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August 14, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 12 15 2
White Sox 5 9 1
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Athletics 12 15 2
White Sox 5 9 1

Albert Belle Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .268
OBP .250 .328
At Bats 4 467
Hits 1 125
• Singles 1 73
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 23
Walks 0 40
RBI’s 0 82

John Johnstone Season Stats

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Comiskey Park - August 14, 1997
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Out
John Johnstone
Brent Mayne
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Tilson Brito
Rafael Bournigal
Brian Lesher
Jason McDonald
Ernie Young
Albert Belle
Ray Durham

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 12 15 2 7
Chicago White Sox 5 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Buddy Groom
Losing Pitcher Chuck McElroy
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Brian Lesher
Attendance 21,570
Time of Game 3 hours 11 minutes
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Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Belle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to third.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Durham moves to second.
Bottom 9 John Johnstone now pitching. Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 McDonald strikes out.
Top 9 Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayne scores.
Top 9 Lesher hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Mayne hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. Mayne reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Guillen 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.
Bottom 8 Valdez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Jason McDonald now playing center field. Tilson Brito now playing third base. Ernie Young now playing right field. Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fabregas for the out.
Top 8 Tilson Brito pinch runs for Matt Stairs. Giambi hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stairs takes first base on ball four. Bellhorn moves to second.
Top 8 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bournigal hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Chris Clemons now pitching. Lesher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Small fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Ventura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Belle moves to second.
Bottom 7 Belle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Aaron Small now pitching. Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Spiezio takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Giambi reaches second base with a double. Magadan goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Stairs hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ventura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bellhorn scores.
Top 7 Bournigal bunts towards the mound. Simas fields it and throws to first for the out. Bellhorn moves to second.
Top 7 Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 6 Bill Simas now pitching. Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards second. Durham picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Durham. Giambi scores. Spiezio scores. Mayne moves to third.
Top 6 Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 6 Spiezio takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Giambi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martinez. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Valdez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Buddy Groom now pitching. Fabregas hits a fly ball for an out. Ventura tags and scores. Cameron tags and moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cameron hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Cameron reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Ventura moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ventura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 5 Belle hits a line drive into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Bellhorn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Guillen hits a line drive into left field. Lesher picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lesher. Valdez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Valdez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Fabregas hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cameron hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Chuck McElroy now pitching. Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ventura hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Belle strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham moves to second.
Bottom 3 Durham takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Giambi strikes out.
Top 3 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Bournigal bunts in front of the plate. Fabregas fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bellhorn hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Valdez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Fabregas strikes out.
Bottom 2 Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cameron for the out.
Top 2 Young strikes out.
Top 2 Lesher hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ventura strikes out.
Bottom 1 Belle 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 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Durham hits a popup towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Stairs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Stairs reaches second base with a double. Bournigal goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Magadan strikes out.
Top 1 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bellhorn strikes out.