August 27, 1997 New York Yankees at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 10
@ANA 4 BAL 7
KCR 3 TEX 7
@MIL 1 MIN 2
DET 0 OAK 8
NYY 7 BOS 9
@SEA 5 TOR 13
CHW 2 HOU 6
@ATL 4
(13) FLA 4
@CHC 3 COL 7
CIN 5 NYM 15
SFG 6 PHI 7
SDP 6
(12) LAD 9
@PIT 5 STL 4
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 18,079

Wednesday, August 27, 1997, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:58

Yankees

78-53

Lost 1

2nd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   2  2  2   0  0  0    7 14  2
Athletics       3  1  0   2  0  0   0  1  1    8 15  0

W: T Mathews (8-5), L: J Nelson (3-6)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Athletics

53-80

Won 1

4th, 21 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .297  .789   20    4   1   SB
C Curtis LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .880   15    1   0   
B Williams CF                 5   1   3   2    0   1  .328  .954   19    2   0   2·2B
T Martinez 1B                 3   2   1   0    2   1  .303  .993   28    5   1   2B,IW
M Stanley DH                  4   2   2   1    1   1  .297  .896   23    0   0   
P O'Neill RF                  5   0   4   1    0   0  .327  .925   18    2   0   2B,SB
C Hayes 3B                    2   0   0   1    2   0  .262  .760   30    0   0   SF,GDP
J Girardi C                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .270  .663   14   11   0   2·GDP
R Sanchez 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .679   17    0   1   

H Irabu P                                                                0   1
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   7  14   7    6   6              184   25   4

BATTING

2B: B Williams 2 (28, off A Small, off A Lorraine); P O'Neill (37, off A Lorraine); T Martinez (28, off A Lorraine).

SF: C Hayes (3, off A Small).

IBB: T Martinez (10, by A Small).

TB: P O'Neill 5; B Williams 5; T Martinez 2; J Girardi 2; M Stanley 2; R Sanchez; D Jeter.

GIDP: J Girardi 2 (14); C Hayes (11).

RBI: B Williams 2 (75); M Stanley (55); P O'Neill (104); D Jeter (58); J Girardi (49); C Hayes (45).

2-out RBI: J Girardi; D Jeter.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Martinez.

E: P O'Neill (5); D Jeter (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: P O'Neill (9, 2nd base off T Mathews/G Williams); D Jeter (20, 2nd base off A Small/B Mayne).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J McDonald LF                 5   1   2   0    1   2  .226  .696   21    2   0   
M Bellhorn 3B                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .253  .767   27    0   3   SB
D Magadan DH                  5   2   5   2    0   0  .314  .832   29    0   0   HR
  B Lesher PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .185  .554         0   0   
M Stairs RF                   3   1   1   2    2   1  .331 1.082   21    1   0   HR
J Giambi 1B                   3   1   2   0    2   0  .276  .840   24   10   0   2B
B Mayne C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .251  .652   12    3   0   
  G Williams PH-C             2   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .781   10    3   0   
S Spiezio 2B                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .231  .642   17    2   4   
E Young CF                    5   1   2   1    0   3  .209  .656   20    4   0   HR
M Tejada SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   17    2   3   

A Lorraine P                                                             0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  A Small P                                                              0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   1
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   7    8  11              198   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Giambi (32, off H Irabu).

HR: E Young (5, off H Irabu; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Stairs (23, off H Irabu; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Magadan (4, off H Irabu; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: D Magadan 8; E Young 5; M Stairs 4; J Giambi 3; S Spiezio 2; J McDonald 2; G Williams.

RBI: M Stairs 2 (63); D Magadan 2 (21); E Young (13); G Williams (21); S Spiezio (48).

2-out RBI: M Stairs 2; D Magadan 2; S Spiezio.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. S Spiezio-M Tejada-J Giambi 2; M Bellhorn-S Spiezio-J Giambi.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Bellhorn (7, 2nd base off K Rogers/J Girardi).

PO: M Bellhorn (1st base by H Irabu).

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
H Irabu                        3.1   8   5   5    2   3   3   7.07   18   71-40   24· 4·12    5· 5· 3· 0     25    -     0.72  -0.33
K Rogers                       2     3   1   1    5   3   0   5.48   14   68-38   18· 8·12    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.12  -0.08
M Stanton, BS (2)              2.1   3   1   1    1   4   0   2.72   11   42-28   12· 9· 7    3· 2· 1· 0          2-0    2.93  -0.01
J Nelson, L (3-6)              0.2   1   1   0    0   1   0   2.65    3   12-8     2· 1· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.55  -0.27
Totals                         8.1  15   8   7    8  11   3          46  193-114  56·22·36   11·10· 6· 0          4-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Lorraine                     4     7   4   4    3   3   0   6.60   21   91-52   32· 5·15    8· 3· 4· 0     32    -     1.44  -0.12
M Mohler                       0     2   1   1    1   0   0   5.58    3   12-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    2.07  -0.25
A Small, BS (3)                2     3   2   2    1   0   0   4.29    9   29-17   12· 0· 5    4· 2· 2· 0          3-1    2.29  -0.07
B Taylor                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.47    7   26-16   12· 1· 3    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.98   0.12
T Mathews, W (8-5)             1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.55    4   21-11    4· 2· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.05   0.14
Totals                         9    14   7   7    6   6   0          44  179-102  63· 9·30   18· 6· 8· 0          4-2

A Lorraine faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
M Mohler faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Small (6; T Martinez).

PO: H Irabu (1; M Bellhorn, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:58.

Attendance: 18,079.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 16mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Jeter              SS    1. J McDonald           LF 
2. C Curtis             LF    2. M Bellhorn           3B 
3. B Williams           CF    3. D Magadan            DH 
4. T Martinez           1B    4. M Stairs             RF 
5. M Stanley            DH    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. P O'Neill            RF    6. B Mayne              C  
7. C Hayes              3B    7. S Spiezio            2B 
8. J Girardi            C     8. E Young              CF 
9. R Sanchez            2B    9. M Tejada             SS 

   H Irabu              P        A Lorraine           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  7-7  ---  4   42% 100% J McDonald      J Nelson        Single to RF (Line Drive); McDonald Scores/Adv on E9/unER
   t 9   1  7-7  12-  3   22%  64% J Girardi       T Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 6   1  6-5  -23  5  -19%  32% B Williams      A Small         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sanchez Scores; Jeter Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  4   18%  70% M Stairs        H Irabu         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Magadan Scores
   b 8   1  7-6  1-3  6   18%  67% G Williams      M Stanton       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lesher Scores; Giambi to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   54%  C Curtis        Flyball: LF
          ---  5   53%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   55%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  J McDonald      Popfly: SS (Short LF Line)
          ---  5   55%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--      51%  D Magadan       Bellhorn Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  7   52%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  4   70%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Magadan Scores
          ---  1   72%  J Giambi        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   72%  B Mayne         Walk
   R      12-  5   80%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi Scores; Mayne to 2B
          12-  6   81%  E Young         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Mayne to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   O      123  3   77%  M Tejada        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   74%  M Stanley       Walk
          1--  4   69%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stanley to 2B
   OO     12-  6   79%  C Hayes         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Stanley to 3B
   R      --3  3   72%  J Girardi       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Weak 1B); Stanley Scores
   O      1--  4   74%  R Sanchez       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   73%  J McDonald      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   72%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   80%  D Magadan       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   79%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   81%  D Jeter         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   83%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   84%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   85%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   84%  B Mayne         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2   81%  S Spiezio       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Andrew Lorraine facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   75%  T Martinez      Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  8   68%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   56%  P O'Neill       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Martinez Scores; Stanley to 3B
          -23  4   52%  C Hayes         Walk
   O      123  5   60%  J Girardi       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  7   69%  R Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4   59%  D Jeter         Walk; Stanley Scores; O'Neill to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   O      123  3   68%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  3   78%  E Young         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   77%  M Tejada        Lineout: CF
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
   O      ---  6   76%  J McDonald      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   76%  M Bellhorn      Walk
          1--      77%  D Magadan       Bellhorn Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   84%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Bellhorn Scores
          1--  5   85%  M Stairs        Walk; Magadan to 2B
          12-  7   87%  J Giambi        Walk; Magadan to 3B; Stairs to 2B
   O      123  4   83%  B Mayne         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Athletics 6.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-6, Andrew Lorraine facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   77%  B Williams      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Mike Mohler replaces Andrew Lorraine pitching
          -2-  7   73%  T Martinez      Walk
   R      12-  3   62%  M Stanley       Single to RF (Line Drive); Williams Scores; Martinez to 2B
          12-  2   52%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B; Stanley to 2B
                  Aaron Small replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   RO     123  6   58%  C Hayes         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Martinez Scores
   OO     12-  1   71%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   74%  S Spiezio       Single to P (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  3   71%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   68%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   70%  J McDonald      Walk; Spiezio to 2B
   O      12-  6   66%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 5, Athletics 6.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-6, Aaron Small facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   60%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   51%  D Jeter         Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Sanchez to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF; Sanchez to 3B
          1-3      52%  B Williams      Jeter Steals 2B
   RR     -23  5   32%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sanchez Scores; Jeter Scores
          -2-  4   31%  T Martinez      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   35%  M Stanley       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      12-  5   40%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   46%  D Magadan       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   41%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
          1--  8   47%  J Giambi        Walk; Magadan to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Kenny Rogers pitching; George Williams pinch hits for Brent Mayne batting 6th
   O      12-  4   39%  G Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   31%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-6, Billy Taylor facing 7-8-9
                  Billy Taylor replaces Aaron Small pitching; George Williams moves to C
   O      ---  3   34%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   31%  J Girardi       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   33%  R Sanchez       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Girardi to 2B
   O      -2-  6   37%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Stanton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   32%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   29%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  2   33%  J McDonald      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); McDonald to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   26%  M Bellhorn      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 6.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-6, Billy Taylor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   28%  C Curtis        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   32%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 6-7, Mike Stanton facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   41%  D Magadan       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   55%  M Stairs        Walk; Magadan to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  J Giambi        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Magadan to 3B
                  Brian Lesher pinch runs for Dave Magadan batting 3rd
   R      1-3  6   67%  G Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lesher Scores; Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Swinging
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   O      12-  5   50%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 7-7, T.J. Mathews facing 5-6-7
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Billy Taylor pitching
   O      ---  5   56%  M Stanley       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      44%  C Hayes         O'Neill Steals 2B
          -2-  7   42%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-  3   64%  J Girardi       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 7-7, Jeff Nelson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   58%  M Tejada        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  4  100%  J McDonald      Single to RF (Line Drive); McDonald Scores/Adv on E9/unER
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Athletics 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation