September 3, 1997 San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 32,408

Wednesday, September 3, 1997, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:11

Giants

76-63

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3  9  0
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  4   5  1  X   12 11  1

W: B Rigby (1-5), L: D Darwin (4-10), S: A Small (4)

Athletics

54-85

Won 1

4th, 22 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hamilton CF                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .717   19    2   0   
B Mueller 3B                  5   0   3   1    0   0  .297  .833   14    0   3   2·2B
B Bonds LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .288  .992   14    5   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .255  .814   21    0   1   GDP
J Snow 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .293  .911   18    7   0   
G Hill DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .720    6    0   0   
J Cruz RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .481   19    2   0   
J Vizcaino SS                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .268  .674   14    4   2   
B Johnson C                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .259  .734   12    4   1   
  D Berryhill PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .733   14    0   0   

D Darwin P                                                               0   2
  T Mulholland P                                                         0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                            0   0
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  C Bailey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   8              151   24   9

BATTING

2B: B Mueller 2 (23, off B Rigby, off B Taylor).

TB: B Mueller 5; D Hamilton 2; B Johnson; J Cruz; J Vizcaino; G Hill.

GIDP: J Kent (10).

RBI: B Johnson (37); B Mueller (40); D Hamilton (31).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Darwin-J Vizcaino-J Snow.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J McDonald CF-LF              4   1   1   0    1   0  .233  .700   20    2   0   
D Magadan DH                  2   3   0   0    2   0  .316  .838   23    0   0   SH,GDP
B Grieve RF                   4   2   3   5    1   0  .750 2.300   22    0   0   3·2B
M Stairs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .324 1.072    7    1   0   
  E Young CF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .644    2    1   0   
J Giambi 1B                   3   3   2   0    1   0  .282  .843   15   10   2   
B Mayne C                     3   2   2   4    1   1  .275  .731   23    8   0   HR,2B
S Spiezio 2B                  4   0   1   3    0   1  .230  .638   12    2   3   3B
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .580   17    0   1   CS
M Tejada SS                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .207  .637   16    1   3   

B Rigby P                                                                0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  A Small P                                                              2   0
Totals                       33  12  11  12    6   4              157   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Grieve 3 (3, off C Bailey, off J Poole, off D Darwin); B Mayne (9, off J Poole).

3B: S Spiezio (3, off T Mulholland).

HR: B Mayne (5, off D Darwin; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SH: D Magadan (4, off J Poole).

TB: B Mayne 6; B Grieve 6; S Spiezio 3; J Giambi 2; M Tejada; S Brosius; J McDonald.

GIDP: D Magadan (6).

RBI: B Grieve 5 (5); B Mayne 4 (17); S Spiezio 3 (52).

2-out RBI: S Spiezio 3; B Grieve.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Brosius-S Spiezio-J Giambi; J Giambi.

E: S Spiezio (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: S Brosius (4, 2nd base by D Darwin/B Johnson).

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
D Darwin, L (4-10)             5.1   4   4   4    3   3   1   4.46   21   81-49   27· 5·17    4· 9· 2· 0     44    -     0.76  -0.10
T Mulholland                   0.1   1   2   2    2   0   0   4.13    4   15-5     3· 0· 2    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.06  -0.12
J Tavarez                      0.1   2   2   2    0   0   0   4.13    3    8-6     5· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.26  -0.02
J Poole                        0.1   3   3   3    0   0   0   6.55    5   18-12    7· 0· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.18  -0.04
C Bailey                       1.2   1   1   1    1   1   0   5.40    7   33-23   12· 5· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  12  12    6   4   1          40  155-95   54·10·31   12·11· 7· 0          5-3

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, W (1-5)               6.1   6   2   2    2   6   0   3.68   26   97-57   31· 6·20   10· 2· 6· 0     57    -     1.31   0.25
B Taylor                       0     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.40    3    8-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.99  -0.17
B Groom, H (11)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    1    4-3     2· 1· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.07   0.08
A Small, S (4)                 2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.98    8   36-21   14· 2· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.23   0.06
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   8   0          38  145-87   51· 9·27   14· 4· 9· 0          5-1

J Tavarez faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
B Taylor faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Small (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 32,408.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 12mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Hamilton           CF    1. J McDonald           CF 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. D Magadan            DH 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. B Grieve             RF 
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Stairs             LF 
5. J Snow               1B    5. J Giambi             1B 
6. G Hill               DH    6. B Mayne              C  
7. J Cruz               RF    7. S Spiezio            2B 
8. J Vizcaino           SS    8. S Brosius            3B 
9. B Johnson            C     9. M Tejada             SS 

   D Darwin             P        B Rigby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--  6   17%  73% B Mayne         D Darwin        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Giambi Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  12-  5   13%  74% J Kent          B Rigby         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mueller to 3B
   b 6   2  1-3  123  4   12%  97% S Spiezio       T Mulholland    Triple to RF (Line Drive); Grieve Scores; Giambi Scores; Mayne Scores
   b 6   1  1-2  1--  5   12%  85% B Grieve        D Darwin        Double to CF (Line Drive); Magadan Scores
   t 7   1  6-2  12-  2  -11%  80% B Mueller       B Taylor        Double to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Hamilton to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Rigby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   54%  B Mueller       Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Hamilton out at 1B/1B
   O      ---  4   55%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  J McDonald      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  D Magadan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  B Grieve        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Rigby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  J Snow          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   55%  G Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Darwin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  M Stairs        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   55%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  6   73%  B Mayne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Giambi Scores
   O      ---  1   72%  S Spiezio       Popfly: RF (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  6   71%  S Brosius       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Rigby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   73%  J Cruz          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   75%  J Vizcaino      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   74%  B Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  6   76%  D Hamilton      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Darwin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   75%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   76%  J McDonald      Walk
   OO     1--  4   73%  D Magadan       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Rigby facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   68%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   61%  B Bonds         Fielder's Choice 2B; Mueller to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw); Bonds to 1B
   OO     12-  5   74%  J Kent          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mueller to 3B
   O      --3  6   78%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Darwin facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   81%  B Grieve        Walk
   O      1--  1   78%  M Stairs        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   76%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      1--  6   75%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Rigby facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   70%  G Hill          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS)
          1--  5   62%  J Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hill to 2B
   O      12-  4   64%  J Vizcaino      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hill to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RO     -23  5   65%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B; Hill Scores; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3  5   71%  D Hamilton      Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Danny Darwin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   68%  S Spiezio       Flyball: CF
          ---  1   71%  S Brosius       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   68%  M Tejada        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   66%  J McDonald      Brosius Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Rigby facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   56%  B Mueller       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   63%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   68%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   67%  J Snow          Walk
   O      12-  1   74%  G Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Danny Darwin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   72%  J McDonald      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
          ---  6   74%  D Magadan       Walk
   R      1--  5   85%  B Grieve        Double to CF (Line Drive); Magadan Scores
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Danny Darwin pitching
   O      -2-  1   83%  M Stairs        Lineout: LF
          -2-  6   84%  J Giambi        Walk
          12-  4   85%  B Mayne         Walk; Grieve to 3B; Giambi to 2B
   RRR    123  4   97%  S Spiezio       Triple to RF (Line Drive); Grieve Scores; Giambi Scores; Mayne Scores
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Terry Mulholland pitching
   O      --3  6   97%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Rigby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  J Vizcaino      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Billy Taylor replaces Brad Rigby pitching
          1--  3   94%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Vizcaino to 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  D Hamilton      Single to RF (Line Drive); Vizcaino Scores; Johnson to 2B
   R      12-  2   80%  B Mueller       Double to RF (Line Drive); Johnson Scores; Hamilton to 3B
                  Buddy Groom replaces Billy Taylor pitching
   O      -23  4   88%  B Bonds         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  Aaron Small replaces Buddy Groom pitching
   O      -23  6   94%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Julian Tavarez facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   95%  M Tejada        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   96%  J McDonald      Single to C (Bunt); Tejada to 2B
                  Jim Poole replaces Julian Tavarez pitching
          12-  2   98%  D Magadan       Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Tejada to 3B; McDonald to 2B; Magadan to 1B
   RRR    123  3   99%  B Grieve        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Tejada Scores; McDonald Scores; Magadan Scores
   O      -2-  3   99%  M Stairs        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  3  100%  J Giambi        Single to LF (Line Drive); Grieve to 3B
   RR     1-3  7  100%  B Mayne         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Grieve Scores; Giambi Scores
                  Cory Bailey replaces Jim Poole pitching
   O      -2-  5  100%  S Spiezio       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4  100%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 11.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-11, Aaron Small facing 5-6-7
                  Jason McDonald moves to LF; Ernie Young replaces Matt Stairs playing CF batting 4th
   O      ---  5  100%  J Snow          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  G Hill          Popfly: CF
   O      ---  7  100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 11-3, Cory Bailey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5  100%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  6  100%  J McDonald      Lineout: CF
          ---  9  100%  D Magadan       Walk
   R      1--  2  100%  B Grieve        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Magadan Scores
   O      -2-  2  100%  E Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 12.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-12, Aaron Small facing 8-9-1
          ---  5  100%  J Vizcaino      Walk
                  Damon Berryhill pinch hits for Brian Johnson batting 9th
          1--     100%  D Berryhill     Wild Pitch; Vizcaino to 2B
   O      -2-  8  100%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Vizcaino to 3B
   O      --3  1  100%  D Hamilton      Lineout: LF
   O      --3  2  100%  B Mueller       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Athletics 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation