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August 31, 1997

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Top 5 R H E
Rangers 1 4 1
Padres 4 8 0
Top 5 R H E
Rangers 1 4 1
Padres 4 8 0

Mike Simms Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .252
OBP 1.000 .292
At Bats 1 111
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 15
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 0 22

Sterling Hitchcock Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 8 0
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Qualcomm Stadium - August 31, 1997
Sterling Hitchcock
John Flaherty
Wally Joyner
Quilvio Veras
Ken Caminiti
Chris Gomez
Mark Sweeney
Steve Finley
Tony Gwynn
Mike Simms
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

Simms takes first base on ball four.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 4 Veras strikes out.
Bottom 4 Hitchcock bunts towards the mound. Burkett fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Hitchcock attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Flaherty moves to second.
Bottom 4 Flaherty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sweeney strikes out.
Bottom 3 Joyner hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Finley scores. Caminiti goes all the way around to score. Joyner moves to second.
Bottom 3 Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. Veras scores. Finley moves to second.
Bottom 3 Gwynn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Finley takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to third. Veras moves to second.
Bottom 3 Veras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 3 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Sweeney hits a line drive towards first. Leyritz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Joyner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to second.
Bottom 2 Caminiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Burkett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gil strikes out.
Top 2 Simms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leyritz moves to second.
Top 2 Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Leyritz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Gwynn hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Finley hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Veras strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 1 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.