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Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 9, 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 9, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 9, 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 9, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Terry Clark |
Home Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 42,964 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Marty Foster 3B: Rich Garcia |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
Juan Gonzalez | DH |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
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 |
Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 9, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Nagy
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clark
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clark
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clark
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Branson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Branson. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Nagy
Tatis hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clark
Thome hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Clark
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Clark
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Nagy
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clark
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Clark
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Clark covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clark
Giles hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clark
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clark
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Clark
Thome hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Clark
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Nagy
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Clark
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clark
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Clark
Branson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clark
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Nagy covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Nagy
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McLemore moves to third. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clark
Giles hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Clark
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Clark
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Clark
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. Giles moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Justice vs. Clark
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Nagy
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Nagy
Tatis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodwin vs. Nagy
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson fields it and throws to home to get Cedeno. Tatis moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Nagy
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Patterson
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Patterson
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Patterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Patterson
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Giles hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Gunderson
Vizquel hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Assenmacher
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Assenmacher
Clark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Gunderson
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Gunderson
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Gunderson
Justice hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Shuey
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Shuey
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Wetteland
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Wetteland
Branson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wetteland
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wetteland fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/9/1997, game 1 -- Texas at Cleveland (D) Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Goodwin T, cf 4 1 1 0 Giles B, lf 4 1 2 2 McLemore M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 2 1 Ramirez M, rf 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 0 0 Thome J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 3 Justice D, dh 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0 Williams M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Newson W, rf 4 0 0 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ss 4 0 1 0 Branson J, 2b 4 1 1 1 Tatis F, 3b 3 0 1 0 Grissom M, cf 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 8 4 32 3 6 3 Texas 100 003 000 -- 4 Cleveland 000 010 200 -- 3 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Clark T (W) 5.2 3 1 1 3 1 Patterson D 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 Gunderson E 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Wetteland J (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Nagy C (L) 7.0 8 4 4 0 5 Assenmacher P 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Shuey P 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Branson J DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Texas 4, Cleveland 6 2B -- Goodwin T, Giles B, Cedeno D HR -- Branson J, Clark W, Giles B T -- 2:45 A -- 42964
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