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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 16, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Adams |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 14,237 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Harold Baines | DH |
| Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Right Fielder |
| Chad Kreuter | Catcher |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Terry Bevington | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | Center Fielder |
| Pat Lennon | Left Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Geronimo Berroa | DH |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Scott Brosius | Third Baseman |
| George Williams | Catcher |
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 16, 1997
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Adams
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Adams
Durham strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Adams
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Adams
Belle hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Alvarez
Mashore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Alvarez
McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Adams
Baines hits a line drive towards short. Batista reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Adams
Cameron hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Adams
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Alvarez
Berroa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Alvarez
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Alvarez
Brosius hits a line drive into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Alvarez
Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Williams reaches second base with a double. Berroa moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Batista vs. Alvarez
Batista strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Adams
Kreuter strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Adams
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Adams
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. That will be extra bases. Lennon picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Lennon. Guillen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durham vs. Adams
Durham 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Adams
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Adams
Belle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Alvarez
Mashore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Adams
Baines hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Adams
Cameron hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Adams
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Alvarez
McGwire hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Alvarez
Berroa hits a line drive into left field. Belle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Belle. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Alvarez
Spiezio strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Alvarez
Brosius hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Adams
Kreuter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Adams
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kreuter moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Adams
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kreuter scores. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durham vs. Adams
Durham hits a fly ball into left field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Adams
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Adams
There goes Phillips. The throw from Williams and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Belle vs. Adams
Belle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Alvarez
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Alvarez
Batista strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Alvarez
Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Adams
Baines hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lennon. Baines reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cameron vs. Adams
Cameron hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baines moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Adams
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baines tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Adams
Kreuter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Canseco who is chasing the ball. Kreuter reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Adams
Guillen 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
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Alvarez
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Alvarez
Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGwire moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Alvarez
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McGwire scores. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Alvarez
Brosius hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Montgomery
Steve Montgomery now pitching.
Phillips hits a popup into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Montgomery
Durham hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Montgomery
Thomas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Montgomery
Belle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mashore. Belle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Montgomery
Baines is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Cameron vs. Montgomery
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Alvarez
Williams hits a popup towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Alvarez
Rafael Bournigal pinch hits for Tony Batista.
Bournigal hits a popup into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Alvarez
Mashore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Levine
Al Levine now pitching. Matt Stairs pinch hits for Pat Lennon.
Stairs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mashore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Levine
Canseco takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
McGwire vs. Levine
McGwire strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Montgomery
Rafael Bournigal now playing shortstop. Matt Stairs now playing right field. Jose Canseco now playing left field.
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kreuter vs. Montgomery
Kreuter hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Montgomery covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Montgomery
Guillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Levine
Berroa hits a line drive towards third. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Levine
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Levine
Brosius hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Brosius reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Levine
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Montgomery
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Montgomery
There goes Phillips. The throw from Williams and he is out, Bournigal applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Montgomery
Durham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Montgomery
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Durham moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Belle vs. Montgomery
Belle hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Durham tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching.
Baines hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Baines reaches second base with a double. There goes Thomas trying to get to home. Canseco throws the ball in to Bournigal who relays the ball to Williams, who tags Thomas, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Thomas
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. Larry Thomas now pitching.
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomas covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mashore vs. Thomas
Mashore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Thomas
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mashore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching.
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McGwire vs. Simas
McGwire hits a popup off the glove of Durham, and into shallow right field. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Mashore scores. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1997 -- Chicago at Oakland (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Phillips T, 3b 4 0 2 1 Mashore D, cf 3 1 0 0
Durham R, 2b 3 1 0 1 Lennon P, lf 3 0 1 0
Thomas F, 1b 3 1 2 1 Stairs M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0
Belle A, lf 4 0 1 1 Canseco J, rf-lf 3 0 0 0
Baines H, dh 4 1 2 0 McGwire M, 1b 5 1 2 1
Cameron M, cf 4 0 0 0 Berroa G, dh 5 0 3 0
Martinez D, rf 3 0 0 1 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 1 1
Kreuter C, c 3 1 1 0 Brosius S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Guillen O, ss 4 2 2 0 Williams G, c 4 0 1 0
Batista T, ss 2 0 0 0
Bournigal R, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
Magadan D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 10 5 37 2 10 2
Chicago 001 021 101 -- 6
Oakland 000 001 001 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez W (W) 6.2 7 1 1 1 5
Levine A 1.1 2 0 0 1 1
Thomas L 0.2 0 1 1 1 0
Simas B* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Hernandez R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Adams W (L) 6.0 6 4 4 3 5
Montgomery S 2.2 3 2 2 3 0
Mohler M 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Lennon P, Belle A, Williams G
LOB -- Chicago 8, Oakland 12
2B -- Williams G, Phillips T, Baines H 2, Belle A, Brosius S, McGwire M
3B -- Kreuter C
HR -- Thomas F
SB -- Phillips T
CS -- Phillips T
SF -- Durham R, Martinez D, Belle A
T -- 3:24
A -- 14237
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