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August 23, 1997

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Frank Thomas Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .351
OBP .500 .459
At Bats 4 413
Hits 2 145
• Singles 2 88
• Doubles 0 28
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 29
Walks 0 86
RBI’s 0 102

John Wetteland Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 27
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The Ballpark in Arlington - August 23, 1997
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Out
John Wetteland
Ivan Rodriguez
Lee Stevens
Domingo Cedeno
Fernando Tatis
Benji Gil
Rusty Greer
Damon Buford
Alex Diaz
Frank Thomas
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs
Count: 2-2, 1 Out

Damon Buford now playing center field. Lee Stevens now playing first base. John Wetteland now pitching. Thomas hits a popup towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Buford strikes out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Greer moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Gil scores. Rodriguez moves to third. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 8 Rodriguez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out. Gil moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura juggles the ball. That's an error on Ventura. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Diaz scores.
Bottom 8 Tony Castillo now pitching. Diaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buford scores. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 8 Damon Buford pinch runs for Jim Leyritz. Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 8 Darren Lewis now playing center field. Dave Martinez now playing first base. Leyritz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mouton. Leyritz reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 Martinez 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 8 Durham strikes out.
Top 8 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leyritz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guillen for the out.
Top 8 There's a wild pitch. Mouton scores. Martin moves to third. Fabregas moves to second.
Top 8 Fabregas bunts towards third. Tatis fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Tatis. Mouton moves to third. Martin moves to second.
Top 8 Norberto Martin pinch hits for Mario Valdez. Danny Patterson now pitching. Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ventura scores. Mouton moves to second.
Top 8 Mouton takes first base on ball four. Ventura moves to second.
Top 8 Domingo Cedeno now playing second base. Ventura takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 7 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to home to get Cedeno. Gil moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Gil bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cedeno moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 7 Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Billy Ripken. Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Mouton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mouton. Cedeno moves to second.
Top 7 Belle hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Durham moves to second.
Top 7 Scott Bailes now pitching. Martinez strikes out.
Top 7 Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Fabregas hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Valdez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mouton moves to third.
Top 7 Mouton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Leyritz strikes out.
Bottom 6 Nelson Cruz now pitching. Lyle Mouton now playing right field. Dave Martinez now playing center field. Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Greer hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Guillen.
Top 6 Ventura strikes out.
Top 6 Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Martinez hits a ball on the ground to right field. That will be extra bases. Diaz chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Gil. Gil fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Gil. Martinez moves all the way to home.
Bottom 5 Goodwin hits a popup into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Eyre fires to first and has Gil trapped. There's the throw to Guillen who tags Gil for the out.
Bottom 5 Gil takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Ripken hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Guillen hits a line drive towards short. Gil reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Fabregas moves to second.
Top 5 Fabregas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Valdez 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 4 Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Leyritz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Ventura hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Durham settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Fabregas and he is safe. Goodwin steals third.
Bottom 3 The ball gets by Fabregas for a passed ball. Goodwin moves to second.
Bottom 3 Goodwin bunts towards first. Valdez fields the ball and throws to Eyre covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Gil strikes out.
Top 3 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leyritz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guillen for the out.
Top 3 Fabregas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Ripken hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Tatis. The throw from Fabregas and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 2 Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Leyritz hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valdez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cameron hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belle moves to second.
Top 2 Belle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Fabregas and he is out, Ventura applying the tag. Greer moves to second.
Bottom 1 Greer takes first base on ball four. Rodriguez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leyritz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Durham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leyritz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Durham for the out.