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April 24, 1997

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Twins 11 19 0
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Athletics 8 15 0

Mark McGwire Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .319
OBP .750 .448
At Bats 3 69
Hits 2 22
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 1 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 16
RBI’s 1 21

Gregg Olson Season Stats

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0 0 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - April 24, 1997
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Walk
Gregg Olson
Terry Steinbach
Greg Colbrunn
Chuck Knoblauch
Denny Hocking
Pat Meares
Matt Lawton
Rich Becker
Brent Brede
Mark McGwire
Jose Canseco
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs

McGwire takes first base on ball four. Canseco moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Gregg Olson now pitching. Denny Hocking now playing third base. Canseco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 8 Brede hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Colbrunn scores. Walker scores. There goes Meares trying to get to second. Mashore throws the ball in to Brosius who relays the ball to Bournigal who tags Meares for the out.
Top 8 Don Wengert now pitching. Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Colbrunn moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Colbrunn moves to second.
Top 8 Colbrunn is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Steinbach hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 8 There goes Lawton. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Lawton steals second.
Top 8 There goes Becker. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Becker steals third.
Top 8 Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brede tags and scores.
Top 8 Lawton takes first base on ball four. Meares scores. Brede moves to third. Becker moves to second.
Top 8 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to third. Brede moves to second.
Top 8 Billy Taylor now pitching. Knoblauch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brede hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meares moves to second.
Top 8 Matt Stairs now playing right field. Ernie Young now playing center field. Damon Mashore now playing left field. Meares is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Giambi strikes out.
Bottom 7 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Terry Steinbach now catching. Eddie Guardado now pitching. Mayne takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lawton moves to second.
Top 7 Richie Lewis now pitching. Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Greg Myers. Steinbach strikes out.
Top 7 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Becker tags and scores.
Top 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Knoblauch scores. Becker moves to third.
Top 7 Becker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Knoblauch moves to third.
Top 7 Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brede hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brosius settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Colbrunn hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 McGwire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards second. Knoblauch scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Telgheder covering, for the out.
Top 5 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Mashore. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Lawton scores.
Top 5 Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Young. Lawton reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Becker hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mashore strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mayne strikes out.
Bottom 4 Bournigal hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young scores. Spiezio scores. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 McGwire takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Mayne moves to second.
Bottom 3 Mashore hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Bournigal hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Telgheder fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Becker moves to second.
Top 3 Becker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Ernie Young now playing right field. Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Greg Swindell now pitching. Spiezio hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. McGwire scores. Berroa goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Berroa is walked intentionally.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. McGwire moves to third.
Bottom 2 McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. McGwire reaches second base with a double. Mashore scores.
Bottom 2 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. Mashore moves to third.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mashore moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mashore hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Colbrunn moves to third.
Top 2 Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Colbrunn reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Myers strikes out.
Bottom 1 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bournigal takes first base on ball four. Berroa scores. Spiezio moves to third. Brosius moves to second.
Bottom 1 Brosius takes first base on ball four. Berroa moves to third. Spiezio moves to second.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco scores. Berroa moves to second.
Bottom 1 Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Canseco moves to third.
Bottom 1 McGwire hits a line drive into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Canseco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Giambi reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Mashore hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lawton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Lawton reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Becker strikes out.
Top 1 Knoblauch strikes out.