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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 14, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 14, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charles Nagy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,268 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Barrett 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Mike Reilly |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Brian Giles | Right Fielder |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Newson | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Center Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | Right Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 14, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Witt
Grissom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Witt
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Witt
Thome hits a line drive towards first. Clark catches it and steps on first to double up Grissom. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Nagy
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Nagy
Nagy spins, and has Rodriguez trapped. He throws to Williams who tags Rodriguez for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Witt
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Witt
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Nagy
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Witt
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giles for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Witt
Borders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Nagy
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Nagy
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Witt
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Witt
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Witt
Thome hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a line drive towards the mound. Nagy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Witt
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Witt
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Witt
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giles for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Nagy
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Nagy
Ripken hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Nagy
Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Witt
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Witt
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Greer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Nagy
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stevens vs. Nagy
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Witt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Witt
Thome takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Witt
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Witt
Justice hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stevens. Justice reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Franco vs. Witt
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Giles vs. Witt
Giles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Borders vs. Witt
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Nagy
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Nagy
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Nagy
Newson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Witt
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Witt
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Witt
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Thome vs. Witt
Thome hits a fly ball into right field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Witt
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Nagy
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Rodriguez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Nagy
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nagy, and towards Fernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nagy
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nagy
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching. Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Simms hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Wetteland
Mike Simms now playing right field. John Wetteland now pitching.
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Wetteland
Franco hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Wetteland
There goes Franco. The throw from Rodriguez and he is out, Gil applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Wetteland
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Jackson
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Newson vs. Jackson
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Jackson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gil moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Wetteland
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Wetteland
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Simms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Wetteland
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lopez
Damon Buford pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez.
Clark hits a line drive into right field. Giles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Giles. Buford moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Lopez
Palmer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Simms vs. Lopez
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to home to get Buford. Clark moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Ripken vs. Lopez
Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1997 -- Cleveland at Texas (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 5 0 2 0 Newson W, lf 5 0 0 0
Fernandez T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 1 3 0
Thome J, 1b 2 1 1 2 Greer R, cf 4 1 1 1
Williams M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 3 2
Justice D, lf 3 0 1 1 Buford D, pr 0 0 0 0
Franco J, dh 4 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 5 1 3 0
Giles B, rf 3 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Borders P, c 4 0 1 0 Stevens L, rf 3 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0 Simms M, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Ripken B, 2b 4 0 0 1
Gil B, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 40 4 13 4
Cleveland 000 100 110 0 -- 3
Texas 000 001 020 1 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nagy C 7.1 9 3 3 2 4
Plunk E 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Morman A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Jackson M 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Assenmacher P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lopez A (L) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B 8.0 7 3 3 3 4
Wetteland J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
E -- Thome J, Giles B
DP -- Cleveland 1, Texas 3
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Texas 11
2B -- Greer R, Gonzalez J, Justice D
3B -- Rodriguez I
HR -- Thome J, Gonzalez J
SB -- Rodriguez I
CS -- Rodriguez I, Franco J
SF -- Thome J, Ripken B
T -- 3:10
A -- 30268
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