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September 7, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 9 14 0
Royals 4 11 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 9 14 0
Royals 4 11 2

Jermaine Dye Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .228
OBP .250 .278
At Bats 4 202
Hits 1 46
• Singles 0 27
• Doubles 0 13
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 6
Walks 0 13
RBI’s 2 19

T.J. Mathews Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 6 1
Close
Kauffman Stadium - September 7, 1997
Out
T.J. Mathews
Izzy Molina
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Miguel Tejada
Jason McDonald
Ernie Young
Ben Grieve
Jermaine Dye

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 9 14 0 8
Kansas City Royals 4 11 2 11
Winning Pitcher Eric Ludwick
Losing Pitcher Jose Rosado
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Scott Spiezio
Attendance 14,123
Time of Game 3 hours 19 minutes
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

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

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Benitez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 9 Davis strikes out.
Top 9 Young strikes out.
Top 9 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tejada for the out. McDonald moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Top 9 Bellhorn strikes out.
Top 9 Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald moves to second.
Top 9 Hipolito Pichardo now pitching. McDonald is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hansen moves to second.
Bottom 8 Hansen hits a popup beyond first. Giambi can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 8 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jason McDonald now playing left field. Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Grieve hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 8 Brosius strikes out.
Top 8 Molina hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Molina reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. Young scores.
Top 8 Young bunts towards the mound. Olson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Olson. Tejada moves to third. Young moves to second.
Top 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Sutton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Benitez hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jay Witasick now pitching. Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lesher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Grieve takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Cooper strikes out.
Bottom 6 Dye hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Buddy Groom now pitching. Sutton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ludwick fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Davis strikes out.
Bottom 5 Halter takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to second.
Bottom 5 Myers takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Cooper scores.
Bottom 5 Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third.
Bottom 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Young strikes out.
Top 5 Tejada hits a popup towards first. Sutton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bellhorn strikes out.
Bottom 4 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Sutton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Benitez hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a line drive into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Giambi strikes out.
Top 4 Lesher hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spiezio tags and scores.
Top 4 Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brosius scores. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Brosius moves to third.
Top 4 Brosius takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second.
Top 4 Scott Service now pitching. Molina strikes out.
Top 4 Young hits a line drive into left field. Benitez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Benitez. Bellhorn scores. Tejada scores.
Top 4 Tejada hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Giambi scores. Bellhorn moves to third.
Top 4 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second.
Top 4 Giambi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second.
Bottom 3 Hansen bunts, foul, towards the mound. Ludwick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Cooper is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Lesher hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Grieve hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young scores.
Top 3 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Halter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Young moves to third.
Top 3 Molina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second.
Top 3 Young bunts towards the mound. Rosado fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Dye strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sutton hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Benitez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tejada strikes out.
Top 2 Bellhorn bunts towards the mound. Rosado fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Lesher hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Halter takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Myers bunts towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brosius hits a line drive into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.