June 28, 1997 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 5
@BAL 2 DET 9
@BOS 2 MIL 5
@KCR 3 MIN 11
CHW 5 CLE 12
@NYY 8 TEX 2
@OAK 0 ANA 6
@SEA 1 ATL 9
PHI 1 CHC 5
HOU 2 STL 12
@CIN 6 COL 9
SFG 2 FLA 4
MON 2 SDP 9
@LAD 3 NYM 8
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 35,188

Saturday, June 28, 1997, 6:17
Time of Game: 2:37

Rangers

38-39

Won 1

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: D Oliver (4-9), L: B Rigby (0-1), S: J Wetteland (16)

Athletics

33-48

Lost 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .594   15    2   2   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .353  .933   12   10   1   
R Greer LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .337  .965   15    2   0   2B
J Gonzalez RF                 4   2   2   2    0   1  .262  .849   11    2   0   2·HR
W Clark 1B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .345  .944   14    6   1   2B
L Stevens DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .821    5    0   0   
  M Tettleton PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .513    7    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .655   19    0   2   
D Cedeno SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .764    9    1   2   
D Buford CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .619   11    4   0   

D Oliver P                                                               0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
  E Gunderson P                                                          0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    1   4              118   27   8

BATTING

2B: R Greer (22, off B Rigby); W Clark (17, off B Rigby).

HR: J Gonzalez 2 (16, 2 off B Rigby; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: J Gonzalez 8; W Clark 4; R Greer 2; M McLemore.

RBI: J Gonzalez 2 (53).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Cedeno-M McLemore-W Clark 2; W Clark-D Cedeno.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Mashore CF-RF               2   0   0   0    2   2  .251  .702   19    6   1   
R Bournigal SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .328  .794   20    0   4   GDP
P Lennon RF                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .366  .897    7    0   0   
  J McDonald PH-CF            0   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .653    7    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .275 1.016   21   10   0   
J Canseco DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .776   15    0   0   
J Giambi LF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .313  .874   16    1   0   HBP
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .540    9    4   1   GDP
  D Magadan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .703    6    0   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .707   13    2   2   GDP
G Williams C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .708   13    4   0   

B Rigby P                                                                0   2
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  D Johnson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   0   5   0    6  10              146   27  10

BATTING

HBP: J Giambi (3, by D Oliver).

TB: P Lennon 2; J Giambi 2; S Spiezio.

GIDP: S Spiezio (7); R Bournigal (7); S Brosius (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Mashore-R Bournigal-S Brosius.

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Oliver, W (4-9)              5     5   0   0    5   7   0   4.15   24  102-54   30· 8·16    4· 4· 3· 0     59    -     1.52   0.24
D Patterson, H (5)             2.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   2.43    8   24-17   11· 2· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          1-0    1.86   0.26
E Gunderson, H (6)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.86    1    3-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.10   0.06
J Wetteland, S (16)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.59    3   15-10    4· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     5   0   0    6  10   0          36  144-84   47·12·25    8· 8· 3· 0          2-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Rigby, L (0-1)               8     7   2   2    1   2   2   2.25   31   99-60   41· 7·12   10· 7·11· 0     61    -     0.72   0.13
M Mohler                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.82    2   11-6     3· 0· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.01
D Johnson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    1   4   2          34  114-69   45· 8·16   10· 7·12· 0           -

D Oliver faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Oliver (2); B Rigby (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Oliver (5; J Giambi).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 35,188.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 63° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. D Mashore            CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. R Bournigal          SS 
3. R Greer              LF    3. P Lennon             RF 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. W Clark              1B    5. J Canseco            DH 
6. L Stevens            DH    6. J Giambi             LF 
7. D Palmer             3B    7. S Brosius            3B 
8. D Cedeno             SS    8. S Spiezio            2B 
9. D Buford             CF    9. G Williams           C  

   D Oliver             P        B Rigby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-0  123  4   11%  77% J Canseco       D Oliver        Strikeout Looking
   t 4   0  0-1  ---  3   11%  73% J Gonzalez      B Rigby         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  2-0  123  7   10%  67% M McGwire       D Oliver        Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  3   10%  60% J Gonzalez      B Rigby         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  1   10%  73% S Brosius       D Oliver        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Rigby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   45%  R Greer         Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  D Mashore       Walk
   OO     1--  4   49%  R Bournigal     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  1   48%  P Lennon        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   46%  M McGwire       Walk; Lennon to 2B
          12-      44%  J Canseco       Wild Pitch; Lennon to 3B; McGwire to 2B
   O      -23  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Rigby facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   60%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   66%  W Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   OO     -2-  1   56%  L Stevens       Double Play: Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF); Clark out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
          ---  4   58%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  D Cedeno        Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   51%  J Giambi        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   55%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   48%  S Spiezio       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Giambi to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  G Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  5   61%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Rigby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   59%  D Buford        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   61%  M McLemore      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   59%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore to 2B
   O      -2-  2   56%  R Greer         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Darren Oliver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  9   59%  R Bournigal     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   56%  P Lennon        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   59%  M McGwire       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   62%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Rigby facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   73%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  4   75%  W Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   73%  L Stevens       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      74%  D Palmer        Wild Pitch; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   68%  D Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   64%  J Giambi        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   73%  S Brosius       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  2   75%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Rigby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   73%  D Buford        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  2   71%  M McLemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   71%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   74%  G Williams      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  5   70%  D Mashore       Walk
          1--  5   65%  R Bournigal     Walk; Mashore to 2B
          12-  4   56%  P Lennon        Walk; Mashore to 3B; Bournigal to 2B
   O      123  7   67%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  4   77%  J Canseco       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Rigby facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   76%  R Greer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   74%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   75%  W Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   73%  L Stevens       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   68%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
                  Danny Patterson replaces Darren Oliver pitching
   O      1--  2   73%  S Brosius       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   OO     1--  1   81%  S Spiezio       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Rigby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   79%  D Palmer        Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   78%  D Cedeno        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   77%  D Buford        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Patterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   81%  G Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   84%  D Mashore       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   86%  R Bournigal     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Rigby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   85%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  6   85%  R Greer         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  3   83%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Danny Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Jason McDonald pinch hits for Patrick Lennon batting 3rd
          ---  7   75%  J McDonald      Walk
   O      1--  5   80%  M McGwire       Groundout: C-1B; McDonald to 2B
   O      -2-  2   86%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF; McDonald to 3B
                  Eric Gunderson replaces Danny Patterson pitching
   O      --3  3   92%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Mohler facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Mohler replaces Brad Rigby pitching; Jason McDonald moves to CF; Damon Mashore moves to RF
   O      ---  4   91%  W Clark         Lineout: 3B
                  Mickey Tettleton pinch hits for Lee Stevens batting 6th
   O      ---  7   91%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Looking
                  Dane Johnson replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      ---  4   90%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, John Wetteland facing 7-8-9
                  John Wetteland replaces Eric Gunderson pitching; Dave Magadan pinch hits for Scott Brosius batting 7th
   O      ---  6   95%  D Magadan       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation