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September 23, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 14 20 1
Athletics 6 11 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Rangers 14 20 1
Athletics 6 11 1

Scott Spiezio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .243
OBP .000 .299
At Bats 4 522
Hits 0 127
• Singles 0 82
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 13
Walks 0 42
RBI’s 0 64

Scott Bailes Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 23, 1997
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Out
Scott Bailes
Kevin Brown
Lee Stevens
Domingo Cedeno
Fernando Tatis
Billy Ripken
Rusty Greer
Tom Goodwin
Alex Diaz
Scott Spiezio
Ernie Young

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Texas Rangers 14 20 1 6
Oakland Athletics 6 11 1 9
Winning Pitcher John Burkett
Losing Pitcher Dave Telgheder
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ivan Rodriguez
Attendance 9,968
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lennon tags and scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Ernie Young pinch hits for Matt Stairs. Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McDonald scores. Lennon moves to third. That run is unearned.
Bottom 9 Brian Lesher pinch hits for Ben Grieve. Lesher hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDonald moves to third.
Bottom 9 Pat Lennon pinch hits for Dave Magadan. Lennon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald moves to second.
Bottom 9 Kevin Brown now catching. Scott Bailes now pitching. McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken.
Top 9 Kevin Brown pinch hits for Ivan Rodriguez. Brown hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Goodwin hits a popup into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tatis moves to third.
Top 9 Diaz takes first base on ball four. Tatis moves to second.
Top 9 Andrew Lorraine now pitching. Tatis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 8 Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Mayne hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to second.
Top 8 Don Wengert now pitching. Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada misplays the ball. That's an error on Tejada.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Grieve hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ripken strikes out.
Top 7 Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Tatis moves to second.
Top 7 Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Greer scores. Stevens moves to third.
Top 7 Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a popup into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bellhorn for the out.
Bottom 6 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayne for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Jay Witasick now pitching. Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Diaz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 6 Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second.
Bottom 5 Grieve hits a popup into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 McDonald hits a popup into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Tim Kubinski now pitching. Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Kubinski covering. It's a double play.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 5 Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bellhorn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Diaz hits a popup into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grieve moves to second.
Bottom 3 Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Magadan scores.
Bottom 3 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Magadan reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 McDonald bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Tatis strikes out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Telgheder covering, for the out.
Top 3 Stevens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out.
Bottom 2 Bellhorn strikes out.
Bottom 2 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 2 Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ripken moves to third.
Top 2 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second.
Top 2 Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. McDonald moves to third.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McDonald moves to second.
Bottom 1 McDonald takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Diaz 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 1 Tatis strikes out.
Top 1 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stevens hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores.
Top 1 Greer hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Goodwin scores.
Top 1 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Stairs. Goodwin reaches second base with a double.