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April 7, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Athletics 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Red Sox 2 6 0
Athletics 6 8 1

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .222
OBP .000 .276
At Bats 4 27
Hits 0 6
• Singles 0 4
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 3
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 7, 1997
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Fielder's Choice
Billy Taylor
Izzy Molina
Dave Magadan
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Tony Batista
Damon Mashore
Ernie Young
Geronimo Berroa
John Valentin
Nomar Garciaparra
Troy O'Leary

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Boston Red Sox 2 6 0 9
Oakland Athletics 6 8 1 4
Winning Pitcher Richie Lewis
Losing Pitcher Tom Gordon
Save Billy Taylor
Game Winning RBI Jason Giambi
Attendance 8,482
Time of Game 2 hours 52 minutes
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Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. O'Leary moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Bragg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman. Hatteberg takes first base on ball four. O'Leary moves to second.
Top 9 Dave Magadan now playing first base. O'Leary hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Dave Magadan pinch runs for Mark McGwire. Vaughn Eshelman now pitching. Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to second for the out. Magadan moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 8 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco scores. McGwire moves to second.
Bottom 8 McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brosius scores. Canseco moves to second.
Bottom 8 Canseco takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 There goes Brosius. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Brosius steals second.
Bottom 8 Brosius takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Pat Mahomes now pitching. Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Naehring strikes out.
Top 8 Jeff Frye pinch runs for Mike Stanley. Billy Taylor now pitching. There goes Frye. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Frye steals second.
Top 8 Buddy Groom now pitching. Mike Stanley pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson. Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordero moves to third.
Top 8 Cordero takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Vaughn 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 Damon Mashore now playing left field. Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 7 Molina hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards short. Garciaparra settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Young hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Berroa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Garciaparra strikes out.
Top 7 Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bragg for the out. O'Leary moves to second.
Top 7 Haselman strikes out.
Top 7 Richie Lewis now pitching. O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 6 Brosius hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Naehring strikes out.
Top 6 Jefferson hits a fly ball towards center. Young settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Young. Vaughn scores. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Cordero strikes out. There goes Vaughn. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Vaughn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Valentin 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 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Molina hits a line drive into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Top 5 Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Bragg takes first base on ball four. Haselman moves to second.
Top 5 Haselman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 O'Leary 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 Naehring hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Berroa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McGwire hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 4 Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Jefferson strikes out.
Top 4 Cordero hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vaughn strikes out.
Bottom 3 Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Batista strikes out.
Bottom 3 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Valentin hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Garciaparra strikes out.
Top 3 Bragg strikes out.
Top 3 Haselman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Naehring settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 O'Leary hits a line drive towards first. McGwire catches it and steps on first to double up Naehring.
Top 2 Naehring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Jefferson strikes out.
Bottom 1 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Gordon covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out. There goes Brosius. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Brosius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Batista strikes out.
Top 1 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Valentin hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Garciaparra strikes out.