DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/28/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1258 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (45-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 1
Oakland Athletics (47-57) 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 4 9 1
Athletics Snatch 4-3 Win
The Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles played an exciting game at Oakland Coliseum.

Oakland beat Baltimore at Oakland Coliseum, eking out a 4-3 win. The win was due in large part to pitcher Matt Morris, who earned player of the game honors. Morris picked up the win for Oakland, going 8 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 7 hits. He now sports a record of 3-0.

John Olerud, who finished 3rd in the FL in on-base percentage with .396 in 1990, aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the first baseman was 2 for 4 with a triple, a double, and a walk.

"This was a good win," said Olerud.

The Athletics' win now puts them at 47-57.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .251 11 39
B. Spiers 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .285 5 30
K. Lofton CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .251 8 46
M. Franco 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .225 6 45
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .237 19 54
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .214 9 33
M. Nokes C 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .223 22 53
A. Espinoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 2 25
   a-J. Leyritz PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .206 3 13
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .138 17 35
Totals 34 3 8 3 3 9 18      
a - J. Leyritz pinch hit for A. Espinoza in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Nokes (8, 9th Inning off J. Bere, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Damon , K. Lofton , B. Spiers , M. Nokes 4 , K. Gruber 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Mouton , J. Damon , B. Spiers
GIDP: B. Spiers
Sac Bunt: A. Espinoza
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: L. Mouton (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Nokes-Spiers)
OF assists: 1 (Damon (Vaughn at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .220 5 32
G. Pena 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .199 26 54
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .238 13 42
J. Buhner RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .197 27 54
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .193 11 32
B. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .199 15 34
G. Vaughn LF 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .204 7 15
D. White CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .190 11 29
B. Gil SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .177 4 22
Totals 32 4 9 4 7 8 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gil (13, 6th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out) G. Vaughn (4, 2nd Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Olerud (18, 3rd Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Olerud (1, 1st Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Pena (26, 3rd Inning off D. Wells, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gil 2 , G. Pena 5 , G. Vaughn 3 , J. Olerud 5 , J. Buhner , D. White
2-out RBI: , G. Pena 2 , J. Olerud , J. Buhner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Olerud 2 , J. Buhner 2 , B. Santiago
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (30)
CS: H. Perry (3)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Pena-Olerud)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Wells L (6-13) 5.0 8 4 4 3 4 1 112 65 4.52   
J. Nelson 2.1 1 0 0 4 3 0 42 22 3.38   
R. Springer 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wells 36
Batters Faced: D. Wells 25, J. Nelson 12, R. Springer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wells 4-5, J. Nelson 2-2, R. Springer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wells 112-65, J. Nelson 42-22, R. Springer 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-1 , R. Springer 1-0
WP: D. Wells
Balk: D. Wells
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Morris W (3-0) 8.0 7 3 2 2 8 0 117 75 1.78   
J. Bere SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 14 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 64
Batters Faced: M. Morris 32, J. Bere 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 10-5, J. Bere 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 117-75, J. Bere 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bere 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Morris
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 34905
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