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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 22, 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 August 22, 1997 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jaret Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ariel Prieto |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,451 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Al Clark |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| David Justice | DH |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | Left Fielder |
| Mark Bellhorn | Third Baseman |
| Matt Stairs | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | DH |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Tony Batista | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 22, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Prieto
Giles hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bellhorn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Prieto
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Prieto
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Prieto
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Justice vs. Prieto
Justice hits a popup, foul, towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wright
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. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Wright
Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Wright
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Wright
Canseco is hit by the pitch. Stairs moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Wright
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Prieto
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Prieto
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Branson vs. Prieto
Branson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Prieto
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. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Giles vs. Prieto
Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grissom scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Prieto
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Wright
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. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Wright
Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wright
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Prieto
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Prieto
Thome hits a popup into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Prieto
Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Wright
into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Wright
McDonald bunts towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Wright
Bellhorn hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Prieto
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Prieto
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Prieto
Branson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Prieto
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Prieto
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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Wright
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Wright
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Wright
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. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Prieto
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Prieto
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Prieto
Thome hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Prieto
Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Prieto
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Wright
Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Wright
Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wright
Young takes first base on ball four. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Batista vs. Wright
Batista hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mayne scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Wright
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bellhorn vs. Wright
Bellhorn hits a line drive 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Prieto
Alomar 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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Prieto
Branson strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Prieto
Grissom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Prieto
Giles hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Grissom moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Vizquel vs. Prieto
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prieto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Wright
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Wright
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Wright
Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Wright
There goes Canseco. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Canseco steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Wright
Spiezio hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Johnson
Dane Johnson now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Johnson
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. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Johnson
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Johnson
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Jacome
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. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jacome
Young strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Batista vs. Jacome
Batista hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Jacome
McDonald strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Johnson
Branson hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Johnson
Grissom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Mohler
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. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Mohler
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. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Mohler
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Bellhorn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Jacome
Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Jacome
Stairs hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Canseco hits a popup towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Assenmacher
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Mohler
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Mohler
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Mohler
Justice takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching.
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Taylor
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Branson vs. Taylor
Branson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mesa
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. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Mesa
Dave Magadan pinch hits for Ernie Young.
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lesher vs. Mesa
Brian Lesher pinch hits for Tony Batista.
Lesher strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Mesa
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome juggles the ball. That's an error on Thome. Magadan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bellhorn vs. Mesa
Bellhorn hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1997 -- Cleveland at Oakland (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Giles B, lf 4 0 2 1 McDonald J, lf 5 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0 Bellhorn M, 3b 5 1 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 4 2 2 1 Stairs M, rf 3 1 2 2
Thome J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Canseco J, dh 2 0 0 0
Justice D, dh 3 1 1 2 Giambi J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams M, 3b 5 0 1 0 Spiezio S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 5 1 1 0 Mayne B, c 3 1 1 0
Branson J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Williams G, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom M, cf 4 1 4 1 Young E, cf 2 0 0 0
Magadan D, ph 0 0 0 0
Batista T, ss 3 0 2 1
Lesher B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 33 3 6 3
Cleveland 020 020 001 -- 5
Oakland 000 010 020 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J (W) 6.0 3 1 1 3 2
Jacome J* 1.0 3 2 2 0 2
Plunk E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Assenmacher P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Mesa J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Prieto A (L) 6.0 8 4 4 3 3
Johnson D+ 1.0 3 0 0 1 0
Mohler M# 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Taylor B 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
# Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Thome J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 12, Oakland 8
2B -- Alomar Jr. S, Ramirez M
3B -- Grissom M
HR -- Justice D, Stairs M, Ramirez M
SB -- Canseco J
CS -- Branson J
SH -- Giles B
HBP -- by Wright J (Canseco J)
T -- 3:08
A -- 11451
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