G Berroa        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   53%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   55%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Berroa to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  S Spiezio       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   45%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      42%  W Boggs         Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   48%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  4   52%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   51%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      12-  2   57%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   54%  I Molina        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  7   57%  T Batista       Walk
          1--      59%  S Brosius       Batista Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Canseco       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   56%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   54%  M Duncan        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   58%  J Posada        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, David Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   63%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  1   77%  G Berroa        Double to RF (Ground Ball); McGwire to 3B
          -23  1   79%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch
   O      123  4   71%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Berroa to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   O      123  2   60%  S Spiezio       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      123  6   50%  I Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   33%  D Jeter         Triple to RF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3  7   34%  W Boggs         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Jeter Scores
   O      ---  2   36%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   37%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   32%  T Batista       Lineout: RF
          ---  1   37%  S Brosius       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      41%  J Canseco       Brosius Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   33%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   26%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Karsay facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   28%  C Fielder       Flyball: SS (Short LF Line)
                  Billy Brewer replaces Steve Karsay pitching
   O      ---  1   30%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   29%  D Strawberry    Walk
                  Mark Acre replaces Billy Brewer pitching
          1--  1   25%  M Duncan        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Strawberry to 3B
                  Pat Kelly pinch runs for Mariano Duncan batting 8th
   O      -23  1   32%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Weathers facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Weathers replaces David Wells pitching; Pat Kelly moves to 2B
          ---  6   41%  G Berroa        Walk
   RR     1--  5   86%  J Giambi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Berroa Scores
   O      ---  4   85%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   88%  S Spiezio       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Dave Weathers pitching
   R      -2-  2   94%  I Molina        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Spiezio Scores; Molina to 2B
          -2-  5   95%  T Batista       Walk
   O      12-  2   94%  S Brosius       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Molina to 3B
   O      1-3  2   92%  J Canseco       Lineout: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Billy Taylor facing 1-2-3
                  Billy Taylor replaces Mark Acre pitching; Damon Mashore replaces Jason Giambi playing LF batting 6th
          ---  4   84%  D Jeter         Walk
   O      1--  3   91%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4  100%  B Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Athletics 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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