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Dodgers
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on September 3, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ismael Valdez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,116 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Everitt 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dan Morrison |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Young | Second Baseman |
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Mike Piazza | DH |
| Eric Karros | First Baseman |
| Raul Mondesi | Right Fielder |
| Todd Zeile | Third Baseman |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Prince | Catcher |
| Darren Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Bill Russell | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Alex Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 3, 1997
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Witt
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Witt
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Witt
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Karros vs. Witt
Karros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Valdez
Goodwin bunts towards third. Zeile fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Valdez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Valdez
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Karros fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Witt
Mondesi hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Witt
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne 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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Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Valdez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Valdez
Stevens 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Valdez
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Valdez
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the mound. Valdez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Prince vs. Witt
Prince hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Witt
Lewis bunts towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Witt
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Witt
There goes Young. The throw from Rodriguez and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Witt
Nixon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin who is chasing the ball. Nixon reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piazza vs. Witt
Piazza hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Valdez
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Valdez
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Valdez
Goodwin 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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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Karros vs. Witt
Karros hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Witt
Mondesi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Zeile vs. Witt
Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Valdez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Valdez
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Valdez
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Valdez
There goes Greer. The throw from Prince and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Prince vs. Witt
Prince hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Witt
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Witt
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Valdez
Stevens hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Valdez
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Valdez
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Valdez
Valdez fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Valdez. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Diaz vs. Valdez
Diaz hits a line drive into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gil vs. Valdez
Gil strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Witt
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Witt
Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Karros vs. Witt
Karros hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mondesi vs. Witt
Mondesi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Diaz. Mondesi reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores. There goes Piazza trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Mondesi moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Zeile vs. Witt
Zeile hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Valdez
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Valdez
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Valdez
Greer hits a fly ball into right field. Mondesi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Valdez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Witt
Gagne hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Prince vs. Witt
Prince hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Witt
Lewis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Valdez
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Valdez
Tatis hits a line drive towards third. Zeile reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Valdez
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mondesi who is chasing the ball. Cedeno reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Diaz vs. Valdez
Diaz strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Witt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Witt
Nixon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Nixon trying to get to third. Goodwin throws the ball in to Gil, who relays the ball to Tatis who tags Nixon for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Karros vs. Patterson
Karros strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Dreifort
Darren Dreifort now pitching. Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Benji Gil.
Leyritz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Dreifort
Hanley Frias pinch runs for Jim Leyritz.
Goodwin hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Mondesi who is chasing the ball. Goodwin reaches third base with a triple. Frias goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Dreifort
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Dreifort
Greer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Dreifort
There's a wild pitch. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Dreifort
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Stevens vs. Radinsky
Scott Radinsky now pitching.
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rodriguez scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Osuna
Antonio Osuna now pitching.
Tatis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Osuna
There's a wild pitch. Greer moves to third. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Osuna
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Diaz vs. Osuna
Diaz hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Wetteland
Hanley Frias now playing shortstop. John Wetteland now pitching.
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Zeile vs. Wetteland
Zeile takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Wetteland
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kirby vs. Wetteland
Wayne Kirby pinch hits for Tom Prince.
Kirby hits a line drive towards first. Stevens reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1997 -- Los Angeles at Texas (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Young E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Goodwin T, cf 4 1 2 1
Nixon O, cf 3 1 3 1 Rodriguez I, c 4 2 2 2
Piazza M, dh 4 0 2 0 Greer R, lf 4 0 2 0
Karros E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez J, dh 4 0 1 0
Mondesi R, rf 4 0 2 1 Stevens L, 1b 4 1 1 2
Zeile T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Tatis F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gagne G, ss 3 0 0 0 Cedeno D, 2b 2 0 1 0
Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Diaz A, rf 4 0 0 0
Prince T, c 3 0 0 0 Gil B, ss 2 0 0 0
Kirby W, ph 1 0 0 0 Leyritz J, ph 1 0 1 0
Lewis D, lf 3 0 0 0 Frias H, pr-ss 0 1 0 0
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33 2 8 2 33 5 11 5
Los Angeles 001 001 000 -- 2
Texas 000 011 03x -- 5
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez I 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
Dreifort D (L) 0.1 4 3 3 0 0
Radinsky S* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Osuna A 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B 7.1 7 2 2 1 3
Patterson D (W) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Rodriguez I, Valdez I
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 6, Texas 6
2B -- Mondesi R
3B -- Nixon O, Cedeno D, Goodwin T
HR -- Stevens L, Rodriguez I
SB -- Young E
CS -- Greer R
WP -- Dreifort D, Osuna A
T -- 2:43
A -- 33116
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