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Athletics 11 @ Indians 9
Jacobs Field
April 30, 1997

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 30, 1997 at Jacobs Field. The home team Indians were bested by the visiting Athletics with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateApril 30, 1997 
Visiting Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 11 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 11
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Cleveland Indians
R: 9 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherBilly Taylor  
Losing PitcherJose Mesa  
SaveDon Wengert  
Game Winning RBIMark McGwire 

Game Info

DateApril 30, 1997 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamOakland Athletics 
Home TeamCleveland Indians 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Telgheder  
Home Starting PitcherOrel Hershiser  
BallparkJacobs Field 
CityCleveland 
StateOH 
Attendance40,463 
Time of Game4 hours 9 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Durwood Merrill
1B: Dale Scott
2B: Ted Barrett
3B: Rocky Roe

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Damon Mashore  Center Fielder 
Jason Giambi  Left Fielder 
Jose Canseco  Right Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Geronimo Berroa  DH 
Scott Spiezio  Second Baseman 
Scott Brosius  Third Baseman 
Rafael Bournigal  Shortstop 
Brent Mayne  Catcher 
Art Howe  Manager 

Cleveland Indians Lineup 

Name  Position 
Omar Vizquel  Shortstop 
Tony Fernandez  Second Baseman 
Jim Thome  First Baseman 
Matt Williams  Third Baseman 
David Justice  Left Fielder 
Manny Ramirez  Right Fielder 
Julio Franco  DH 
Brian Giles  Center Fielder 
Sandy Alomar  Catcher 
Mike Hargrove  Manager 

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Jacobs Field
April 30, 1997

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         Game of 4/30/1997 -- Oakland at Cleveland (N)

  Oakland            AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Mashore D, cf-lf      6  1  2  0   Vizquel O, ss         5  1  1  0   
Giambi J, lf          4  1  1  1   Fernandez T, 2b       6  2  2  1   
Young E, cf           1  0  0  0   Thome J, 1b           4  0  0  0   
Canseco J, rf         4  1  1  2   Williams M, 3b        6  0  2  3   
McGwire M, 1b         6  3  3  3   Justice D, lf-rf      3  2  2  1   
Berroa G, dh          4  1  2  1   Ramirez M, rf         4  1  2  2   
Spiezio S, 2b         5  1  1  0   Curtis C, pr-cf       0  0  0  0   
Brosius S, 3b         5  1  2  1   Seitzer K, ph         1  0  0  0   
Bournigal R, ss       5  1  2  1   Mitchell K, lf        1  0  0  0   
Mayne B, c            4  1  1  1   Franco J, dh          4  2  2  0   
                                   Giles B, cf-rf-cf     4  0  2  0   
                                   Alomar Jr. S, c       5  1  2  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 11 15 10                        43  9 15  8

Oakland          005 001 010 4 -- 11
Cleveland        110 103 001 2 --  9

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Telgheder D           5.1  6  5  4  3  2
Small A               2.0  4  1  1  1  2
Taylor B (W)          1.2  2  1  1  2  0
Acre M                0.2  2  2  2  0  0
Groom B*              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Wengert D (S)         0.1  1  0  0  1  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hershiser O           6.0 10  6  6  0  3
Kline S               1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Plunk E               2.0  1  1  1  2  2
Mesa J (L)            0.1  3  4  2  0  0
Lopez A               0.2  1  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th

E -- McGwire M, Spiezio S, Justice D, Mitchell K
DP -- Oakland 4, Cleveland 2
LOB -- Oakland 8, Cleveland 12
2B -- Spiezio S, Ramirez M, Fernandez T, Bournigal R, Williams M
3B -- Vizquel O
HR -- McGwire M 2, Justice D, Ramirez M, Canseco J, Berroa G
SF -- Canseco J
HBP -- by Mesa J (Mayne B)
WP -- Plunk E
PB -- Alomar Jr. S
T -- 4:09
A -- 40463

    

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