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April 18, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 9 10 0
Tigers 5 12 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 9 10 0
Tigers 5 12 1

Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .279
OBP .500 .367
At Bats 3 43
Hits 1 12
• Singles 0 5
• Doubles 1 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 6
RBI’s 0 10

Aaron Small Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 0
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Tiger Stadium - April 18, 1997
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Strikeout
Aaron Small
Brent Mayne
Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Tony Batista
Jason Giambi
Damon Mashore
Geronimo Berroa
Melvin Nieves
Bobby Higginson
Tony Clark

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 9 10 0 10
Detroit Tigers 5 12 1 10
Winning Pitcher Buddy Groom
Losing Pitcher Mike Myers
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Jason Giambi
Attendance 7,748
Time of Game 3 hours 49 minutes
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Count: 3-2, 2 Outs
Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Nieves strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Higginson takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second.
Bottom 9 Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Fryman strikes out.
Bottom 9 Hunter strikes out.
Top 9 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 9 Batista strikes out. There goes Spiezio. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 9 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Easley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Cruz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Tony Batista now playing shortstop. Brent Mayne now catching. Pride strikes out.
Top 8 Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giambi scores. McGwire moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Brian Johnson now catching. There goes McGwire. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. McGwire steals second.
Top 8 McGwire hits a popup in front of the plate. Walbeck juggles the ball. That's an error on Walbeck. Stairs scores. Mashore scores. Giambi moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Top 8 Dan Miceli now pitching. Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Giambi takes first base on ball four. Batista scores. Stairs moves to third. Mashore moves to second.
Top 8 Mashore takes first base on ball four. Spiezio scores. Batista moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Top 8 Tony Batista pinch runs for Dave Magadan. Ernie Young pinch hits for Izzy Molina. Todd Jones now pitching. Matt Stairs pinch hits for Ernie Young.Stairs takes first base on ball four. Batista moves to second.
Top 8 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. Mike Myers now pitching. Magadan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brosius scores. Spiezio moves to third.
Top 8 Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second.
Top 8 Brosius hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Berroa hits a line drive towards third. Fryman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nieves for the out.
Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fryman moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fryman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acre fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mashore tags and scores.
Top 7 A.J. Sager now pitching. Mashore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter who is chasing the ball. Mashore reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Mark Acre now pitching. There goes Walbeck. The throw from Molina and he is out, Brosius applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Walbeck hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Walbeck reaches second base with a double. Nieves scores.
Bottom 6 Pride hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nieves hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Nieves reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bournigal takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Telgheder covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telgheder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Molina scores. Mashore goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Canseco strikes out.
Top 5 Giambi strikes out.
Top 5 Mashore takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Molina moves to second.
Top 5 Molina takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Easley hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brocail fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Brosius moves to third.
Top 4 Brosius is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Walbeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Telgheder covering, for the out.
Bottom 3 Pride 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 3 Nieves takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Canseco strikes out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Clark takes first base on ball four. Hunter moves to third. Fryman moves to second.
Bottom 2 Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to third for the out. Cruz scores. Hunter moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Walbeck scores. Cruz moves to third. Easley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Easley takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walbeck moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Walbeck. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Walbeck steals second.
Bottom 2 Walbeck hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Pride strikes out.
Top 2 Molina hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bournigal takes first base on ball four. Berroa moves to second.
Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Nieves strikes out.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fryman scores.
Bottom 1 There goes Fryman. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Fryman steals second.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Easley tags and scores.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easley moves to third.
Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out.
Bottom 1 Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Canseco strikes out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Mashore moves to third.
Top 1 Mashore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.