Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Prieto
  
  Grissom hits a line drive into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Prieto
  
  Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Prieto
  
  There goes Vizquel. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Thome vs. Prieto
  
  Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Williams vs. Prieto
  
  Vizquel is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Vizquel moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Williams vs. Prieto
  
  Williams takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Justice vs. Prieto
  
  Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. Vizquel scores. Thome moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Ramirez vs. Prieto
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thome scores. Justice moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Franco vs. Prieto
  
  Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Justice scores. Ramirez moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Mitchell vs. Prieto
  
  There's a wild pitch. Ramirez moves to third. Franco moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
  Mitchell vs. Prieto
  
  Mitchell is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Alomar vs. Prieto
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ramirez scores. Franco moves to third. Mitchell moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Grissom vs. Prieto
  
  Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Batista vs. Nagy
  
  Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Brosius vs. Nagy
  
  Brosius strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Canseco vs. Nagy
  
  Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Prieto
  
  Vizquel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Prieto
  
  Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Prieto
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McGwire vs. Nagy
  
  McGwire hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Nagy
  
  Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Nagy
  
  Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Prieto
  
  Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Prieto
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Prieto
  
  Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Nagy
  
  Young hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Nagy
  
  Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nagy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Nagy
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Batista vs. Nagy
  
  Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 4 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Prieto
  
  Mitchell hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Prieto
  
  Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Prieto
  
  Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Prieto
  
  Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Prieto
  
  There goes Vizquel. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play 
• Indians, 5 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Thome vs. Prieto
  
  Thome hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Thome reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Prieto
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brosius vs. Nagy
  
  Brosius hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Brosius reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Canseco vs. Nagy
  
  Canseco strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  McGwire vs. Nagy
  
  McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brosius scores. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Nagy
  
  Berroa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Nagy
  
  Giambi hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Prieto
  
  Justice hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Young who is chasing the ball. Justice reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Ramirez vs. Wengert
  
  Don Wengert now pitching.
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Franco vs. Wengert
  
  Franco strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
  Mitchell vs. Wengert
  
  Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Nagy
  
  Young hits a popup in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Nagy
  
  Spiezio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Nagy
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Batista vs. Nagy
  
  Batista strikes out. The ball gets by Alomar. He chases the ball to the backstop. Spiezio scores. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Brosius vs. Nagy
  
  Brosius takes first base on ball four. Batista moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Canseco vs. Nagy
  
  Canseco takes first base on ball four. Batista moves to third. Brosius moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  McGwire vs. Nagy
  
  McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Justice. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Batista scores. Brosius scores. Canseco moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Berroa vs. Nagy
  
  Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Wengert
  
  Alomar strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Wengert
  
  Grissom hits a popup towards short. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Wengert
  
  Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Giambi vs. Nagy
  
  Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Nagy
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Spiezio vs. Kline
  
  Steve Kline now pitching.
  
  Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Kline
  
  There goes Young. The throw from Alomar and he is out, Franco applying the tag. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Wengert
  
  Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Wengert
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 6 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Justice vs. Brewer
  
  Billy Brewer now pitching.
  
  Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Lewis
  
  Richie Lewis now pitching.
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Lewis
  
  Franco hits a line drive into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Plunk
  
  Eric Plunk now pitching.
  
  Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Batista vs. Plunk
  
  Batista hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Brosius vs. Plunk
  
  Brosius hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Canseco vs. Plunk
  
  Canseco hits a popup into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  McGwire vs. Plunk
  
  McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Mitchell vs. Lewis
  
  Mitchell hits a popup into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Alomar vs. Lewis
  
  Alomar hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Grissom vs. Lewis
  
  Grissom strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Vizquel vs. Lewis
  
  Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Berroa vs. Plunk
  
  Berroa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Berroa reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Giambi vs. Assenmacher
  
  Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
  
  Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berroa moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Young vs. Jackson
  
  Michael Jackson now pitching.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Berroa scores. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Jackson
  
  Young hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Spiezio vs. Jackson
  
  Spiezio hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Williams vs. Jackson
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 8 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Groom
  
  Buddy Groom now pitching.
  
  Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Groom
  
  Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Groom
  
  Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Ramirez vs. Acre
  
  Mark Acre now pitching.
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Justice moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Franco vs. Acre
  
  Brian Giles pinch runs for Manny Ramirez.
  
  Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to home to get Justice. Giles moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Mitchell vs. Acre
  
  Mitchell strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Batista vs. Shuey
  
  Brian Giles now playing right field. Paul Shuey now pitching.
  
  Batista strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brosius vs. Shuey
  
  Brosius hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 9 - Athletics, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Canseco vs. Shuey
  
  Canseco bunts towards the mound. Shuey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 4/2/1997 -- Cleveland at Oakland (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Grissom M, cf         5  0  0  0   Batista T, ss         5  1  0  0   
Vizquel O, ss         5  2  2  0   Brosius S, 3b         4  2  1  0   
Thome J, 1b           2  3  2  2   Canseco J, rf         4  0  1  0   
Williams M, 3b        4  0  0  0   McGwire M, 1b         4  0  1  3   
Justice D, lf         4  2  3  3   Berroa G, dh          4  2  2  1   
Ramirez M, rf         5  1  2  1   Giambi J, lf          4  0  0  0   
Giles B, pr-rf        0  0  0  0   Young E, cf           4  1  2  1   
Franco J, 2b          5  0  1  1   Spiezio S, 2b         4  1  2  0   
Mitchell K, dh        4  1  1  1   Williams G, c         4  0  2  0   
Alomar Jr. S, c       4  0  2  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 13  9                        37  7 11  5

Cleveland        400 200 201 --  9
Oakland          001 230 010 --  7

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Nagy C                5.1  7  6  6  2  4
Kline S (W)           0.2  0  0  0  0  0
Plunk E*              1.0  3  1  1  0  0
Assenmacher P         0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Jackson M             0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Shuey P (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Prieto A+             4.0  8  6  2  5  0
Wengert D (L)         2.1  0  1  1  1  3
Brewer B#             0.0  1  1  1  0  0
Lewis R               1.2  1  0  0  0  1
Groom B               0.1  2  1  1  0  0
Acre M                0.2  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
  # Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Brosius S, Alomar Jr. S
DP -- Cleveland 1, Oakland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Oakland 5
2B -- Thome J, Spiezio S 2, McGwire M, Alomar Jr. S, Berroa G
3B -- Brosius S, Justice D
HR -- Young E, Mitchell K, Berroa G, Justice D, Thome J
SB -- Vizquel O 2
CS -- Vizquel O, Young E
WP -- Prieto A, Nagy C, Jackson M
T -- 3:16
A -- 41235

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score