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May 25, 1997

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Athletics 6 11 1
Twins 6 8 1
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Athletics 6 11 1
Twins 7 9 1

Rich Becker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .245
OBP .500 .353
At Bats 4 159
Hits 2 39
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 1 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 1 14

Billy Taylor Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 9
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - May 25, 1997
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Single
Billy Taylor
George Williams
Dave Magadan
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Scott Sheldon
Matt Stairs
Damon Mashore
Geronimo Berroa
Rich Becker
Scott Stahoviak
Matt Lawton

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 6 11 1 11
Minnesota Twins 7 9 1 8
Winning Pitcher Rick Aguilera
Losing Pitcher Billy Taylor
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Rich Becker
Attendance 37,408
Time of Game 3 hours 37 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

End of Game

Becker hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Lawton scores. Stahoviak moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Hocking strikes out.
Bottom 10 Matt Lawton pinch runs for Terry Steinbach. Stahoviak takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 10 Kelly bunts towards the mound. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 10 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 10 Mashore takes first base on ball four.
Top 10 Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Molitor strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Scott Sheldon now playing shortstop. Scott Brosius now playing third base. Dave Magadan now playing first base. Billy Taylor now pitching. Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sheldon scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Brosius hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sheldon scores. Stairs moves to third.
Top 9 Spiezio bunts towards the mound. Aguilera fields it and throws to first for the out. Sheldon moves to third. Stairs moves to second.
Top 9 Scott Sheldon pinch runs for Mark McGwire. Stairs takes first base on ball four. Sheldon moves to second.
Top 9 McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Denny Hocking now playing third base. Rick Aguilera now pitching. Berroa hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Denny Hocking pinch runs for Ron Coomer. Becker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Berroa who is chasing the ball. Becker reaches third base with a triple. Hocking goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Coomer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Small, and towards Spiezio, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Dave Magadan now playing third base. Scott Brosius now playing shortstop. Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Dan Naulty now pitching. Mashore strikes out.
Top 8 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. Eddie Guardado now pitching. Magadan strikes out.
Bottom 7 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 7 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Small fields it and throws to first for the out. Knoblauch moves to third.
Bottom 7 Aaron Small now pitching. Jackson bunts towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jackson for the out. Knoblauch moves to second.
Bottom 7 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Brosius strikes out.
Top 7 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 6 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Stahoviak strikes out.
Top 6 McGwire strikes out.
Top 6 Mike Trombley now pitching. Berroa strikes out.
Top 6 Pat Lennon pinch hits for Jason Giambi. Lennon takes first base on ball four. Williams scores. Brosius moves to third. Mashore moves to second.
Top 6 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Bournigal bunts towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to third. Brosius moves to second.
Top 6 Brosius takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Greg Swindell now pitching. Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Steinbach moves to second.
Bottom 5 Steinbach takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jackson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 5 Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stairs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 McGwire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Becker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio catches it and throws to first to double up Coomer.
Bottom 4 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius juggles the ball. That's an error on Brosius. Kelly scores.
Bottom 4 Stahoviak strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kelly hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mashore who is chasing the ball. Kelly reaches third base with a triple.
Top 4 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mashore hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jackson. Mashore reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 3 Molitor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores.
Bottom 3 There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a fly ball into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a fly ballMeares hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mashore is chasing the ball. Meares rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run.
Bottom 3 Geronimo Berroa now playing right field. Becker strikes out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Stahoviak, and towards Knoblauch, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Coomer.
Top 3 Stairs strikes out.
Top 3 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Canseco strikes out.
Top 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stahoviak strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kelly strikes out.
Top 2 Mashore strikes out.
Top 2 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Spiezio scores.
Top 2 Brosius strikes out.
Top 2 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it and throws to first for the out. Spiezio moves to second.
Top 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to second.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco moves to second.
Top 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.