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September 24, 1997

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Billy Ripken Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .271
OBP .000 .289
At Bats 3 192
Hits 0 52
• Singles 0 41
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 7
RBI’s 1 23

Aaron Small Season Stats

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8 5 4
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - September 24, 1997
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Fielder's Choice
Aaron Small
Izzy Molina
Jason Giambi
Scott Spiezio
Tilson Brito
Tony Batista
Brian Lesher
Jason McDonald
Ben Grieve
Billy Ripken
Alex Diaz
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs
Count: 3-1, 0 Outs

Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Giambi. Diaz scores. Ripken moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 There goes Diaz. The throw from Molina and he is safe. Diaz steals second.
Top 8 Aaron Small now pitching. Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lennon hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Lesher strikes out.
Bottom 7 Grieve strikes out.
Top 7 Tatis strikes out.
Top 7 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 7 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to second for the out. Greer moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Top 7 Greer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio misplays the ball. That's an error on Spiezio.
Bottom 6 Brito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 McDonald strikes out.
Bottom 6 Molina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 6 Goodwin hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Haynes covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Batista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Spiezio hits a line drive towards first. Stevens catches it and steps on first to double up Lennon.
Bottom 5 Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second.
Top 5 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Grieve is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Greer strikes out. Molina drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Greer out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Brito hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Molina hits a line drive into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ripken hits a line drive towards third. Brito reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Diaz takes first base on ball four. Stevens moves to third. Tatis moves to second.
Top 3 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Greer scores. Stevens moves to second.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 Greer takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Batista hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Rodriguez strikes out.
Top 2 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Batista fields it and throws to third for the out. Ripken moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brito juggles the ball. That's an error on Brito. Tatis scores. Diaz moves to second.
Top 2 Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tatis moves to third.
Top 2 Tatis takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lesher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brito scores.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Brito moves to third.
Bottom 1 Brito hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Brito reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out.
Top 1 Stevens 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 1 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodwin tags and scores. Rodriguez tags and moves to second.
Top 1 Greer strikes out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Goodwin moves to third.
Top 1 Goodwin takes first base on ball four.