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August 13, 1997

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Royals 3 10 1
Yankees 9 12 0
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Royals 3 10 1
Yankees 9 12 0

Yamil Benitez Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .303
At Bats 3 72
Hits 1 19
• Singles 1 10
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 14

Jeff Nelson Season Stats

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3 5 1
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Yankee Stadium - August 13, 1997
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Out
Jeff Nelson
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Luis Sojo
Wade Boggs
Derek Jeter
Chad Curtis
Bernie Williams
Paul O'Neill
Yamil Benitez
Jermaine Dye
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Benitez hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Raines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Girardi hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Boggs scores. Sojo moves to third.
Bottom 7 Sojo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Boggs moves to third.
Bottom 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. There's a wild pitch. O'Neill scores. Curtis moves to third. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 7 Boggs takes first base on ball four. O'Neill moves to third. Curtis moves to second.
Bottom 7 Curtis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. O'Neill moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Whisenant. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 7 Bell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Roberts moves to third.
Top 7 Damon hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Roberts reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Matt Whisenant now pitching. Raines hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Jeter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Boggs scores.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sojo bunts towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sojo for the out. Boggs moves to second.
Bottom 6 Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Dye moves to second.
Top 6 Ramiro Mendoza now pitching. Benitez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dye takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 5 O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 5 Raines hits a line drive into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Damon reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Roberts hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Halter tags and scores.
Top 5 Halter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis who is chasing the ball. Halter reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane goes all the way around to score.
Top 5 Macfarlane hits a line drive beyond second. Sojo can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 5 Benitez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dye hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 King hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Curtis. The throw from Macfarlane and he is out, Bell applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Curtis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 O'Neill hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Damon. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Damon steals second.
Top 3 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez fields the ball and throws to Irabu covering. Safe.
Top 3 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Williams hits a line drive towards short. Bell catches it and throws to second to double up Jeter.
Bottom 2 Raines takes first base on ball four. Sojo scores. Girardi moves to third. Jeter moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jeter takes first base on ball four. Sojo moves to third. Girardi moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bip Roberts now playing third base. Shane Halter now playing second base. Girardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sojo moves to second.
Bottom 2 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Shane Halter now playing third base. Boggs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Macfarlane hits a popup towards short. Jeter settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 There goes Benitez. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Benitez steals second.
Top 2 Benitez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 King strikes out.
Bottom 1 Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howard fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second.
Bottom 1 Williams takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howard fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Davis strikes out.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Damon takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Offerman strikes out.