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August 9, 1996

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Rangers 5 11 0
Blue Jays 4 10 1

John Olerud Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .278
OBP 1.000 .398
At Bats 2 302
Hits 2 84
• Singles 0 46
• Doubles 2 21
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 17
Walks 1 54
RBI’s 1 47

Jeff Russell Season Stats

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SkyDome - August 9, 1996
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Jeff Russell
Ivan Rodriguez
Will Clark
Mark McLemore
Dean Palmer
Kevin Elster
Rusty Greer
Darryl Hamilton
Juan Gonzalez
John Olerud
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs
Count: 0-1, 1 Out

Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 8 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Hamilton is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Elster hits a line drive towards first. Olerud reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Damon Buford pinch runs for Mickey Tettleton. McLemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Buford moves to third.
Top 8 Tettleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Carter hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Jeff Russell now pitching. Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 7 Clark takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 7 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greer scores.
Top 7 Greer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Greer reaches third base with a triple.
Top 7 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Elster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. O'Brien moves to second.
Bottom 6 Green strikes out.
Bottom 6 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Olerud moves to third.
Bottom 6 Olerud hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores.
Bottom 6 Sprague hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Delgado goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 Carter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Hamilton hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Elster hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flener fields it and throws to first for the out. Tettleton moves to second.
Top 6 Tettleton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Green moves to third.
Bottom 5 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 5 Green hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 5 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clark for the out.
Top 5 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Olerud hits a popup off the glove of Elster, and into shallow left field. Olerud reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Sprague hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Greer strikes out.
Top 4 Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tettleton scores. Hamilton moves to third.
Top 4 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. Tettleton moves to third.
Top 4 Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tettleton moves to second.
Top 4 Tettleton takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 Palmer is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Clark hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 3 Greer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to third.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Green strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Olerud takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Sprague strikes out.
Bottom 2 Carter strikes out.
Top 2 Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Elster takes first base on ball four. Tettleton moves to second.
Top 2 McLemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tettleton hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Perez misplays the ball. That's an error on Perez.
Bottom 1 Delgado strikes out.
Bottom 1 Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Witt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Palmer strikes out.
Top 1 Clark hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gonzalez hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Greer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Greer reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Hamilton takes first base on ball four.