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August 16, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Rangers 5 10 0
Yankees 5 6 3
Top 9 R H E
Rangers 5 10 0
Yankees 5 6 3

Rusty Greer Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .322
OBP .500 .411
At Bats 4 454
Hits 2 146
• Singles 2 96
• Doubles 0 29
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 18
Walks 0 68
RBI’s 0 59

Mariano Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 38
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Yankee Stadium - August 16, 1997
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Mariano Rivera
Joe Girardi
Tino Martinez
Homer Bush
Charlie Hayes
Derek Jeter
Tim Raines
Bernie Williams
Chad Curtis
Rusty Greer
Count: 2-0, 2 Outs
Count: 2-0, 0 Outs

Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 9 Homer Bush now playing second base. Mariano Rivera now pitching. Tom Goodwin pinch hits for Damon Buford. Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Homer Bush pinch runs for Darryl Strawberry. Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Strawberry takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Pat Kelly. There's a wild pitch. Girardi moves to third.
Bottom 8 Girardi hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Girardi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Curtis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Hayes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Ivan Rodriguez now catching. Jim Leyritz now playing first base. Danny Patterson now pitching. Stanley strikes out.
Top 8 Gil hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nelson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Stevens hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Nelson, and towards Jeter, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Danny Patterson now pitching. There goes Williams. The throw from Leyritz and he is out, Ripken applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Eric Gunderson now pitching. Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Raines tags and scores.
Bottom 7 Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Raines moves to third.
Bottom 7 Raines takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Jeter strikes out.
Top 7 Leyritz strikes out.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gil tags and scores. Buford tags and moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 7 Greer strikes out.
Top 7 Jeff Nelson now pitching. Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Buford moves to second.
Top 7 Buford bunts towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gil moves to third.
Top 7 Gil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes juggles the ball. That's an error on Hayes. Gil moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 6 Girardi hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Girardi reaches third base with a triple. Martinez scores. Stanley goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Curtis strikes out.
Bottom 6 Matt Whiteside now pitching. Hayes strikes out.
Bottom 6 Stanley takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second.
Bottom 6 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Ripken hits a line drive towards first. Martinez catches it and steps on first to double up Tatis.
Top 6 Stevens strikes out.
Top 6 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Raines hits a popup in front of the plate. Leyritz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jeter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Girardi moves to second.
Bottom 5 Kelly strikes out.
Bottom 5 Girardi takes first base on ball four. Curtis moves to second.
Bottom 5 Curtis takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Leyritz hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Greer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hayes.
Bottom 4 Hayes hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stanley hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Oliver covering, for the out.
Top 4 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Gil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Ripken strikes out.
Bottom 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first, with Pettitte covering, for the out.
Top 3 Tatis strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Leyritz. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Leyritz steals second.
Top 3 Leyritz hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Greer goes all the way around to score.
Top 3 Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gil scores.
Top 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. Gil moves to second.
Top 3 Gil takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Girardi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 There goes Hayes. The throw from Leyritz and he is safe. Hayes steals second.
Bottom 2 Curtis hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hayes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Raines hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Leyritz strikes out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Top 1 Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 1 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out.