September 1, 1997 San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 50,792

Monday, September 1, 1997, 6:18
Time of Game: 2:54

Giants

76-62

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

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

W: K Rueter (10-6), L: A Lorraine (2-1)

Athletics

53-85

Lost 5

4th, 23 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Javier CF-RF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .762   18    0   0   SB
B Mueller 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .292  .821   20    0   2   
B Bonds LF                    5   2   2   1    0   0  .291 1.000   17    3   0   HR,SB
J Kent 2B                     4   2   1   1    1   1  .257  .820   19    2   3   
G Hill RF                     3   1   1   0    1   1  .257  .722   22    0   0   
  D Hamilton CF               0   1   0   0    1   0  .271  .715    5    1   0   
M Lewis DH                    5   2   2   1    0   1  .261  .743   19    0   0   3B
J Snow 1B                     4   0   2   4    1   0  .295  .916   22    8   0   2B
B Johnson C                   4   0   0   1    0   2  .257  .730   18    7   0   SF
J Vizcaino SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .673   14    6   4   

K Rueter P                                                               0   1
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  R Beck P                                                               0   0
Totals                       38   8  10   8    5   7              174   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Snow (31, off T Mathews).

3B: M Lewis (6, off A Lorraine).

HR: B Bonds (32, off T Mathews; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: B Johnson (2, off A Lorraine).

TB: B Bonds 5; M Lewis 4; J Snow 3; J Vizcaino; S Javier; G Hill; J Kent.

RBI: J Snow 4 (92); M Lewis (38); J Kent (105); B Bonds (83); B Johnson (36).

2-out RBI: J Snow 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Rueter-J Vizcaino-J Snow.

E: B Johnson (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Javier (23, 2nd base off B Groom/I Molina); B Bonds (29, 2nd base off A Lorraine/I Molina).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Bellhorn DH                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .694   22    0   0   
M Tejada SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .659   17    1   2   GDP
S Brosius 3B-LF               4   0   0   0    1   1  .204  .580   25    1   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .329 1.086   18    2   0   HR
B Lesher LF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .186  .568   10    1   0   3B
  J McDonald PH-CF            1   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .702    3    0   0   
J Giambi 1B                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .280  .838   13    3   1   
S Spiezio 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .230  .635   10    4   2   2B
E Young CF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .212  .648   11    5   0   
  D Magadan PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .841    6    1   0   
I Molina C                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .175  .408    9    8   0   
  B Mayne PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .700    1    0   0   

A Lorraine P                                                             0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  A Small P                                                              0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             1   1
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   2  10   2    2   7              145   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Spiezio (22, off K Rueter).

3B: B Lesher (1, off K Rueter).

HR: M Stairs (26, off K Rueter; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: M Stairs 5; S Spiezio 3; B Lesher 3; J Giambi 2; B Mayne; I Molina; J McDonald.

GIDP: M Tejada (1).

RBI: J Giambi (62); M Stairs (68).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: I Molina (1); J Giambi (5); M Tejada (1).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rueter, W (10-6)             7     7   2   2    1   7   1   3.69   29  112-69   35·10·24    9·10· 2· 0     61    -     1.10   0.21
R Hernandez, H (6)             1     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.32    6   26-17    9· 2· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.48   0.06
R Beck                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.49    4    7-6     4· 1· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    2   7   1          39  145-92   48·13·31   14·11· 5· 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, L (2-1)            2.1   6   3   3    2   1   0   7.27   15   59-29   20· 1· 8    8· 3· 1· 0     32    -     1.12  -0.24
B Groom                        1.2   2   2   1    2   1   0   4.66   10   41-21   14· 0· 7    4· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.04  -0.08
A Small                        3     0   0   0    0   3   0   4.09    9   34-20   10· 6· 4    1· 3· 2· 0          2-0    0.38   0.10
B Taylor                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.26    3   10-6     2· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
T Mathews                      1     2   3   1    1   1   1   2.79    7   24-15    7· 5· 3    1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.03
Totals                         9    10   8   5    5   7   1          44  168-91   53·14·24   16·13· 3· 0          4-0

B Groom faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Groom (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 50,792.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Javier             CF    1. M Bellhorn           DH 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. M Tejada             SS 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. S Brosius            3B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Stairs             RF 
5. G Hill               RF    5. B Lesher             LF 
6. M Lewis              DH    6. J Giambi             1B 
7. J Snow               1B    7. S Spiezio            2B 
8. B Johnson            C     8. E Young              CF 
9. J Vizcaino           SS    9. I Molina             C  

   K Rueter             P        A Lorraine           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  5-2  123  2   11%  86% S Spiezio       R Hernandez     Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   b 8   2  5-2  123  6   10%  96% D Magadan       R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   b 8   1  5-2  12-  6  -10%  75% J Giambi        R Hernandez     Walk; Stairs to 3B; McDonald to 2B
   t 3   1  1-2  12-  4    9%  74% M Lewis         A Lorraine      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kent Scores; Hill to 2B
   b 2   2  1-1  123  4    7%  50% M Bellhorn      K Rueter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Lorraine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  S Javier        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   50%  B Mueller       Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   45%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   49%  M Tejada        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   50%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Lorraine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  G Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   55%  M Lewis         Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
          --3  5   57%  J Snow          Walk
   RO     1-3  2   58%  B Johnson       Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lewis Scores
          1--  3   59%  J Vizcaino      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Snow to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   51%  B Lesher        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   R      --3  1   45%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lesher Scores
          1--  1   41%  S Spiezio       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  E Young         Strikeout Swinging
          12-  3   43%  I Molina        Single to SS (Line Drive to P's Right); Giambi to 3B; Spiezio to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Andrew Lorraine facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  B Mueller       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   50%  B Bonds         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      55%  J Kent          Bonds Steals 2B; Bonds to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  5   61%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball); Bonds Scores
          1--  4   64%  G Hill          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent to 2B
   R      12-  4   74%  M Lewis         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Kent Scores; Hill to 2B
                  Buddy Groom replaces Andrew Lorraine pitching
   O      12-  3   70%  J Snow          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      12-  2   67%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Kirk Rueter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   69%  M Tejada        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  8   66%  S Brosius       Walk
   O      1--  5   70%  M Stairs        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  2   73%  B Lesher        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Buddy Groom facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   71%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   73%  S Javier        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      74%  B Mueller       Javier Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   71%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  4   68%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Kirk Rueter facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   64%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   68%  S Spiezio       Popfly: LF
   O      1--  5   72%  E Young         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   75%  I Molina        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Buddy Groom facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   77%  J Kent          Walk
          1--      80%  G Hill          Wild Pitch; Kent to 2B
          -2-  6   81%  " "             Walk
          12-  6   86%  M Lewis         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Kent to 3B; Hill to 2B
   RR     123  4   94%  J Snow          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Kent Scores; Hill Scores/unER; Lewis to 3B
                  Aaron Small replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      1-3  4   92%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   89%  J Vizcaino      Fielder's Choice 2B; Lewis out at Hm/2B-C; Snow to 2B; Vizcaino to 1B
   O      12-  5   87%  S Javier        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   89%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   91%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-1, Aaron Small facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   91%  B Mueller       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   90%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   90%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Kirk Rueter facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   83%  M Stairs        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   86%  B Lesher        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   88%  J Giambi        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  4   86%  S Spiezio       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   89%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Aaron Small facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   88%  G Hill          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   87%  M Lewis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   87%  J Snow          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Kirk Rueter facing 9-1-2
                  Darryl Hamilton replaces Glenallen Hill playing CF batting 5th; Stan Javier moves to RF
   O      ---  2   90%  I Molina        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   86%  M Bellhorn      Reached on E2 (Bunt)
   OO     1--  3   93%  M Tejada        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, Billy Taylor facing 8-9-1
                  Billy Taylor replaces Aaron Small pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  4   91%  S Javier        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Kirk Rueter pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   91%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Jason McDonald pinch hits for Brian Lesher batting 5th
          1--  3   85%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive); Stairs to 2B
          12-  6   75%  J Giambi        Walk; Stairs to 3B; McDonald to 2B
   O      123  2   86%  S Spiezio       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Ernie Young batting 8th
   O      123  6   96%  D Magadan       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-2, T.J. Mathews facing 2-3-4
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Billy Taylor pitching; Dave Magadan moves to 3B; Scott Brosius moves to LF; Jason McDonald moves to CF
   O      ---  3   96%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   98%  B Bonds         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   98%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   98%  D Hamilton      Walk
          1--  4   98%  M Lewis         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Hamilton to 2B
   RR     12-  5  100%  J Snow          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Hamilton Scores/unER; Lewis Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5  100%  B Johnson       Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-8, Rod Beck facing 9-1-2
                  Rod Beck replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching; Brent Mayne pinch hits for Izzy Molina batting 9th
          ---  1   99%  B Mayne         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Bellhorn      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  M Tejada        Lineout: CF
   O      1--  3  100%  S Brosius       Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 8, Athletics 2.

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