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Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 8, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on August 8, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 8, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 8, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tanyon Sturtze |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bartolo Colon |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,110 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Marty Foster 3B: Larry Young |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Lee Stevens | DH |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
Benji Gil | Shortstop |
Johnny Oates | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
Jim Thome | First Baseman |
David Justice | DH |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Pat Borders | Catcher |
Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 8, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Colon
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Colon
Clark hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Sturtze
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
The umpire calls a balk on Sturtze Giles moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giles scores. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Thome reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Justice vs. Sturtze
Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramirez scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Sturtze
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. Thome scores. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Sturtze
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Sturtze
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Colon
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Colon
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Colon
Tatis hits a popup off the glove of Fernandez, and into shallow right field. Tatis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Colon
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Sturtze
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Colon
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Sturtze
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Justice for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturtze
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Colon
Clark hits a line drive towards first. Thome reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Colon
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sturtze
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Sturtze
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Colon
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Colon
Tatis hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Colon
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Sturtze
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Sturtze
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Sturtze
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Sturtze
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Colon
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Colon
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Colon
Greer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Sturtze
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Sturtze
Williams hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sturtze
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Colon
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Colon
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leyritz vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Leyritz hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Sturtze
Borders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Sturtze
Grissom hits a line drive towards short. Gil catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Bailes
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Mesa
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Mesa
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Mesa
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Mesa
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Bailes
Domingo Cedeno now playing shortstop.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Bailes
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Bailes
Justice hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Thome. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Jackson
Clark takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Jackson
Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. Gonzalez moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leyritz vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
The ball gets by Borders for a passed ball. Gonzalez scores. Clark moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Leyritz vs. Lopez
Leyritz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark scores. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Lopez
Tatis bunts towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tatis for the out. Leyritz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Lopez
There's a wild pitch. Leyritz moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Lopez
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Goodwin vs. Lopez
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Wetteland
Fernandez bunts towards the mound. Wetteland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wetteland
Sandy Alomar pinch hits for Pat Borders.
Alomar strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/8/1997 -- Texas at Cleveland (N) Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Goodwin T, cf 4 0 1 0 Giles B, lf 1 1 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0 Greer R, lf 3 1 0 0 Ramirez M, rf 4 2 2 2 Gonzalez J, rf 4 3 3 2 Thome J, 1b 3 1 1 1 Clark W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Justice D, dh 4 0 1 1 Rodriguez I, c 3 1 1 0 Williams M, 3b 4 0 0 1 Stevens L, dh 2 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Leyritz J, ph 1 0 1 3 Borders P, c 3 0 1 0 Tatis F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Alomar Jr. S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 2 0 0 0 Grissom M, cf 3 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 6 7 5 31 5 6 5 Texas 200 000 103 -- 6 Cleveland 401 000 000 -- 5 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Sturtze T 6.1 6 5 5 2 6 Bailes S (W) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 Wetteland J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Colon B 6.1 5 3 3 1 3 Assenmacher P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Mesa J 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 Jackson M (L)* 0.0 1 3 3 1 0 Lopez A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 3 batters in 9th E -- Gil B DP -- Texas 2, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Texas 4, Cleveland 3 2B -- Thome J, Tatis F HR -- Gonzalez J, Ramirez M SH -- Tatis F SF -- Leyritz J HBP -- by Jackson M (Rodriguez I) WP -- Lopez A Balk -- Sturtze T PB -- Borders P T -- 2:45 A -- 43110
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