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Rangers
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
August 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Texas Rangers, played on August 31, 1997 at Qualcomm Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sterling Hitchcock |
| Ballpark | Qualcomm Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 22,461 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Rich Rieker 3B: Paul Nauert |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Leyritz | First Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Mike Simms | Left Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| John Burkett | Pitcher |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Quilvio Veras | Second Baseman |
| Steve Finley | Center Fielder |
| Tony Gwynn | Right Fielder |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Wally Joyner | First Baseman |
| Mark Sweeney | Left Fielder |
| Chris Gomez | Shortstop |
| John Flaherty | Catcher |
| Sterling Hitchcock | Pitcher |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Padres
Qualcomm Stadium
August 31, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hitchcock
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hitchcock
Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hitchcock
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hitchcock
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Burkett
Veras strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Burkett
Finley hits a popup towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Burkett
Gwynn hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Hitchcock
Leyritz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Hitchcock
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Hitchcock
Simms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leyritz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Hitchcock
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burkett vs. Hitchcock
Burkett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Veras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Burkett
Caminiti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyner vs. Burkett
Joyner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Caminiti moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Burkett
Sweeney hits a line drive towards first. Leyritz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gomez vs. Burkett
Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hitchcock
Buford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hitchcock
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hitchcock
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Burkett
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hitchcock vs. Burkett
Hitchcock hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Burkett
Veras hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hitchcock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Finley vs. Burkett
Finley takes first base on ball four. Hitchcock moves to third. Veras moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gwynn vs. Burkett
Gwynn strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Caminiti vs. Burkett
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hitchcock scores. Veras scores. Finley moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Joyner vs. Burkett
Joyner hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Finley scores. Caminiti goes all the way around to score. Joyner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Burkett
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hitchcock
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Hitchcock
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Veras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Hitchcock
Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Finley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Burkett
Gomez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flaherty vs. Burkett
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gomez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hitchcock vs. Burkett
Hitchcock bunts towards the mound. Burkett fields it, throws to third for the out. There goes Hitchcock attempting to get to second. Here's the throw, and he's out. Double play. Flaherty moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Veras vs. Burkett
Veras strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Hitchcock
Simms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Hitchcock
Gil hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gwynn who is chasing the ball. Gil reaches third base with a triple. Simms goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Hitchcock
Alex Diaz pinch hits for John Burkett.
Diaz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Buford vs. Hitchcock
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gil scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Hitchcock
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hitchcock
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Gwynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Heredia
Alex Diaz now playing left field. Wilson Heredia now pitching.
Finley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gwynn vs. Heredia
There goes Finley. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Heredia
Gwynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Gwynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Heredia
Caminiti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Joyner vs. Heredia
Joyner hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gwynn scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Heredia
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hitchcock
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Hitchcock
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Hitchcock
Tatis hits a popup towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Hitchcock
Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Wilson Heredia.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gomez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gomez vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Gomez hits a line drive towards third. Tatis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Whiteside
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Whiteside
Greg Vaughn pinch hits for Sterling Hitchcock.
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Veras vs. Whiteside
There goes Vaughn. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Worrell
Tim Worrell now pitching.
Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Worrell
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Joyner fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Worrell covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Worrell
Buford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Worrell
Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Billy Ripken.
There goes Buford. The throw from Flaherty and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Worrell
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Veras vs. Whiteside
Domingo Cedeno now playing second base.
Veras hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Finley vs. Whiteside
Finley hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Whiteside scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Finley for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gwynn vs. Whiteside
Gwynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leyritz scoops it up and throws to first, with Whiteside covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Worrell
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Worrell
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Worrell
Leyritz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Worrell
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Whiteside
Caminiti strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joyner vs. Whiteside
Joyner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Whiteside
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Diaz. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gomez vs. Whiteside
Gomez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Flaherty vs. Whiteside
Flaherty hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hoffman
Trevor Hoffman now pitching. Chris Jones now playing left field. Lee Stevens pinch hits for Matt Whiteside.
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Hoffman
Rusty Greer pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Padres, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Hoffman
Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Joyner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1997 -- Texas at San Diego (D)
Texas AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Buford D, cf 4 1 4 2 Veras Q, 2b 4 1 1 0
Ripken B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Finley S, cf 2 1 0 0
Cedeno D, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Gwynn T, rf 4 1 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 4 0 0 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez J, rf 3 0 1 0 Joyner W, 1b 4 0 3 2
Leyritz J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Sweeney M, lf 4 0 1 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hoffman T, p 0 0 0 0
Simms M, lf 1 1 1 0 Gomez C, ss 3 0 1 0
Heredia W, p 0 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 4 0 1 0
Goodwin T, ph 1 0 0 0 Hitchcock S, p 2 1 1 0
Whiteside M, p 0 0 0 0 Vaughn G, ph 1 0 1 0
Stevens L, ph 1 0 0 0 Worrell T, p 0 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 3 1 2 1 Jones C, lf 0 0 0 0
Greer R, ph 1 0 0 0
Burkett J, p 1 0 0 0
Diaz A, ph-lf 3 0 0 0
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34 3 9 3 32 5 12 4
Texas 100 020 000 -- 3
San Diego 004 010 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J (L) 4.0 8 4 3 1 4
Heredia W 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Whiteside M 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock S (W) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
Worrell T 2.0 2 0 0 1 4
Hoffman T (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Gonzalez J, Flaherty J
DP -- Texas 2, San Diego 2
LOB -- Texas 6, San Diego 6
2B -- Gwynn T, Sweeney M
3B -- Gil B
HR -- Buford D
SB -- Buford D
CS -- Finley S, Vaughn G
T -- 2:41
A -- 22461
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