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April 20, 1997

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Athletics 2 8 1
Tigers 9 12 1
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Athletics 2 8 1
Tigers 9 12 1

Brian Johnson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .289
OBP .667 .308
At Bats 2 38
Hits 1 11
• Singles 1 8
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 1
RBI’s 1 10

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 1 5
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Tiger Stadium - April 20, 1997
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Out
Billy Taylor
Brent Mayne
Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio
Dave Magadan
Rafael Bournigal
Jason Giambi
Damon Mashore
Geronimo Berroa
Brian Johnson
Curtis Pride
Bobby Higginson
Count: 3-1, 1 Out
Count: 3-1, 2 Outs

Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Higginson moves to third. Pride moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Trammell strikes out.
Bottom 8 Pride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores.
Bottom 8 Billy Taylor now pitching. Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Clark reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Berroa strikes out.
Top 8 Dan Miceli now pitching. McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman juggles the ball. That's an error on Fryman. Giambi moves to third. Canseco moves to second.
Top 8 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second.
Top 8 Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Easley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Lewis fires to first and has Hunter trapped. There's the throw to Bournigal who tags Hunter for the out. Johnson scores.
Bottom 7 Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cruz bunts towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Spiezio covering, for the out. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Richie Lewis now pitching. Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Trammell hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pride strikes out.
Bottom 6 Higginson hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fryman hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hunter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mashore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mayne hits a fly ball into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Magadan strikes out.
Top 4 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 3 Pride strikes out.
Bottom 3 Higginson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Giambi moves to third.
Top 3 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Mayne hits a line drive, foul, towards third. Fryman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Fryman hits a line drive into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Easley is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 2 Karsay fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Karsay. Easley moves to second.
Bottom 2 Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Spiezio hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Magadan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Higginson scores.
Bottom 1 Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Pride strikes out. There goes Higginson. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 1 Fryman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hunter scores. Easley moves to second.
Bottom 1 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Hunter moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 1 There goes Hunter. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Hunter steals second.
Bottom 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Trammell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mashore strikes out.