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Rangers 8 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1997

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers, played on August 16, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. The home team Yankees were bested by the visiting Rangers with a score of 8 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 16, 1997 
Visiting Team
Texas Rangers
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Yankees
R: 5 H: 6 E: 3 LOB: 8
Runs: 5
Hits: 6
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 8
Winning PitcherJohn Wetteland  
Losing PitcherRamiro Mendoza  
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Game Winning RBIDomingo Cedeno 

Game Info

DateAugust 16, 1997 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamTexas Rangers 
Home TeamNew York Yankees 
Visiting Starting PitcherDarren Oliver  
Home Starting PitcherAndy Pettitte  
BallparkYankee Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance41,634 
Time of Game4 hours 13 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ray DiMuro
1B: Fieldin Culbreth
2B: Tim Tschida
3B: John Shulock

Texas Rangers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Damon Buford  Center Fielder 
Ivan Rodriguez  DH 
Rusty Greer  Left Fielder 
Juan Gonzalez  Right Fielder 
Jim Leyritz  Catcher 
Fernando Tatis  Third Baseman 
Lee Stevens  First Baseman 
Billy Ripken  Second Baseman 
Benji Gil  Shortstop 
Johnny Oates  Manager 

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Derek Jeter  Shortstop 
Tim Raines  Left Fielder 
Bernie Williams  Center Fielder 
Tino Martinez  First Baseman 
Mike Stanley  DH 
Charlie Hayes  Third Baseman 
Chad Curtis  Right Fielder 
Joe Girardi  Catcher 
Pat Kelly  Second Baseman 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Rangers 8 @ Yankees 5
Yankee Stadium
August 16, 1997

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         Game of 8/16/1997 -- Texas at New York (D)

  Texas              AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Buford D, cf          4  0  1  0   Jeter D, ss           5  0  1  1   
Goodwin T, ph-cf      2  0  0  0   Raines T, lf          4  1  0  0   
Rodriguez I, dh-c     4  1  1  1   Williams B, cf        5  0  2  0   
Greer R, lf           5  1  2  0   Martinez T, 1b        3  1  0  1   
Gonzalez J, rf        4  1  3  3   Stanley M, dh         4  1  0  0   
Leyritz J, c-1b       4  0  0  0   Hayes C, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Tatis F, 3b           4  0  1  0   Curtis C, rf          4  2  1  1   
Cedeno D, ph-2b       1  1  1  1   Girardi J, c          2  0  2  2   
Stevens L, 1b         4  1  2  1   Kelly P, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Patterson D, p-p      0  0  0  0   Strawberry D, ph      0  0  0  0   
Wetteland J, p        1  1  1  1   Bush H, pr-2b         0  0  0  0   
Ripken B, 2b-3b       5  0  0  0                                      
Gil B, ss             4  2  2  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  8 14  8                        34  5  6  5

Texas            003 000 110 3 --  8
New York         000 012 110 0 --  5

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Oliver D*             5.0  2  3  3  6  1
Whiteside M           1.1  2  1  1  1  4
Gunderson E           0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Patterson D           1.1  2  1  1  1  1
Wetteland J (W)       2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pettitte A+           6.0  9  4  3  1  5
Nelson J              2.0  1  1  1  1  2
Rivera M              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Mendoza R (L)         1.0  4  3  3  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Hayes C 3
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Texas 8, New York 8
2B -- Williams B, Gonzalez J, Girardi J, Wetteland J
3B -- Girardi J
HR -- Stevens L, Curtis C
SB -- Hayes C, Leyritz J
CS -- Williams B
SH -- Leyritz J
SF -- Gonzalez J, Martinez T
WP -- Patterson D
T -- 4:13
A -- 41634

    

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