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August 22, 1997

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Indians	5	12	1
Athletics	3	6	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Indians	5	12	1
Athletics	3	6	0

Mark Bellhorn Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.260
OBP	.250	.356
At Bats	4	154
Hits	1	40
• Singles	1	27
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	5
Walks	0	23
RBI’s	0	17

Jose Mesa Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	4	7

FIRST PREVIOUS PLAY/PAUSE REPLAY NEXT LAST/BOX

Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 22, 1997

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Out

Jose Mesa

Sandy Alomar

Jim Thome

Jeff Branson

Matt Williams

Omar Vizquel

Brian Giles

Marquis Grissom

Manny Ramirez

Mark Bellhorn

Jason McDonald

Dave Magadan

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Cleveland Indians	5	12	1	12
Oakland Athletics	3	6	0	8
Winning Pitcher	Jaret Wright
Losing Pitcher	Ariel Prieto
Save	Jose Mesa
Game Winning RBI	Marquis Grissom
Attendance	11,451
Time of Game	3 hours 8 minutes

View Box Score

Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Bellhorn hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome juggles the ball. That's an error on Thome. Magadan moves to second.

Bottom 9 Brian Lesher pinch hits for Tony Batista. Lesher strikes out.

Bottom 9 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Ernie Young. Magadan takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Jose Mesa now pitching. George Williams pinch hits for Brent Mayne. Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Branson strikes out.

Top 9 Alomar strikes out.

Top 9 Billy Taylor now pitching. Williams strikes out.

Top 9 Justice takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second.

Top 9 Thome takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 8 Spiezio strikes out.

Bottom 8 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Eric Plunk now pitching. Canseco hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Stairs hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Bottom 8 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Bellhorn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 There go the runners. The throw from Mayne to Bellhorn. The throw back to home, and Branson is out at the plate. Grissom moves to third.

Top 8 Mike Mohler now pitching. Giles bunts towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Branson moves to third. Grissom moves to second.

Top 8 Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Branson moves to second.

Top 8 Branson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 McDonald strikes out.

Bottom 7 Batista hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Young strikes out.

Bottom 7 Jason Jacome now pitching. Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayne for the out.

Top 7 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Justice moves to second.

Top 7 Justice takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 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 7 Dane Johnson now pitching. Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 There goes Canseco. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Canseco steals second.

Bottom 6 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Canseco takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Giles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grissom moves to third.

Top 6 Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Branson strikes out.

Top 6 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Bellhorn hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 McDonald strikes out.

Bottom 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mayne scores. Young moves to second.

Bottom 5 Young takes first base on ball four. Mayne moves to second.

Bottom 5 Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

Top 5 Thome hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Ramirez reaches second base with a double.

Top 5 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Giambi 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 4 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 4 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 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 4 Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Branson moves to second.

Top 4 Branson takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Williams strikes out.

Bottom 3 Bellhorn hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 McDonald bunts towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Thome hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Young strikes out.

Bottom 2 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out.

Top 2 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grissom scores.

Top 2 Grissom hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young who is chasing the ball. Grissom reaches third base with a triple. Alomar scores.

Top 2 Branson strikes out.

Top 2 Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Alomar reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Canseco is hit by the pitch. Stairs moves to second.

Bottom 1 Stairs takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Justice hits a popup, foul, towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel moves to third.

Top 1 Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to second.

Top 1 Vizquel takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Giles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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