DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/11/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
COLORADO ROCKIES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 127 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (7-4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 8 0
Oakland Athletics (2-9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
Gonzalez slugs 2 home runs, Rockies Move to 7-4
The Colorado Rockies trumped the Oakland Athletics, 7-1, at Oakland Coliseum. Colorado left fielder Juan Gonzalez was named player of the game for his performance. He belted 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. The Rockies keep rolling, raising their record to 7-4.

Gonzalez came through with some timely hitting for Colorado. With the score 3-1 in the top of the ninth and two down, Gonzalez hit a first pitch changeup for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season made it 7-1, Colorado.

"It was a tough night at the plate," said Oakland manager Jim B.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .267 3 11
J. Gonzalez LF 5 2 3 6 0 1 0 .191 6 13
D. Young RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .184 2 7
B. Hamelin DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .240 1 6
D. Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 2 5
S. Gibralter CF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .357 2 6
K. Lockhart 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .262 1 5
C. Hale SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 1 1
B. Banks C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .303 0 4
Totals 33 7 8 7 5 8 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Hamelin (1, 6th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Gonzalez 2 (6, 8th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off K. Rueter, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Gibralter , B. Banks , B. Hamelin 4 , D. Young , C. Hale , J. Gonzalez 9
2-out RBI: B. Hamelin , J. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Banks
GIDP: D. Easley
Hit by Pitch: S. Gibralter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Easley-Hale-Helton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263 0 2
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 3 8
J. Buhner RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .132 2 5
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .175 1 2
G. Pena 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .231 3 8
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .150 1 4
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 2
D. White CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .175 2 3
G. Litton SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .167 0 1
Totals 29 1 5 1 1 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson (2, 4th Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. White (1, 8th Inning off C. Schilling, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Pena 2 , G. Litton , D. White 3 , R. Henderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Santiago
GIDP: B. Santiago
Sac Fly: R. Henderson
Hit by Pitch: J. Buhner , B. Santiago
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (4)
CS: B. Santiago (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Stottlemyre (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Pena-Olerud)
OF assists: 1 (Buhner (Gibralter at home))
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Schilling W (2-1) 7.1 4 1 1 1 7 0 102 62 3.09   
B. Gideon SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Schilling 72
Batters Faced: C. Schilling 27, B. Gideon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Schilling 9-4, B. Gideon 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Schilling 102-62, B. Gideon 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Gideon 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Schilling 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Stottlemyre L (0-1) 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 1 94 59 1.83   
T. Van Poppel 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 1 40 25 7.30   
K. Rueter 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 14 8 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stottlemyre 61
Batters Faced: T. Stottlemyre 24, T. Van Poppel 9, K. Rueter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stottlemyre 5-7, T. Van Poppel 1-1, K. Rueter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stottlemyre 94-59, T. Van Poppel 40-25, K. Rueter 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Van Poppel 1-0 , K. Rueter 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Stottlemyre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Gonzalez
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Rain (51 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 34702
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