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June 3, 1997

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Melvin Nieves Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .268
OBP .333 .368
At Bats 3 149
Hits 1 40
• Singles 0 22
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 7
Walks 0 22
RBI’s 1 26

Aaron Small Season Stats

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4 1 2
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 3, 1997
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Aaron Small
Brent Mayne
Mark McGwire
Scott Spiezio
Scott Brosius
Scott Sheldon
Pat Lennon
Damon Mashore
Matt Stairs
Melvin Nieves
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Matt Stairs now playing right field. Scott Sheldon now playing shortstop. Pat Lennon now playing left field. Nieves hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 7 McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Dan Miceli now pitching. Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Mashore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Magadan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Rafael Bournigal. Mike Myers now pitching. Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayne for the out.
Bottom 7 Brosius hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Higginson 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 7 Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Mashore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Aaron Small now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spiezio for the out.
Bottom 6 Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 McGwire hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 There goes Fryman. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Fryman steals third.
Top 6 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Reyes, and towards Spiezio, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Fryman moves to second.
Top 6 Hamelin hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Fryman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark strikes out.
Top 5 Nieves hits a line drive into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Higginson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Carlos Reyes now pitching. Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Bournigal hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Brosius hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Spiezio hits a line drive into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 There goes Cruz. The throw from Mayne and he is out, Spiezio applying the tag.
Top 4 Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hamelin scores.
Top 4 Johnson strikes out.
Top 4 Easley hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out. Hamelin moves to third.
Top 4 Hamelin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giambi. Hamelin reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Fryman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McGwire hits a line drive into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Nieves hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hunter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Giambi hits a fly ball towards left. Higginson catches it and throws to home to double up Mayne.
Bottom 2 Mashore bunts towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. Mayne moves to third. Bournigal moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bournigal is hit by the pitch. Mayne moves to second.
Bottom 2 Mayne hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Cruz 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 2 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Berroa. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Easley goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Easley is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Hamelin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Berroa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Clark 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 1 Brosius hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Giambi tags and scores. Berroa tags and moves to third.
Bottom 1 Canseco takes first base on ball four. Mashore scores. Giambi moves to third. Berroa moves to second.
Bottom 1 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 1 Berroa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mashore moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mashore moves to second.
Bottom 1 Mashore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Nieves hits a fly ball into left field. Giambi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out.
Top 1 Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out.