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April 27, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 13 0
Athletics 1 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 7 13 0
Athletics 1 6 1

Scott Spiezio Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .293
OBP .000 .356
At Bats 3 92
Hits 0 27
• Singles 0 15
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 0 14

Tim Belcher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 27, 1997
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Tim Belcher
Mike Macfarlane
Jeff King
David Howard
Craig Paquette
Jay Bell
Shane Halter
Tom Goodwin
Johnny Damon
Scott Spiezio
Matt Stairs

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 7 13 0 10
Oakland Athletics 1 6 1 5
Winning Pitcher Tim Belcher
Losing Pitcher Mike Mohler
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Joe Vitiello
Attendance 16,294
Time of Game 2 hours 55 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Canseco scores.
Bottom 9 McGwire hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Damon. Canseco reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 9 Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire fields the ball and throws to Taylor covering. Safe. Goodwin scores. Paquette moves to second.
Top 9 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Goodwin moves to second.
Top 9 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bell scores.
Top 9 King hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Howard scores. Bell moves to third.
Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Bell takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Izzy Molina now catching. Howard hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Giambi who is chasing the ball. Howard reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 8 Izzy Molina pinch runs for Geronimo Berroa. Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Brent Mayne. Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Batista hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Halter is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 8 Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stairs takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 There goes Canseco. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Canseco steals second.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Canseco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Johnny Damon now playing right field. David Howard now playing second base. Shane Halter now playing left fiMagadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Belcher covering, for the out.
Top 7 Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Joe Vitiello. Paquette strikes out.
Top 7 Mark Acre now pitching. Vitiello takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Davis moves to second.
Top 7 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King moves to second.
Top 7 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Don Wengert now pitching. Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 David Howard pinch hits for Bip Roberts. Howard strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Mayne hits a popup into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Damon strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Halter. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Halter steals second.
Top 6 Halter takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Paquette strikes out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs strikes out.
Top 5 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mohler, and towards Spiezio, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Davis strikes out.
Top 5 King takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There goes Bell. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Bell steals second.
Top 5 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a line drive towards third. Paquette reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Mashore strikes out.
Top 4 Damon hits a line drive into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Halter bunts towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. Paquette scores.
Top 4 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Paquette moves to third.
Top 4 Paquette hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Paquette reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Mayne hits a popup into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vitiello strikes out.
Top 3 Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 King strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Roberts hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Macfarlane scores.
Top 2 Damon strikes out. Mayne drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Damon out.
Top 2 Halter bunts towards the mound. Mohler fields it and throws to first for the out. Macfarlane moves to second.
Top 2 Macfarlane takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a popup into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mashore hits a line drive into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Paquette hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vitiello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King scores. Davis scores.
Top 1 There goes Davis. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Davis steals second.
Top 1 Davis hits a line drive into center field. Mashore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mashore. King moves to third.
Top 1 King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Roberts strikes out.