Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 6, 1997
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 6, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Mussina |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Pavlik |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 36,156 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry McCoy 1B: Terry Craft 2B: Chuck Meriwether 3B: Jim Evans |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | DH |
| Tony Tarasco | Right Fielder |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| Cal Ripken | Third Baseman |
| B.J. Surhoff | Left Fielder |
| Jeffrey Hammonds | Center Fielder |
| Chris Hoiles | Catcher |
| Jeff Reboulet | Second Baseman |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Mike Devereaux | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Orioles
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 6, 1997
Top 1
-
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pavlik
Anderson strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tarasco vs. Pavlik
Tarasco strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Pavlik
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Mussina
McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Mussina
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Mussina
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tarasco. Greer reaches second base with a double. McLemore scores. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Mussina
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Stevens vs. Mussina
Stevens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hammonds. Stevens reaches second base with a double. Greer scores. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Tettleton vs. Mussina
Tettleton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Devereaux vs. Mussina
Devereaux hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmer scores. Stevens scores. Tettleton moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Mussina
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mussina has Tettleton trapped. There's the throw to Ripken and over to Hoiles, who tags Tettleton for the out. Devereaux moves to third. Buford moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gil vs. Mussina
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 2
-
Orioles, 0 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Pavlik
Ripken hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Pavlik
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Pavlik
Hammonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Pavlik
Hoiles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reboulet vs. Pavlik
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Mussina
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Mussina
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Mussina
Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tarasco. Greer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Mussina
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greer scores. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Mussina
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Pavlik
Bordick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Stevens. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Pavlik
Bordick hits a fly ball into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pavlik
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tarasco vs. Pavlik
Tarasco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Pavlik
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. Tarasco moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Pavlik
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tarasco scores. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Surhoff vs. Pavlik
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Mussina
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Mussina
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Mussina
Buford hits a popup into right field. Tarasco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hammonds vs. Pavlik
Hammonds hits a fly ball into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hoiles vs. Pavlik
Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reboulet vs. Pavlik
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Mussina
Gil hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Mussina
Domingo Cedeno pinch runs for Benji Gil.
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Mussina
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro fields the ball and throws to Mussina covering. Safe. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Mussina
Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Mussina
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez scores. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Mussina
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Pavlik
Domingo Cedeno now playing shortstop.
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pavlik
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Tarasco vs. Pavlik
Tarasco hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Pavlik
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Johnson
Mike Johnson now pitching.
Tettleton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Johnson
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Johnson
Buford hits a popup towards short. Bordick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Pavlik
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Surhoff vs. Pavlik
Surhoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Hammonds vs. Pavlik
Hammonds hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hoiles vs. Pavlik
Hoiles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Reboulet vs. Pavlik
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Johnson
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLemore for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Johnson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tarasco. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Johnson
Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Hammonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Johnson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Johnson
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 7
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Pavlik
Bordick strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Pavlik
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walton vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching. Jerome Walton pinch hits for Tony Tarasco.
Walton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Vosberg
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. Walton moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Vosberg
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Johnson
Jerome Walton now playing right field.
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Johnson
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Reboulet misplays the ball. That's an error on Reboulet. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Johnson
Buford hits a line drive into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops it up and throws to first, with Johnson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Surhoff vs. Vosberg
Surhoff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hammonds vs. Vosberg
Hammonds hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hoiles vs. Vosberg
Hoiles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. Surhoff moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Reboulet vs. Vosberg
Reboulet hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reboulet for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Johnson
McLemore hits a fly ball into right field. Walton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Johnson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Surhoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Johnson
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Johnson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Santana
Julio Santana now pitching.
Bordick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Santana
Anderson is hit by the pitch. Bordick moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walton vs. Santana
Walton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bordick moves to third. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 2 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmeiro vs. Santana
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. Bordick scores. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Ripken vs. Santana
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 4/6/1997 -- Baltimore at Texas (D)
Baltimore AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Anderson B, dh 1 0 0 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 1 1 0
Tarasco T, rf 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 2 2 0
Walton J, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 Greer R, lf 5 2 4 2
Palmeiro R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 2 3
Ripken C, 3b 5 1 3 2 Stevens L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Surhoff B, lf 4 0 2 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 1 1 1
Hammonds J, cf 4 0 0 0 Devereaux M, rf 4 0 1 2
Hoiles C, c 3 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 4 0 0 0
Reboulet J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 2 0 1 0
Bordick M, ss 3 1 0 0 Cedeno D, pr-ss 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 2 38 9 13 9
Baltimore 011 000 001 -- 3
Texas 410 211 00x -- 9
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Mussina M (L) 4.0 9 7 7 2 3
Johnson M 4.0 4 2 2 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Pavlik R (W) 6.1 4 2 2 5 3
Vosberg E 1.2 1 0 0 1 0
Santana J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
E -- Stevens L, Reboulet J
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Baltimore 10, Texas 7
2B -- Greer R 2, Stevens L, Rodriguez I
HR -- Ripken C, Tettleton M
HBP -- by Santana J (Anderson B)
T -- 3:03
A -- 36156
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
