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Mariners
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
June 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners, played on June 20, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Wolcott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 46,013 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Ken Griffey | Center Fielder |
| Edgar Martinez | DH |
| Jay Buhner | Right Fielder |
| Paul Sorrento | First Baseman |
| Dan Wilson | Catcher |
| Russ Davis | Third Baseman |
| Alvaro Espinoza | Shortstop |
| Lou Piniella | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
June 20, 1997
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Witt
Cora hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Witt
Cruz 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 -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Witt
Griffey hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wolcott
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wolcott
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greer vs. Wolcott
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Wolcott
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Wolcott
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buhner vs. Witt
Buhner takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Wilson vs. Witt
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez scores. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Witt
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Espinoza vs. Witt
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wolcott
Palmer hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Wolcott
Stevens hits a popup towards short. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wolcott
Buford hits a popup towards short. Espinoza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Witt
Cora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer throws the ball in to Clark who tags Cora trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Witt
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Witt
Griffey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Wolcott
Gil hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wolcott
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wolcott
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Espinoza. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Wolcott
Greer hits a popup into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Witt
Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Witt
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wolcott
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wolcott
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento fields the ball and throws to Wolcott covering. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Wolcott
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Wolcott
Stevens hits a popup into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Witt
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Witt
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Witt
Cora hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Cora reaches second base with a double. Espinoza moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Witt
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Griffey vs. Witt
Griffey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Witt
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Witt
Buhner hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wolcott
Buford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Wolcott
Gil hits a line drive into center field. Griffey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Griffey. Buford goes all the way around to score. Gil moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Wolcott
McLemore hits a line drive towards short. Espinoza reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Wolcott
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Gil scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Wolcott
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Wolcott
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Wolcott
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Witt
Sorrento is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Witt
There's a wild pitch. Sorrento moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Witt
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Witt
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Espinoza vs. Witt
Espinoza hits a line drive towards the mound. Witt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Wolcott
Palmer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Palmer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Wolcott
Stevens hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Wells
Bob Wells now pitching.
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Wells
There goes Buford. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Cora applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Wells
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Wells
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Warren Newson now playing right field.
Cora 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 -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Gunderson
Cruz hits a popup into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Griffey vs. Gunderson
Griffey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wells
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Buhner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Charlton
Norm Charlton now pitching.
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Charlton
Newson hits a line drive into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Martinez 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 -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buhner vs. Hernandez
Buhner 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 -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Hernandez
Sorrento 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 8
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Charlton
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Charlton
Palmer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sorrento settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Charlton
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hernandez
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hernandez
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Hernandez
Espinoza strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sanders
Scott Sanders now pitching. Rob Ducey now playing left field. Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Damon Buford.
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Sanders
Gil bunts towards the mound. Sanders fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Sanders
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Sanders
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1997 -- Seattle at Texas (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Cora J, 2b 4 1 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cruz Jr. J, lf 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 5 0 2 1
Ducey R, lf 0 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 0 0
Griffey Jr. K, cf 3 1 1 4 Gonzalez J, rf 2 0 0 0
Martinez E, dh 4 1 1 0 Newson W, rf 1 0 0 0
Buhner J, rf 3 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Sorrento P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilson D, c 4 0 1 1 Stevens L, dh 4 1 1 2
Davis R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Buford D, cf 2 1 1 0
Espinoza A, ss 4 1 1 0 Cedeno D, ph 1 0 1 0
Gil B, ss 3 1 1 0
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32 5 7 5 34 4 8 3
Seattle 010 040 000 -- 5
Texas 000 022 000 -- 4
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Wolcott B (W)* 5.0 6 4 3 2 1
Wells B 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Charlton N 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Sanders S (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B (L) 6.0 7 5 5 3 3
Gunderson E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Hernandez X 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Espinoza A, Griffey Jr. K
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Seattle 4, Texas 7
2B -- Cora J, Rodriguez I, Palmer D
HR -- Griffey Jr. K, Stevens L
CS -- Buford D
SH -- Gil B
HBP -- by Wolcott B (Gonzalez J), by Witt B (Sorrento P)
WP -- Witt B
T -- 2:53
A -- 46013
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