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Rockies
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Colorado Rockies, played on July 2, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Thomson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 38,569 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Greg Kosc 3B: Dan Morrison |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| John Vander Wal | DH |
| Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Domingo Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rockies
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 2, 1997
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Burkett
Young hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Young reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Burkett
Galarraga hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Thomson
McLemore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Thomson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Thomson
Greer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Burkett
Bichette hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Burkett
Castilla hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Burkett
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Thomson
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Thomson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Thomson
Tettleton hits a line drive, foul, into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Burkett
Vander Wal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Burkett
Weiss strikes out. There goes Vander Wal. The throw from Rodriguez to Cedeno, and Vander Wal is out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Burkett
Young hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Thomson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Thomson
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Thomson
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Burkett
Galarraga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Burkett
Bichette hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Bichette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Burkett
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Thomson
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Thomson
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Stevens vs. Thomson
Stevens hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Palmer vs. Thomson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Thomson, and towards Young, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez scores. Greer moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Tettleton vs. Thomson
Tettleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Thomson
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Greer scores. Gonzalez moves to third. Tettleton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Thomson
Buford hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Buford reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Tettleton scores. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Thomson
McLemore hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Burkett
Reed hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Burkett
Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Burkett
Weiss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Thomson
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Thomson
Greer strikes out. The ball gets by Reed. He chases the ball to the backstop. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Thomson
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Thomson
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Thomson
Palmer strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Burkett
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno misplays the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Burkett
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with DiPoto covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. DiPoto
Cedeno hits a line drive towards short. Weiss reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. DiPoto
Buford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Burkett
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Burkett
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Burkett
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. DiPoto
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. DiPoto
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. DiPoto
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vander Wal vs. Burkett
Vander Wal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Burkett
Weiss hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Burkett
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Scott
Tim Scott now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Scott
Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Scott
Palmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Scott
Tettleton hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Scott
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buford vs. Scott
Buford takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to third. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
McLemore vs. Scott
McLemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stevens scores. Palmer scores. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. McCurry
Jeff McCurry now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buford moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Greer vs. McCurry
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Burkett
McCracken 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 -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Burkett
Walker 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 -
Rockies, 1 - Rangers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Burkett
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1997 -- Colorado at Texas (N)
Colorado AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Young E, 2b 4 1 2 0 McLemore M, 2b 5 0 2 2
McCracken Q, cf 4 0 0 1 Rodriguez I, c 5 2 3 0
Walker L, rf 4 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 4 1 0 0
Galarraga A, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, rf 3 2 2 1
Bichette D, lf 3 0 1 0 Stevens L, 1b 4 1 3 0
Castilla V, 3b 3 0 0 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 1 2
Reed J, c 3 0 1 0 Tettleton M, dh 3 1 0 0
Vander Wal J, dh 2 0 0 0 Cedeno D, ss 3 1 0 1
Weiss W, ss 3 0 0 0 Buford D, cf 3 0 1 3
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 34 9 12 9
Colorado 100 000 000 -- 1
Texas 000 510 03x -- 9
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson J (L) 5.0 7 6 6 3 3
DiPoto J 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Scott T 0.2 4 3 3 1 1
McCurry J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J (W) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
E -- Reed J, Cedeno D
DP -- Colorado 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Colorado 3, Texas 6
2B -- Young E, Bichette D, Rodriguez I, Buford D
3B -- Young E
SB -- Rodriguez I
CS -- Vander Wal J
SF -- Gonzalez J
T -- 2:36
A -- 38569
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