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April 16, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 10 1
Blue Jays 3 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 3 10 1
Blue Jays 4 9 1

Otis Nixon Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .175
OBP .000 .312
At Bats 4 40
Hits 0 7
• Singles 0 7
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 8
RBI’s 1 3

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 5
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SkyDome - April 16, 1997
Billy Taylor
Izzy Molina
Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio
Dave Magadan
Scott Brosius
Ernie Young
Damon Mashore
Matt Stairs
Otis Nixon
Charlie O'Brien
Shawn Green
Carlos Delgado

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 3 10 1 10
Toronto Blue Jays 4 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Tim Crabtree
Losing Pitcher Billy Taylor
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Otis Nixon
Attendance 26,139
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
Count: 2-1, 1 Out
Count: 2-1, 1 Out

End of Game

Nixon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Delgado scores. Green moves to third. O'Brien moves to second.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 9 O'Brien is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez. Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Spiezio. Delgado moves to third. Green moves to second.
Bottom 9 Ernie Young now playing left field. Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel. Delgado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Canseco strikes out.
Top 9 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Magadan bunts towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Mashore moves to second.
Top 9 Mashore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brosius scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Billy Taylor now pitching. There goes Carter. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Carter steals second.
Bottom 8 Carter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Mohler covering, for the out.
Bottom 8 Mark McGwire now playing first base. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Scott Brosius now playing shortstop. Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brosius scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Mark McGwire pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Tim Crabtree now pitching. Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Nixon strikes out.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stairs strikes out.
Top 7 Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Molina tags and scores.
Top 7 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Molina moves to third. Magadan moves to second.
Top 7 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molina moves to second.
Top 7 Mashore strikes out.
Top 7 Molina hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Samuel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops it up and throws to first, with Mohler covering, for the out.
Top 6 Bournigal hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez catches it and throws to second to double up Brosius.
Top 6 Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second.
Top 6 Brosius takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Luis Andujar now pitching. Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Brien scores.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to third.
Bottom 5 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Samuel goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 5 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan fields the ball and throws to Mohler covering. Safe.
Top 5 Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Molina hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Garcia hits a popup towards first. Magadan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Brien moves to third.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 3 O'Brien takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Mashore scores. Magadan moves to third.
Top 3 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Person fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Person. Mashore moves to second.
Top 3 Mashore hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Samuel hits a line drive towards short. Bournigal reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Sprague strikes out.
Top 2 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 2 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garcia scores.
Bottom 1 Garcia hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giambi who is chasing the ball. Garcia reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stairs hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Magadan moves to third.
Top 1 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Mashore strikes out.