April 6, 1997 New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@ANA 8 CHW 5
DET 3 KCR 12
@MIN 2 OAK 3
NYY 0 SEA 8
BOS 7
(10) TEX 9
BAL 3 MIL 4
@TOR 2 ATL 4
CHC 0 FLA 3
CIN 2 HOU 3
STL 2 LAD 6
PIT 3 COL 6
@MON 2 PHI 3
@SDP 2 NYM 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 22,124

Sunday, April 6, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:49

Yankees

2-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: M Acre (2-0), L: J Nelson (0-1), S: B Taylor (3)

Athletics

3-2

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .435 1.109   13    1   0   
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .736   24    0   1   
B Williams CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .200  .685   17    3   0   2B
T Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .450 1.400   14    3   0   IW
C Fielder DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .461    8    0   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .450 1.222   11    6   0   
D Strawberry LF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125   11    1   0   GDP
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .819   17    0   1   
J Girardi C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    7   10   0   

D Cone P                                                                 0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  D Weathers P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   0   7   0    2   1              122   24   2

BATTING

2B: B Williams (2, off D Telgheder).

IBB: T Martinez (1, by D Telgheder).

TB: B Williams 2; D Jeter 2; C Fielder; P O'Neill; W Boggs; T Martinez.

GIDP: D Strawberry (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: J Girardi (1).

E: W Boggs (1); T Martinez (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Batista SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .158  .515    9    2   1   
S Brosius 3B-LF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .401   21    1   3   
J Canseco RF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .190  .594   23    1   0   
M McGwire 1B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .333 1.257   16   13   2   IW
G Berroa DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .471 1.689   21    0   0   
J Giambi LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .807   20    1   0   
  I Molina C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286         0   0   
E Young CF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .690    7    3   0   
  M Stairs PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   0   
  D Mashore CF                0   0   0   0    1   0                6    1   0   
S Spiezio 2B-3B               3   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .889   15    2   8   
G Williams C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .444 1.139   13    1   0   2B
  R Bournigal PR-2B           0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

D Telgheder P                                                            1   4
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  M Acre P                                                               0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             1   0
Totals                       30   3   4   1    5  10              158   27  18

BATTING

2B: G Williams (1, off J Nelson).

IBB: M McGwire (1, by J Nelson).

TB: G Williams 2; M McGwire; J Canseco; T Batista.

RBI: J Canseco (4).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Spiezio-M McGwire.

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 Cone                         7     2   0   0    3   9   0   2.77   26  119-70   31·17·22    3· 7· 4· 0     79    -     1.31   0.46
J Nelson, L (0-1)              0.2   2   3   1    1   1   0   4.50    6   21-10    6· 1· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.95  -0.26
M Stanton                      0     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    6-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          3-2    1.72  -0.10
D Weathers                     0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0  10.13    2   10-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         8     4   3   1    5  10   0          35  156-86   41·19·26    6· 8· 6· 0          5-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Telgheder                    7.2   6   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   30  105-67   43· 4·20   15· 8· 4· 0     66    -     1.26   0.47
B Groom                        0     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.51  -0.05
M Acre, W (2-0)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-0    5.57   0.14
B Taylor, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   1   0          35  122-77   50· 5·22   18· 9· 5· 0          5-0

M Stanton faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
B Groom faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Weathers (1).

IBB: J Nelson (1; M McGwire); D Telgheder (1; T Martinez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 22,124.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, 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 Girardi            C     9. G Williams           C  

   D Cone               P        D Telgheder          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  0-0  1-3  6   17%  92% J Canseco       J Nelson        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bournigal Scores; Batista to 3B; Canseco to 2B
   t 8   2  0-0  123  4   14%  61% C Fielder       M Acre          Lineout: CF
   b 8   0  0-0  ---  3   13%  74% G Williams      J Nelson        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  2   11%  51% D Strawberry    D Telgheder     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Fielder to 3B
   b 8   0  0-0  -2-  1   11%  85% T Batista       J Nelson        Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bournigal to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   54%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   52%  B Williams      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   55%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  T Batista       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  6   51%  S Brosius       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  C Fielder       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   41%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Fielder to 2B
   OO     12-  2   51%  D Strawberry    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Fielder to 3B
   O      --3  5   55%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   51%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  J Girardi       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   50%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  6   53%  W Boggs         Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  B Williams      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   56%  S Spiezio       Walk
          1--      58%  G Williams      Passed Ball; Spiezio to 2B
   O      -2-  5   54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Spiezio to 3B
   O      --3  2   50%  T Batista       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  C Fielder       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   56%  P O'Neill       Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   56%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   61%  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Canseco to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  G Berroa        Lineout: RF; Canseco to 3B
   O      1-3  5   50%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   55%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   54%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   52%  S Spiezio       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  G Williams      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  6   50%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   52%  B Williams      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Boggs to 2B
          -2-  4   51%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   58%  C Fielder       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   54%  T Batista       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   52%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   54%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   57%  D Strawberry    Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   65%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  4   73%  G Berroa        Walk; McGwire to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ernie Young batting 7th
   O      12-  7   58%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   50%  S Spiezio       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Telgheder facing 9-1-2
                  Damon Mashore replaces Matt Stairs playing CF batting 7th
   O      ---  1   55%  J Girardi       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  7   50%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Right); Jeter to 2B
          -2-  5   52%  B Williams      Walk
                  Buddy Groom replaces Dave Telgheder pitching
          12-  3   47%  T Martinez      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jeter to 3B; Williams to 2B
                  Mark Acre replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      123  4   61%  C Fielder       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Nelson facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Nelson replaces David Cone pitching
          ---  3   74%  G Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive)
                  Rafael Bournigal pinch runs for George Williams batting 9th
          -2-  1   85%  T Batista       Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Bournigal to 3B
   O      1-3  2   75%  S Brosius       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   R      1-3  6   92%  J Canseco       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bournigal Scores; Batista to 3B; Canseco to 2B
          -23  4   92%  M McGwire       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   87%  G Berroa        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   RR     123  6   97%  J Giambi        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Batista Scores/unER/No RBI; Canseco Scores/unER/No RBI; McGwire to 3B
                  Dave Weathers replaces Mike Stanton pitching
          1-3      97%  D Mashore       Wild Pitch; Giambi to 2B
          -23  5   97%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   96%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Billy Taylor facing 6-7-8
                  Billy Taylor replaces Mark Acre pitching; Izzy Molina replaces Jason Giambi playing C batting 6th; Rafael Bournigal moves to 2B; Scott Spiezio moves to 3B; Scott Brosius moves to LF
   O      ---  2   98%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

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