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August 23, 1997

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Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 5 13 0
Athletics 2 5 1
Bottom 8 R H E
Indians 5 13 0
Athletics 2 5 1

Matt Stairs Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .337
OBP .000 .424
At Bats 3 246
Hits 0 83
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 21
Walks 0 37
RBI’s 0 60

Paul Assenmacher Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 0 2
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - August 23, 1997
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Out
Paul Assenmacher
Sandy Alomar
Jim Thome
Jeff Branson
Matt Williams
Omar Vizquel
Brian Giles
Marquis Grissom
Manny Ramirez
Matt Stairs
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stairs for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Small fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Batista. Alomar goes all the way around to score. Grissom moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Branson strikes out.
Top 8 Alomar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Williams strikes out.
Bottom 7 Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Paul Assenmacher now pitching. Bellhorn strikes out. There goes Young. He's safe. There goes Batista. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 7 Batista hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third.
Bottom 7 Young is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 7 Lesher strikes out.
Top 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Justice hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thome hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 7 Ramirez strikes out.
Top 7 Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Magadan takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Giles 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 6 Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Branson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Stairs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Branson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 5 Bellhorn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Justice hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Thome 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 5 Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mayne hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vizquel 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 There goes Giles. The throw from Mayne and he is safe. Giles steals second.
Top 4 Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Grissom 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 Branson 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 3 Giambi hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dave Magadan pinch hits for Jose Canseco. Magadan strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Hershiser covering, for the out.
Top 3 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rigby fields it and throws to first for the out. Thome moves to third. Justice moves to second.
Top 3 Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second.
Top 3 Thome hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ramirez strikes out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bellhorn hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Batista hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar tags and scores.
Top 2 Grissom bunts towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Spiezio covering, for the out. Alomar moves to third. Branson moves to second.
Top 2 Branson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Top 2 Alomar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores.
Top 2 Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Lesher hits a line drive into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mayne takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to third. Giambi moves to second.
Bottom 1 Giambi is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Canseco strikes out.
Bottom 1 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 1 Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Bellhorn goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Ramirez takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to second.
Top 1 Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.