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April 5, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 13 0
Athletics 5 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 10 13 0
Athletics 5 10 0

Tony Batista Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .143
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 3 14
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 1
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 0

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 5, 1997
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Strikeout
Mariano Rivera
Jorge Posada
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Charlie Hayes
Derek Jeter
Mark Whiten
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Tony Batista
Matt Stairs
Jason Giambi

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 10 13 0 12
Oakland Athletics 5 10 0 5
Winning Pitcher Dwight Gooden
Losing Pitcher Mike Mohler
Save Mariano Rivera
Game Winning RBI Tino Martinez
Attendance 25,438
Time of Game 3 hours 19 minutes
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Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Batista strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 George Williams pinch hits for Izzy Molina. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 9 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 9 Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ernie Young. Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 9 Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Williams strikes out.
Top 9 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jeter hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Posada scores.
Top 9 Sojo hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Neill tags and scores. Posada tags and moves to second.
Top 9 Posada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to third.
Top 9 O'Neill hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. O'Neill reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Mariano Rivera now pitching. Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whiten. McGwire reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brosius hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Billy Brewer now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Fielder hits a fly ball for an out. Hayes tags and scores. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 8 Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Hayes moves to third.
Top 8 Hayes takes first base on ball four. Jeter moves to second.
Top 8 Richie Lewis now pitching. Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Batista hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hayes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Molina hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 7 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Posada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. O'Neill moves to second.
Top 7 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Whiten strikes out.
Top 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brian Boehringer now pitching. Young hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Graeme Lloyd now pitching. Giambi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Hayes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco. Hayes reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Luis Sojo now playing second base. Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Pat Kelly. Strawberry takes first base on ball four. Posada moves to second.
Top 5 Posada hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 O'Neill takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whiten for the out. Martinez moves to second.
Top 5 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Young hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Berroa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Fielder strikes out.
Top 4 Williams hits a popup towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hayes hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Don Wengert now pitching. There goes Jeter. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Jeter steals second.
Top 4 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 3 Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Batista. The throw from Posada and he is safe. Batista steals second.
Bottom 3 Batista is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kelly 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 3 Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Whiten takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to third. Fielder moves to second.
Top 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hayes tags and scores.
Top 3 Fielder takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to third. Williams moves to second.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Hayes moves to second.
Top 3 Hayes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jeter moves to second.
Top 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 2 Young strikes out.
Bottom 2 There goes Berroa. The throw from Posada and he is safe. Berroa steals second.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a popup into left field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a line drive beyond short. Jeter can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 2 Kelly strikes out.
Top 2 Posada hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Whiten is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Batista scores.
Bottom 1 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out. Batista moves to second.
Bottom 1 Batista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out.
Top 1 Fielder takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Hayes hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jeter strikes out.