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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 15, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees, played on May 15, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jose Alberro |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 35,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Al Clark 2B: Dan Morrison 3B: Larry Barnett |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mike Devereaux | Right Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 15, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Alberro
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Alberro
Boggs hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Alberro
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Alberro
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Alberro
Fielder hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Whiteside
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Rogers
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rogers
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Rogers
Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Buford moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buford scores. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Rogers
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Rogers
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer tags and scores. Gonzalez tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Devereaux vs. Rogers
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Whiteside
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Whiteside
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Whiteside
The umpire calls a balk on Whiteside Girardi moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Raines vs. Whiteside
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Whiteside
Boggs hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rogers
Ripken hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Rogers
Gil bunts in front of the plate. Girardi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Rogers
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Rogers
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Rogers
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Whiteside
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Whiteside covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Whiteside
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Whiteside
Fielder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Whiteside
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rogers
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rogers covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Rogers
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Whiteside
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Whiteside
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Whiteside
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whiteside fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Rogers
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rogers
Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Rogers
Gil hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Gil reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Buford vs. Rogers
Buford strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Whiteside
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Whiteside
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Whiteside
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Whiteside
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Whiteside covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rogers
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Rogers
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Whiteside
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Whiteside
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Whiteside
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Whiteside
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Girardi vs. Whiteside
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Jeter scores. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Whiteside
Raines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Devereaux. Raines reaches second base with a double. Duncan scores. Girardi goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Raines scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Gunderson
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Gunderson
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rogers
Clark is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Rogers
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Devereaux vs. Rogers
Devereaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Gunderson
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Gunderson
O'Neill hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Gunderson
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Rogers
Ripken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Rogers
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Rogers
Buford bunts in front of the plate. Girardi fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Nelson
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Gunderson
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Gunderson
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken misplays the ball. That's an error on Ripken. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Raines vs. Gunderson
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Duncan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Gunderson
Boggs hits a fly ball into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nelson
Luis Sojo now playing second base.
Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Nelson
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Nelson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into right field. Devereaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Vosberg
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Vosberg
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Boehringer
Brian Boehringer now pitching. Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Mike Devereaux.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Boehringer
Warren Newson pinch hits for Billy Ripken.
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Boehringer
Lee Stevens pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Stevens hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1997 -- New York at Texas (N)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Raines T, lf 5 1 2 2 Buford D, cf 4 1 2 0
Boggs W, 3b 5 0 1 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 0 1 0
Williams B, cf 4 1 1 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 1 0
Martinez T, 1b 4 1 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 1 1
Fielder C, dh 5 1 2 3 Clark W, 1b 3 0 1 0
O'Neill P, rf 4 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Jeter D, ss 4 1 1 0 Devereaux M, rf 3 0 0 0
Duncan M, 2b 3 2 1 0 Cedeno D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sojo L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Ripken B, 2b 3 0 2 0
Girardi J, c 4 1 2 1 Newson W, ph 1 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 3 0 1 0
Stevens L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 11 7 34 2 9 2
New York 300 004 010 -- 8
Texas 200 000 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K (W) 6.1 9 2 2 0 4
Nelson J 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Boehringer B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alberro J (L) 0.2 1 3 3 2 0
Whiteside M 5.0 8 4 4 0 1
Gunderson E 2.1 2 1 0 1 1
Vosberg E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Ripken B
DP -- New York 1, Texas 1
LOB -- New York 6, Texas 7
2B -- Gil B, Raines T
HR -- Fielder C
SF -- Palmer D
HBP -- by Rogers K (Clark W)
Balk -- Whiteside M
T -- 2:53
A -- 35488
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