DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK METS
08/12/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1422 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (51-67) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
New York Mets (66-53) 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
Mets Prevail, 5-3, Over Oakland
New York and Oakland duked it out at Shea Stadium and the Mets came out victorious.

New York Mets starter Takehiro Ishii was in fine form against the Oakland Athletics at Shea Stadium, leading his team to a 5-3 win. Darren Holmes notched his 11th save in 11 chances.

Cliff Floyd put New York in front, 4-1, when he took Jamie Moyer downtown. His 2-run home run came with two out in the bottom of the fourth. It was his 33rd home run of the season.

"We did enough to win," said Ishii.

New York has a 4-game win streak, while Oakland has lost 5 in a row.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .212 5 33
G. Pena 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .197 28 59
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .238 15 46
J. Buhner RF 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .197 30 60
D. Justice LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .180 5 16
B. Santiago C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203 17 40
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 11 37
D. White CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .191 13 34
B. Gil SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .163 4 22
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 17 8      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gil (15, 3rd Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (30, 9th Inning off T. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gil 2 , G. Pena , J. Olerud , D. Justice , J. Buhner 4 , B. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , G. Pena
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Justice (5)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Pena-Olerud)
OF assists: 1 (White (Nevin at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .315 33 77
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 15 47
G. Sheffield SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .273 29 69
S. Sosa CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .259 33 100
P. Nevin 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .252 27 92
G. Colbrunn 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .278 12 42
B. Boone 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .180 16 48
T. Tarasco DH 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .224 14 39
T. Pagnozzi C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .179 0 3
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 4 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Nevin (27, 5th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Floyd (33, 4th Inning off J. Moyer, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Sosa (33, 3rd Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Sheffield (29, 1st Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 4 , T. Tarasco , C. Floyd 4 , G. Colbrunn , S. Sosa 4 , G. Sheffield 4 , B. Boone
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , C. Floyd , S. Sosa , G. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Floyd 2 , T. Pagnozzi
GIDP: G. Colbrunn
Hit by Pitch: P. Nevin
Team LOB: 5
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Moyer L (9-10) 5.0 7 5 5 2 1 4 96 62 3.61   
T. Borland 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 34 22 1.00   
J. Johnston 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moyer 32
Batters Faced: J. Moyer 25, T. Borland 7, J. Johnston 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moyer 5-8, T. Borland 3-0, J. Johnston 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moyer 96-62, T. Borland 34-22, J. Johnston 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Borland 1-0 , J. Johnston 1-0
WP: T. Borland
Hit Batsmen: J. Moyer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii W (9-3) 5.0 4 1 1 1 13 0 91 55 2.60   
M. Sirotka 3.0 1 1 1 1 4 0 49 31 4.99   
T. Jones 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 2 2.35   
D. Holmes SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 67
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 19, M. Sirotka 11, T. Jones 1, D. Holmes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 0-1, M. Sirotka 1-4, T. Jones 0-0, D. Holmes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 91-55, M. Sirotka 49-31, T. Jones 4-2, D. Holmes 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-1
Balk: T. Ishii
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takehiro Ishii
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 36289
Special Notes: Rain delay of 51 minutes in the 5th inning.
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