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August 3, 1997

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Orioles 7 11 0
Athletics 5 8 0
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Orioles 7 11 0
Athletics 5 8 0

Cal Ripken Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .276
OBP .500 .327
At Bats 3 428
Hits 1 118
• Singles 0 84
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 13
Walks 1 33
RBI’s 1 64

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 19
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 3, 1997
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Billy Taylor
Izzy Molina
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Dave Magadan
Rafael Bournigal
Brian Lesher
Ernie Young
Scott Brosius
Cal Ripken
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Billy Taylor now pitching. Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Brian Lesher now playing left field. Dave Magadan now playing third base. Scott Brosius now playing right field. Surhoff hits a line drive towards third. Magadan reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Molina strikes out.
Bottom 8 Young strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spiezio hits a popup towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Armando Benitez now pitching. Dave Magadan pinch hits for Pat Lennon. Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lesher scores. Giambi moves to third.
Bottom 8 Giambi is hit by the pitch. Lesher moves to second.
Bottom 8 Lesher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tarasco 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 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Palmeiro for the out. Bordick moves to third. Reboulet moves to second.
Top 8 Reboulet hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Bordick moves to second.
Top 8 Anderson strikes out.
Top 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Bordick takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out.
Bottom 7 Bournigal hits a line drive into right field. Tarasco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tony Tarasco now playing right field. Arthur Rhodes now pitching. Brosius strikes out.
Top 7 Hoiles hits a fly ball into left field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Baines hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Ripken strikes out.
Top 7 Surhoff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lesher. Surhoff reaches second base with a double. Berroa goes all the way around to score. Surhoff moves to third.
Top 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Scott Spiezio now playing second base. Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Mohler covering, for the out.
Bottom 6 Molina hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hoiles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Surhoff. Young reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Tony Batista. Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Lennon strikes out.
Top 6 Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Anderson hits a popup towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bordick takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Hoiles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lesher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Shawn Boskie now pitching. Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Ripken takes first base on ball four. Berroa moves to second.
Top 5 Mike Mohler now pitching. Surhoff hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reboulet tags and scores. Palmeiro tags and moves to third.
Top 5 Berroa is hit by the pitch. Reboulet moves to third. Palmeiro moves to second.
Top 5 Palmeiro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Reboulet moves to second.
Top 5 Reboulet hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bordick scores. Anderson moves to third.
Top 5 Anderson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bordick moves to second.
Top 5 Bordick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hoiles hits a fly ball into left field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Molina hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa who is chasing the ball. Molina reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Young hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lennon tags and scores.
Bottom 4 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lennon hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Anderson who is chasing the ball. Lennon reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to home to get Berroa. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 4 Surhoff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lesher. Surhoff reaches second base with a double. Berroa moves to third.
Top 4 Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 3 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krivda fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Bournigal. The throw from Hoiles and he is safe. Bournigal steals second.
Bottom 3 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 3 Bournigal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bordick strikes out.
Bottom 2 Brosius strikes out.
Bottom 2 Molina hits a line drive into center field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Hoiles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ripken hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Surhoff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Batista strikes out.
Bottom 1 Lennon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Anderson. Lennon reaches second base with a double. Stairs scores. Giambi goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 1 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bournigal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Palmeiro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Brosius hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Berroa strikes out.
Top 1 Palmeiro hits a line drive towards first. Giambi reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Reboulet bunts between the mound and first base. Wengert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reboulet for the out. Anderson moves to third.
Top 1 Anderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Anderson reaches second base with a double.