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Yankees 10 @ Athletics 5
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 5, 1997

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on April 5, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 10 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 5, 1997 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 10 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 10
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Oakland Athletics
R: 5 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherDwight Gooden  
Losing PitcherMike Mohler  
SaveMariano Rivera  
Game Winning RBITino Martinez 

Game Info

DateApril 5, 1997 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamOakland Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherDwight Gooden  
Home Starting PitcherMike Mohler  
BallparkOakland-Alameda County Stadium 
CityOakland 
StateCA 
Attendance25,438 
Time of Game3 hours 19 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Tim Welke
1B: Ken Kaiser
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Derryl Cousins

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Derek Jeter  Shortstop 
Charlie Hayes  Third Baseman 
Bernie Williams  Center Fielder 
Cecil Fielder  DH 
Tino Martinez  First Baseman 
Mark Whiten  Left Fielder 
Paul O'Neill  Right Fielder 
Jorge Posada  Catcher 
Pat Kelly  Second Baseman 
Joe Torre  Manager 

Oakland Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tony Batista  Shortstop 
Scott Brosius  Third Baseman 
Jose Canseco  Right Fielder 
Mark McGwire  First Baseman 
Geronimo Berroa  DH 
Jason Giambi  Left Fielder 
Ernie Young  Center Fielder 
Scott Spiezio  Second Baseman 
Izzy Molina  Catcher 
Art Howe  Manager 

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Yankees 10 @ Athletics 5
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
April 5, 1997

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/5/1997 -- New York at Oakland (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Jeter D, ss           6  2  4  1   Batista T, ss         4  2  1  0   
Hayes C, 3b           4  2  2  0   Brosius S, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Williams B, cf        5  1  2  2   Canseco J, rf         4  1  2  3   
Fielder C, dh         3  1  0  1   McGwire M, 1b         3  0  1  0   
Martinez T, 1b        4  0  1  1   Berroa G, dh          4  1  2  1   
Whiten M, lf          3  1  0  0   Giambi J, lf          4  0  2  0   
O'Neill P, rf         3  2  2  4   Young E, cf           3  0  0  0   
Posada J, c           5  1  2  0   Stairs M, ph          1  0  1  0   
Kelly P, 2b           2  0  0  0   Spiezio S, 2b         4  1  1  1   
Strawberry D, ph      0  0  0  0   Molina I, c           3  0  0  0   
Sojo L, 2b            1  0  0  1   Williams G, ph        1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36 10 13 10                        35  5 10  5

New York         006 000 022 -- 10
Oakland          102 200 000 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gooden D (W)          5.2  6  5  5  1  3
Lloyd G*              0.0  1  0  0  0  0
Boehringer B          2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Rivera M (S)          1.1  2  0  0  0  3

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Mohler M (L)+         3.0  5  6  6  4  2
Wengert D             3.0  2  0  0  2  1
Groom B               1.0  1  0  0  1  1
Lewis R               0.1  2  2  2  1  0
Brewer B              1.2  3  2  2  1  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 4th

DP -- New York 2, Oakland 1
LOB -- New York 12, Oakland 5
2B -- Hayes C, Giambi J, McGwire M, O'Neill P, Jeter D
HR -- O'Neill P, Canseco J, Berroa G, Spiezio S
SB -- Berroa G, Batista T, Jeter D
SF -- Martinez T, Fielder C, Sojo L
HBP -- by Mohler M (Whiten M), by Gooden D (Batista T)
T -- 3:19
A -- 25438

    

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