June 29, 1997 Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 13,254

Sunday, June 29, 1997, 5:06
Time of Game: 3:05

Rangers

38-40

Lost 1

3rd, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  1   1  1  0   1  0  0    5 10  2
Athletics       0  1  0   1  0  0   0  5  X    7 11  0

W: C Reyes (3-0), L: X Hernandez (0-2), S: B Groom (2)

Athletics

34-48

Won 1

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M McLemore 2B                 3   2   2   1    2   0  .232  .611   24    0   0   SB
I Rodriguez C                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .350  .924   17    6   1   
R Greer LF                    4   1   1   1    1   0  .336  .972   29    2   0   HR
J Gonzalez RF                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .266  .864   17    2   0   HR,SF
W Clark 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .339  .931   11    9   1   
L Stevens DH                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .831   12    0   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .653    9    2   2   
D Cedeno SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .753    9    2   2   SB
D Buford CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .609    9    1   0   

K Hill P                                                                 0   4
  X Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  J Wetteland P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   5    4   2              137   24  10

BATTING

2B: L Stevens (10, off C Reyes).

HR: J Gonzalez (17, off C Reyes; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); R Greer (11, off S Karsay; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: J Gonzalez (4, off S Karsay).

TB: J Gonzalez 5; R Greer 4; L Stevens 3; M McLemore 2; D Cedeno; I Rodriguez; D Palmer.

RBI: J Gonzalez 3 (56); R Greer (40); M McLemore (12).

2-out RBI: J Gonzalez; M McLemore.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Palmer-W Clark.

E: D Cedeno (8); J Gonzalez (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Cedeno (1, 2nd base off S Karsay/B Mayne); M McLemore (2, 2nd base off S Karsay/B Mayne).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J McDonald CF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .238  .653   20    2   0   CS
R Bournigal SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .766   20    1   2   
M Stairs RF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .373 1.207   13    2   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .274 1.021    9   12   0   HR
J Canseco DH                  4   2   3   0    0   0  .242  .792    8    0   0   2·2B
J Giambi LF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .317  .881   15    4   0   
  D Mashore PR-LF             0   1   0   0    0   0  .251  .702         2   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .246  .703   15    0   2   SF,GDP
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .192  .534   17    2   3   
  D Magadan PH-3B             1   1   1   1    0   0  .262  .714    2    0   0   
B Mayne C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .568    8    1   0   
  M Bellhorn PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .286  .752    6    0   0   
  G Williams C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .708         1   0   

S Karsay P                                                               0   1
  C Reyes P                                                              0   1
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   7  11   6    5   4              133   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Canseco 2 (15, off K Hill, off X Hernandez).

HR: M Stairs (12, off K Hill; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M McGwire (29, off K Hill; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: S Spiezio (3, off K Hill).

TB: M Stairs 5; J Canseco 5; M McGwire 4; J Giambi 2; D Magadan; M Bellhorn; J McDonald.

GIDP: S Spiezio (8).

RBI: S Spiezio (30); J Giambi (42); D Magadan (7); M Bellhorn (4); M McGwire (62); M Stairs (33).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

BASERUNNING

CS: J McDonald (1, 2nd base by K Hill/I Rodriguez).

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
K Hill                         7     7   3   3    4   2   2   4.07   30   94-58   45· 3·10   10· 8· 6· 0     49    -     1.33   0.13
X Hernandez, H (12), L (0-2)   0.1   2   3   3    1   1   0   3.79    4   17-9     3· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.20  -0.24
J Wetteland, BS (5)            0.2   2   1   0    0   1   0   2.53    4   19-12   10· 1· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.62  -0.51
Totals                         8    11   7   6    5   4   2          38  130-79   58· 7·14   12· 9· 8· 0          2-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Karsay                       5     7   4   4    2   1   1   5.10   24   78-51   36· 3·12    9·10· 2· 0     36    -     1.07  -0.20
C Reyes, W (3-0)               3     3   1   1    1   0   1   3.45   13   39-21   15· 1· 5    7· 1· 4· 0          0-0    0.62   0.00
B Taylor, H (3)                0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   5.82    3   14-8     5· 2· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.04
B Groom, S (2)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.68    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.29   0.04
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   2   2          41  132-81   57· 6·18   16·13· 6· 0          1-0

K Hill faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 13,254.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Oakland Athletics                    
1. M McLemore           2B    1. J McDonald           CF 
2. I Rodriguez          C     2. R Bournigal          SS 
3. R Greer              LF    3. M Stairs             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 Spiezio            2B 
8. D Cedeno             SS    8. S Brosius            3B 
9. D Buford             CF    9. B Mayne              C  

   K Hill               P        S Karsay             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-4  12-  2   34%  75% D Magadan       J Wetteland     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mashore Scores; Spiezio to 3B
   b 6   0  4-2  12-  5  -18%  24% S Spiezio       K Hill          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Giambi to 2B
   b 8   1  5-5  1-3  6   13%  88% M Bellhorn      J Wetteland     Single to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Magadan to 2B
   b 8   1  5-3  -2-  4   12%  32% J Giambi        X Hernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Canseco Scores
   t 5   0  2-3  ---  4  -11%  25% R Greer         S Karsay        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  M McLemore      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
          1--      48%  R Greer         McLemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   52%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  4   43%  J Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McLemore Scores
   O      1--  2   45%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   49%  J McDonald      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--      43%  R Bournigal     McDonald Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   41%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   40%  M Stairs        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   37%  L Stevens       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   40%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   42%  D Cedeno        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  3   45%  D Buford        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Ken Hill facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   55%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   53%  J Canseco       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   51%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   50%  S Spiezio       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Karsay facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   46%  M McLemore      Walk
          1--  2   40%  I Rodriguez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McLemore to 2B
   O      12-  8   43%  R Greer         Flyball: CF; McLemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   41%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); McLemore Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
          -2-  6   40%  W Clark         Walk
   O      12-  4   44%  L Stevens       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Ken Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   41%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   44%  B Mayne         Walk
          1--  5   49%  J McDonald      Walk; Mayne to 2B
   O      12-  2   43%  R Bournigal     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          12-  5   47%  M Stairs        Walk; Mayne to 3B; McDonald to 2B
   O      123  1   38%  M McGwire       Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm (Short 3B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Karsay facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   40%  D Palmer        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  4   38%  D Cedeno        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   41%  D Buford        Foul Flyball: LF
          1--      40%  M McLemore      Cedeno Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   30%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Cedeno Scores
   O      1--  2   32%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   39%  J Canseco       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  3   48%  J Giambi        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Canseco to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   46%  S Spiezio       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Canseco Scores; Giambi to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   41%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   36%  B Mayne         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Karsay facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  4   25%  R Greer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   27%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   29%  W Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   29%  L Stevens       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Hill facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   26%  J McDonald      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   24%  R Bournigal     Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   26%  M Stairs        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  3   23%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Reyes facing 7-8-9
                  Carlos Reyes replaces Steve Karsay pitching
          ---  1   20%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   21%  D Cedeno        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Palmer to 2B
   O      -2-  4   24%  D Buford        Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  5   23%  M McLemore      Walk
   O      12-  4   27%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Hill facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   32%  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  4   42%  J Giambi        Walk; Canseco to 2B
   OO     12-  5   24%  S Spiezio       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Giambi to 2B
   O      -2-  9   19%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Carlos Reyes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   21%  R Greer         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  4   12%  J Gonzalez      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   13%  W Clark         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  3   12%  L Stevens       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   13%  D Palmer        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Hill facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   10%  B Mayne         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5    8%  J McDonald      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1    7%  R Bournigal     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Carlos Reyes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3    8%  D Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1    9%  D Buford        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3    9%  M McLemore      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Ken Hill facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   17%  M Stairs        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Ken Hill pitching
   O      ---  4   13%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   20%  J Canseco       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  4   32%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Canseco Scores
                  Damon Mashore pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 6th
          1--  6   41%  S Spiezio       Walk; Mashore to 2B
                  John Wetteland replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching; Dave Magadan pinch hits for Scott Brosius batting 8th
   R      12-  2   75%  D Magadan       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mashore Scores; Spiezio to 3B
                  Mark Bellhorn pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 9th
   R      1-3  6   88%  M Bellhorn      Single to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Spiezio Scores; Magadan to 2B
   RO     12-  4   93%  J McDonald      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Magadan Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER; McDonald to 2B
   O      -2-  7   92%  R Bournigal     Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 5-7, Billy Taylor facing 2-3-4
                  Billy Taylor replaces Carlos Reyes pitching; George Williams replaces Mark Bellhorn playing C batting 9th; Dave Magadan moves to 3B; Damon Mashore moves to LF
   O      ---  5   96%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   91%  R Greer         Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  Buddy Groom replaces Billy Taylor pitching
   O      1--  1  100%  W Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 5, Athletics 7.

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