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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 7, 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 August 7, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 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 | August 7, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 39,918 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dan Morrison 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Mike Everitt 3B: Ted Hendry |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
Wade Boggs | DH |
Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
Joe Girardi | Catcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
Lee Stevens | DH |
Warren Newson | Right Fielder |
Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
Benji Gil | Shortstop |
Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
August 7, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Witt
Jeter hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Witt
Sojo hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Witt
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cone
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Cone
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Cone
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Witt
Hayes hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Witt
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Witt
There goes Curtis. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Witt
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Witt
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Witt
Sojo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Witt
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Hayes vs. Witt
Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Cone
Newson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Cone
There goes Newson. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Newson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Cone
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Cone
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Cone
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Cone
There's a wild pitch. Newson moves to third. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
McLemore vs. Cone
McLemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newson scores. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Cone
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Witt
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Witt
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Witt
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Witt
There goes Jeter. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Witt
Sojo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Witt
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Cone
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Cone
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Cone
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Witt
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Witt
Hayes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Witt
Boggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Newson. Boggs reaches second base with a double. Hayes moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Curtis vs. Witt
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes tags and scores. Boggs tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Girardi vs. Witt
Girardi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Cone
Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Cone
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Cone
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Witt
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Witt
Sojo bunts towards the mound. Witt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Martinez hits a popup into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Bailes
O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Cone
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Tatis vs. Cone
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Hayes strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Whiteside
Boggs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Whiteside
Scott Pose pinch runs for Wade Boggs.
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Girardi vs. Whiteside
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whiteside fields it and throws to first for the out. Pose moves to third. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Jeter vs. Clark
Terry Clark now pitching.
Jeter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McLemore reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cone
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Leyritz vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching. Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Tom Goodwin.
Leyritz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
McLemore vs. Stanton
Damon Buford pinch runs for Jim Leyritz.
McLemore bunts towards the mound. Stanton fields it and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Greer vs. Stanton
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Clark vs. Stanton
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Gunderson
Damon Buford now playing center field. Domingo Cedeno now playing shortstop. Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Sojo 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 -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gunderson
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Gunderson
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Gunderson
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out. Williams moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hayes vs. Gunderson
Hayes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Rivera
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rivera covering, for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Newson vs. Rivera
Newson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Rivera
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Rivera
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rodriguez moves to third. Newson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Simms vs. Rivera
Mike Simms pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1997 -- New York at Texas (N) New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Jeter D, ss 5 1 2 1 Goodwin T, cf 2 1 0 0 Sojo L, 2b 5 1 2 0 Leyritz J, ph 0 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 3 2 Buford D, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 2 0 0 0 Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 5 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 3 0 1 2 Hayes C, 3b 5 1 1 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, dh 4 0 2 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Pose S, pr 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 1 0 0 1 Stevens L, dh 4 0 1 0 Girardi J, c 4 0 0 0 Newson W, rf 2 1 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 2 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ph-ss 2 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 11 4 32 2 4 2 New York 102 001 000 -- 4 Texas 002 000 000 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Cone D (W)* 7.0 3 2 2 2 8 Stanton M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Rivera M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Witt B (L) 6.1 9 4 4 4 3 Bailes S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Whiteside M 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 Clark T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Gunderson E 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th LOB -- New York 11, Texas 8 2B -- Boggs W 2 3B -- Cedeno D HR -- Jeter D, Williams B SB -- Newson W CS -- Curtis C, Jeter D SH -- McLemore M SF -- Curtis C HBP -- by Stanton M (Leyritz J) WP -- Cone D 2 PB -- Girardi J T -- 3:18 A -- 39918
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