Yankees @ Athletics
August 27, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Yankees 7 14 1
Athletics 7 14 0
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Yankees 7 14 2
Athletics 8 15 0

Jason McDonald Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .221
OBP .400 .312
At Bats 4 136
Hits 1 30
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 1 18
RBI’s 0 10

Jeff Nelson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 5 2
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 27, 1997
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Single
Jeff Nelson
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Rey Sanchez
Charlie Hayes
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Jason McDonald

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Yankees 7 14 2 10
Oakland Athletics 8 15 0 13
Winning Pitcher T.J. Mathews
Losing Pitcher Jeff Nelson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 18,079
Time of Game 3 hours 58 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 1 Out

End of Game

McDonald hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on O'Neill. McDonald moves all the way to home. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Girardi 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.
Top 9 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There goes O'Neill. The throw from Williams and he is safe. O'Neill steals second.
Top 9 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Stanley strikes out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Young strikes out.
Bottom 8 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 8 Brian Lesher pinch runs for Dave Magadan. Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lesher scores. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 8 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it and throws to second for the out. Magadan moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stairs takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 8 Magadan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Martinez 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 8 Williams strikes out.
Top 8 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Bellhorn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jeter. McDonald moves to second.
Bottom 7 Tejada hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Young strikes out.
Top 7 Jeter strikes out.
Top 7 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Girardi moves to second.
Top 7 Girardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 George Williams now catching. Billy Taylor now pitching. Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 6 Mike Stanton now pitching. George Williams pinch hits for Brent Mayne. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 6 Giambi takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Neill for the out.
Top 6 Stanley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martinez is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Williams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Williams reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. Jeter scores.
Top 6 There goes Jeter. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Jeter steals second.
Top 6 Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sanchez moves to third.
Top 6 Jeter bunts towards the mound. Small fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sanchez moves to second.
Top 6 Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McDonald takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 5 Tejada strikes out.
Bottom 5 Young strikes out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio bunts towards the mound. Rogers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Aaron Small now pitching. Hayes hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Martinez tags and scores.
Top 5 O'Neill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third. Stanley moves to second.
Top 5 Stanley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Martinez moves to second.
Top 5 Mike Mohler now pitching. Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 4 Stairs takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 4 Magadan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bellhorn scores.
Bottom 4 There goes Bellhorn. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Bellhorn steals second.
Bottom 4 Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kenny Rogers now pitching. McDonald strikes out.
Bottom 4 Tejada hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jeter takes first base on ball four. Stanley scores. O'Neill moves to third. Hayes moves to second.
Top 4 Sanchez strikes out.
Top 4 Girardi strikes out.
Top 4 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 O'Neill hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. O'Neill reaches second base with a double. Martinez scores. Stanley moves to third.
Top 4 Stanley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to third.
Top 4 Martinez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Martinez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Spiezio hits a line drive towards first. Martinez catches it and steps on first to double up Mayne.
Bottom 3 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jeter for the out.
Bottom 2 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 2 Magadan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Bellhorn strikes out.
Bottom 2 McDonald strikes out.
Top 2 Sanchez hits a line drive into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Girardi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stanley scores.
Top 2 Hayes 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. Stanley moves to third.
Top 2 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanley moves to second.
Top 2 Stanley takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mayne moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Mayne moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mayne takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Stairs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Irabu fires to first and picks off Bellhorn.
Bottom 1 Bellhorn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martinez strikes out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Curtis hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.