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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 18, 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 18, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 46,850 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Al Clark 3B: Dan Morrison |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Charlie Hayes | Third Baseman |
| Mark Whiten | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Posada | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Warren Newson | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Center Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | Right Fielder |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 18, 1997
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Oliver
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Oliver
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Oliver
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Oliver
There goes Williams. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Oliver
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Cone
Newson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cone
There's a wild pitch. Newson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Newson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Cone
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Cone
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Cone
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Oliver
Fielder hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Oliver
Hayes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Oliver
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Oliver
Posada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Cone
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Cone
Gil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Newson vs. Cone
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards third. Hayes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Oliver
Billy Ripken now playing third base.
Sojo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Oliver
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Oliver
Jeter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Oliver
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sojo moves to third. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Martinez vs. Oliver
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Fielder vs. Oliver
Fielder hits a line drive into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Cone
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Cone
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Oliver
Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Oliver
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ripken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Oliver
Posada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Cone
Ripken hits a line drive into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cone
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Oliver
Sojo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Oliver
Raines hits a line drive into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Oliver
There's a wild pitch. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Oliver
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Oliver
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. Sojo moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Oliver
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sojo scores. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Oliver
Fielder hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Cone
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Cone
Newson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hayes vs. Oliver
Hayes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whiten vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
The ball gets by Rodriguez for a passed ball. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Whiten vs. Hernandez
Whiten takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Posada vs. Hernandez
Posada bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields it and throws to third for the out. Whiten moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sojo vs. Hernandez
Sojo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Hernandez
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whiten moves to third. Posada moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Jeter vs. Hernandez
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Cone
Greer hits a line drive towards first. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Cone
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Cone
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hernandez
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hernandez
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Hernandez
Fielder hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Hernandez
Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Cone
Ripken hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Cone
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field. That will be extra bases. Whiten fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Whiten. Stevens moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Cone
Damon Buford pinch runs for Lee Stevens.
The umpire calls a balk on Cone Buford scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cone
Cedeno bunts towards the mound. Cone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Cone
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whiten vs. Hernandez
Damon Buford now playing center field. Rusty Greer now playing left field. Warren Newson now playing right field.
Whiten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Hernandez
Posada hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hernandez
Wade Boggs pinch hits for Luis Sojo.
Boggs hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Cone
Wade Boggs now playing third base. Charlie Hayes now playing second base.
Newson strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Cone
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Whiten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Cone
Greer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams who is chasing the ball. Greer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Cone
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
Raines hits a line drive into left field. Greer picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Greer. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jeter vs. Wetteland
Jeter hits a line drive into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Wetteland
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Wetteland
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Wetteland
Scott Pose pinch runs for Tino Martinez.
Fielder strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1997 -- New York at Texas (D)
New York AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Raines T, lf 5 0 2 0 Newson W, lf-rf 4 1 2 0
Jeter D, ss 5 0 2 0 Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 1
Williams B, cf 3 0 1 0 Greer R, cf-lf 4 0 1 0
Martinez T, 1b 4 0 1 1 Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 1 2
Pose S, pr 0 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Fielder C, dh 5 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 1 0 0 0
Hayes C, 3b-2b 3 1 1 1 Ripken B, 3b 2 0 0 0
Whiten M, rf 3 0 0 0 Stevens L, rf 3 0 2 0
Posada J, c 4 0 0 0 Buford D, pr-cf 0 1 0 0
Sojo L, 2b 3 1 2 0 Cedeno D, 2b 3 0 0 0
Boggs W, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 3 0 1 0
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36 2 9 2 31 4 8 3
New York 010 010 000 -- 2
Texas 300 000 10x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D (L) 8.0 8 4 3 0 9
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W)* 5.0 7 2 2 2 4
Hernandez X 3.0 1 0 0 2 0
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Whiten M, Greer R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 12, Texas 3
2B -- Rodriguez I, Stevens L
3B -- Greer R
HR -- Gonzalez J, Hayes C
SB -- Williams B
WP -- Cone D, Oliver D
Balk -- Cone D
PB -- Rodriguez I
T -- 2:50
A -- 46850
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