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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians, played on April 3, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Adams |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 13,707 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Larry Young 3B: Rich Garcia |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Mitchell | DH |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | Right Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| George Williams | Catcher |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 3, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Adams
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Adams
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Adams
Thome strikes out. There goes Grissom. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Hershiser
Batista takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Batista moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Hershiser
Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Hershiser
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Batista scores. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Hershiser
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Giambi vs. Hershiser
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Hershiser
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Adams
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Adams
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Adams
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Justice moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Mitchell vs. Adams
Mitchell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Adams
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Adams
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Adams
There goes Grissom. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Grissom steals second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Adams
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Hershiser
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hershiser
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Hershiser
Batista hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Hershiser
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Adams
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Adams
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hershiser
Canseco hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Hershiser
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Hershiser
Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Hershiser
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Adams
Ramirez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Adams
Franco hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Franco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Adams
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Adams
Borders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Franco scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Adams
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Hershiser
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hershiser
Williams takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Batista vs. Hershiser
Batista hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Hershiser
Brosius hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Hershiser
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Telgheder
Dave Telgheder now pitching.
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Telgheder
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Telgheder
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Telgheder
Justice takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Telgheder
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Hershiser
McGwire hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Hershiser
Berroa hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Hershiser
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hershiser
Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Hershiser
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Hershiser
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Spiezio moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Batista vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Batista hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Telgheder
Franco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Telgheder
There goes Franco. The throw from Williams and he is out, Spiezio applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Telgheder
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Telgheder
Borders hits a line drive towards third. Brosius reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Jackson
Brosius hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Jackson
Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Jackson
McGwire takes first base on ball four. Brosius moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Berroa vs. Jackson
Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Jackson
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Brosius scores. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Jackson
Young takes first base on ball four. McGwire moves to third. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Spiezio vs. Jackson
Spiezio hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Telgheder
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telgheder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Telgheder
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Telgheder
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Jackson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Batista vs. Jackson
Batista bunts towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Jackson
Brosius strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Canseco hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Lewis
Richie Lewis now pitching.
Williams hits a popup into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Lewis
Justice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Lewis
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Lewis
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Plunk
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Plunk
Berroa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Giambi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Assenmacher
Damon Mashore pinch runs for Jason Giambi.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Mashore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Assenmacher
Spiezio hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Taylor
Damon Mashore now playing left field. Billy Taylor now pitching.
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Taylor
Brian Giles pinch hits for Pat Borders.
Giles hits a popup into left field, out of the reach of Mashore. Giles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Taylor
Grissom hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Taylor
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/3/1997 -- Cleveland at Oakland (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 4 0 1 0 Batista T, ss 3 1 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 5 0 0 0 Brosius S, 3b 5 1 1 0
Thome J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Canseco J, dh 4 0 0 0
Williams M, 3b 4 0 0 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 1 2 2
Justice D, lf 2 1 0 0 Berroa G, rf 3 1 1 1
Ramirez M, rf 2 1 0 0 Giambi J, lf 4 0 2 1
Franco J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Mashore D, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Mitchell K, dh 4 1 1 3 Young E, cf 4 1 1 0
Borders P, c 3 0 1 1 Spiezio S, 2b 3 0 0 0
Giles B, ph 1 0 1 0 Williams G, c 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 6 4 31 5 8 5
Cleveland 030 100 000 -- 4
Oakland 100 021 01x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O 4.2 5 3 3 7 3
Jackson M 2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Plunk E (L) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Assenmacher P 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Adams W 4.0 4 4 4 3 4
Telgheder D 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Lewis R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Taylor B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Oakland 15
2B -- McGwire M, Franco J, Giles B
HR -- Mitchell K, McGwire M, Berroa G
SB -- Grissom M 2
CS -- Franco J
SH -- Batista T
HBP -- by Hershiser O (Williams G)
WP -- Hershiser O
T -- 3:15
A -- 13707
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