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June 15, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Rockies 2 8 0
Athletics 5 10 0
Top 9 R H E
Rockies 2 8 0
Athletics 5 10 0

John Vander Wal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .191
OBP .250 .269
At Bats 4 47
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 5
RBI’s 0 4

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 3 12
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 15, 1997
Billy Taylor
Brent Mayne
Mark McGwire
Mark Bellhorn
Scott Brosius
Rafael Bournigal
Damon Mashore
Jason McDonald
Matt Stairs
John Vander Wal

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Colorado Rockies 2 8 0 9
Oakland Athletics 5 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher Ariel Prieto
Losing Pitcher Kevin Ritz
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Matt Stairs
Attendance 24,333
Time of Game 2 hours 58 minutes
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Vander Wal strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out.
Bottom 8 McDonald hits a line drive towards center. McCracken catches it and throws to second to double up Brosius.
Bottom 8 Bellhorn bunts between the mound and first base. Leskanic scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bellhorn for the out. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 8 Curt Leskanic now pitching. Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Manwaring strikes out.
Top 8 Bates hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bates for the out.
Top 8 Rafael Bournigal now playing shortstop. Scott Brosius now playing third base. Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayne for the out.
Bottom 7 Magadan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mike DeJean now pitching. McGwire hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Walker. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Burks strikes out.
Top 7 Dane Johnson now pitching. Galarraga strikes out.
Top 7 Mike Mohler now pitching. Walker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mayne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Weiss moves to third. McCracken moves to second.
Top 7 Vander Wal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 McCracken takes first base on ball four. Weiss moves to second.
Top 7 Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with DiPoto covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Mashore hits a line drive towards first. Galarraga reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Manwaring hits a line drive towards short. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bates hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Castilla scores.
Top 6 Castilla hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McDonald. Castilla reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Galarraga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bellhorn strikes out.
Bottom 5 Brosius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Canseco moves to second.
Bottom 5 Mayne hits a popup into left field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Walker strikes out.
Top 5 Vander Wal strikes out. Mayne drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Vander Wal out.
Top 5 McCracken strikes out.
Bottom 4 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stairs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Bellhorn scores. McDonald scores.
Bottom 4 Mashore strikes out.
Bottom 4 There goes McDonald. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. McDonald steals second.
Bottom 4 McDonald hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bellhorn moves to third.
Bottom 4 There goes Bellhorn. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Bellhorn steals second.
Bottom 4 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Weiss strikes out. There goes Bates. The throw from Mayne to Brosius, and Bates is out.
Top 4 Manwaring strikes out.
Top 4 Bates takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bates fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Canseco hits a line drive into center field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a popup towards first. Galarraga settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Castilla strikes out.
Top 3 Burks strikes out.
Top 3 Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops it up and throws to first, with Ritz covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Mashore strikes out.
Bottom 2 McDonald bunts towards the mound. Ritz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bellhorn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bellhorn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McCracken strikes out.
Top 2 Weiss takes first base on ball four. Manwaring moves to second.
Top 2 Manwaring takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bates strikes out.
Bottom 1 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mayne takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Mashore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes McDonald. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. McDonald steals second.
Bottom 1 McDonald takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Castilla hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Burks takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 1 Galarraga strikes out.
Top 1 Walker bunts towards short. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Vander Wal moves to second.
Top 1 Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McCracken strikes out.