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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 15, 1997 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Karsay |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Sele |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 17,862 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Ed Hickox 2B: John Shulock 3B: Rick Reed |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | Center Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Izzy Molina | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | Shortstop |
| Jeff Frye | Second Baseman |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Troy O'Leary | Right Fielder |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Wil Cordero | Left Fielder |
| Scott Hatteberg | Catcher |
| Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 15, 1997
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Sele
Mashore strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordero. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Sele
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Sele
McGwire is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Sele
Berroa takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to third. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Brosius vs. Sele
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Sele, and towards Frye, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Karsay
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Karsay
Frye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Karsay
Vaughn hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Sele
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Sele
Batista strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Sele
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mashore vs. Sele
Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Karsay
O'Leary hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Karsay
Naehring strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Karsay
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Karsay
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Sele
Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Sele
There goes Canseco. The throw from Hatteberg and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
McGwire vs. Sele
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Berroa vs. Sele
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Karsay
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Karsay
Bragg hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Karsay
Garciaparra strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Frye vs. Karsay
There goes Garciaparra. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Garciaparra steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Frye vs. Karsay
Frye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Karsay
There's a wild pitch. Garciaparra moves to third. Frye moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Vaughn vs. Karsay
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. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Sele
Brosius hits a line drive into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Sele
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Sele
Batista hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Sele
Molina hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Karsay
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Naehring vs. Karsay
Naehring hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Karsay
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Leary moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Cordero vs. Karsay
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Sele
Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Sele
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Karsay
Hatteberg hits a fly ball towards right. Canseco settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Canseco. Hatteberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Karsay
Bragg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Garciaparra vs. Karsay
Garciaparra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hatteberg scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Frye vs. Karsay
Frye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garciaparra moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Vaughn vs. Karsay
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Vaughn vs. Karsay
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
O'Leary vs. Karsay
O'Leary is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Naehring vs. Karsay
Naehring takes first base on ball four. Garciaparra scores. Frye scores. O'Leary moves to third. Naehring moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Wengert
Don Wengert now pitching.
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Cordero vs. Wengert
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Sele
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Sele
Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Sele
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Sele
Spiezio hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Batista vs. Sele
Batista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatteberg vs. Wengert
Hatteberg hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mashore. Hatteberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bragg vs. Wengert
Bragg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hatteberg moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Garciaparra vs. Wengert
There go the runners. The throw from Molina to Brosius. The throw back to home, and Hatteberg is out at the plate. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Wengert
Garciaparra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Wengert
Frye hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Sele
Molina hits a fly ball into right field. O'Leary settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Sele
Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Sele
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Sele
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Wengert
Vaughn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Wengert
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Leary for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Wengert
Naehring hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Corsi
Jim Corsi now pitching.
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garciaparra scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Corsi
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Corsi
Brosius hits a ball on the ground, foul, towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Corsi
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wengert
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Wengert
Cordero hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hatteberg vs. Wengert
Hatteberg strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bragg vs. Wengert
Bragg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Wengert
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mashore who is chasing the ball. Garciaparra reaches third base with a triple. Stanley scores. Bragg goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Frye vs. Wengert
Frye strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Corsi
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Tony Batista.
Magadan hits a line drive into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Corsi
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Izzy Molina.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Mashore vs. Corsi
Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn juggles the ball. That's an error on Vaughn. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Corsi
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to third. Mashore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Canseco vs. Slocumb
Heathcliff Slocumb now pitching.
Canseco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stairs scores. Mashore scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Slocumb
McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1997 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Mashore D, cf 5 1 0 0 Garciaparra N, ss 5 2 3 3
Giambi J, lf 3 0 1 0 Frye J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Canseco J, rf 5 0 2 2 Vaughn M, 1b 4 0 0 0
McGwire M, 1b 4 0 0 0 O'Leary T, rf 3 1 2 1
Berroa G, dh 2 0 1 0 Naehring T, 3b 3 0 1 1
Brosius S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 3 1 1 0
Spiezio S, 2b 3 0 2 0 Cordero W, lf 4 0 0 0
Batista T, ss 3 0 0 0 Hatteberg S, c 4 1 1 0
Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0 Bragg D, cf 4 1 2 0
Molina I, c 3 0 0 0
Stairs M, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 7 2 34 7 11 5
Oakland 000 000 002 -- 2
Boston 010 031 02x -- 7
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Karsay S (L) 4.2 6 4 1 3 6
Wengert D 3.1 5 3 3 1 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sele A (W) 7.0 5 0 0 4 6
Corsi J 1.1 1 2 1 2 0
Slocumb H 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Hatteberg S, Canseco J, Vaughn M
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 11, Boston 7
2B -- Giambi J, Bragg D, Hatteberg S
3B -- Garciaparra N
HR -- O'Leary T, Garciaparra N
SB -- Canseco J, Garciaparra N 2, Frye J
CS -- Hatteberg S
WP -- Karsay S 2
T -- 2:59
A -- 17862
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