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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on May 16, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 16, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Wells |
Home Starting Pitcher | Julio Santana |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 42,420 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
Cecil Fielder | DH |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
Jorge Posada | Catcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Juan Gonzalez | DH |
Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
Mike Simms | Right Fielder |
Mike Devereaux | Left Fielder |
Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
Benji Gil | Shortstop |
Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 16, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Santana
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Santana covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Santana
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Santana
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Boggs moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wells
Buford hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Duncan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wells
Clark hits a line drive towards first. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Santana
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Wells
Simms hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Santana
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Posada vs. Santana
Posada hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Santana
Raines takes first base on ball four. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Santana
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Duncan moves to third. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Santana
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Wells
Devereaux hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Wells
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Wells
Gil hits a popup into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Santana
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a line drive towards third. Palmer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wells
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wells
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Santana
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Santana
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Santana
Raines hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wells
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Wells
Simms hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Santana
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Santana
Williams takes first base on ball four. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Santana
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Santana
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Santana
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Wells
Devereaux hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Wells
Ripken hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Ripken reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Wells
Gil hits a popup into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Wells
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Santana
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Santana
Duncan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Simms. Duncan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Posada vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Posada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Patterson
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wells
Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Mecir
Jim Mecir now pitching.
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Mecir
Rusty Greer pinch hits for Mike Simms.
Greer hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Mecir
Warren Newson pinch hits for Mike Devereaux.
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Mecir
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Mecir
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Patterson
Warren Newson now playing right field. Rusty Greer now playing left field.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Patterson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Patterson
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Mecir
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mecir
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Mecir
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Mecir
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Patterson
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Patterson
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Patterson
Jeter hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Patterson
Duncan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/16/1997 -- New York at Texas (N) New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Raines T, lf 3 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 4 1 1 2 Boggs W, 3b 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0 Williams B, cf 3 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 1 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 1 0 Fielder C, dh 4 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 2 1 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0 Simms M, rf 2 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 0 0 0 Greer R, ph-lf 1 1 1 3 Duncan M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Devereaux M, lf 2 0 0 0 Posada J, c 3 0 0 0 Newson W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Ripken B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Gil B, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 0 4 0 30 6 6 6 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Texas 000 002 40x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Wells D (L)* 6.0 4 4 4 0 1 Mecir J 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Santana J (W) 6.1 4 0 0 4 4 Patterson D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- New York 8, Texas 1 2B -- Ripken B, Duncan M, Gonzalez J HR -- Buford D, Clark W, Greer R T -- 2:36 A -- 42420
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