Indians @ Athletics
August 23, 1997

Back Home
Visual
Play By Play
Text
Play By Play
Audio
Play By Play
Box
Score
Lineups
and Summary
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 17 0
Athletics 4 8 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Indians 7 17 0
Athletics 4 8 1

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .336
OBP .000 .423
At Bats 4 247
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 60

Jose Mesa Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 4 8
 FIRSTPLAY/PAUSE  REPLAYLAST/BOX  
Close
1 ▲ ▼ 2 ▲ ▼ 3 ▲ ▼ 4 ▲ ▼ 5 ▲ ▼ 6 ▲ ▼ 7 ▲ ▼ 8 ▲ ▼ 9 ▲ ▼
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 23, 1997
•
Out
Jose Mesa
Sandy Alomar
Jim Thome
Jeff Branson
Matt Williams
Omar Vizquel
Brian Giles
Marquis Grissom
Manny Ramirez
Matt Stairs
Mark Bellhorn
Tony Batista

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cleveland Indians 7 17 0 10
Oakland Athletics 4 8 1 8
Winning Pitcher Orel Hershiser
Losing Pitcher Brad Rigby
Save Jose Mesa
Game Winning RBI Sandy Alomar
Attendance 17,066
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Return to all plays in text
PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out. Williams scores. Batista moves to third. Bellhorn moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jose Mesa now pitching. Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Batista hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Batista reaches second base with a double. McDonald scores. Williams moves to third.
Bottom 9 George Williams pinch hits for Ernie Young. Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDonald moves to third.
Bottom 9 Jason McDonald pinch hits for Brian Lesher. Michael Jackson now pitching. McDonald hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Mayne strikes out.
Top 9 Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mathews fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Justice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 9 Thome hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 9 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out.
Top 8 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Small fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Batista. Alomar goes all the way around to score. Grissom moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Branson strikes out.
Top 8 Alomar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Bellhorn strikes out. There goes Young. He's safe. There goes Batista. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Batista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third.
Bottom 7 Young is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Lesher strikes out.
Top 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thome hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 7 Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Branson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bellhorn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Justice hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 There goes Giles. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Giles steals second.
Top 4 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jose Canseco. Magadan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out.
Top 3 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigby fields it and throws to first for the out. Thome moves to third. Justice moves to second.
Top 3 Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second.
Top 3 Thome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bellhorn hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Batista hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar tags and scores.
Top 2 Grissom bunts towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Spiezio covering, for the out. Alomar moves to third. Branson moves to second.
Top 2 Branson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Top 2 Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Lesher hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayne takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 1 Giambi is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Bellhorn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to second.
Top 1 Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.