DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE PILOTS
09/04/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SEATTLE PILOTS
GAME ID: 3430 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (48-91) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Seattle Pilots (73-65) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 0
Olerud Helps Oakland Edge Seattle
Oakland beat Seattle at Kingdome, eking out a 4-3 win. The win was due in large part to first baseman John Olerud, who earned player of the game honors. Todd Stottlemyre earned the win to go to 6-13. He allowed 2 earned runs on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. Even with the win, the Athletics have a dismal 48-91 record.

In the top of the first, Olerud pounced on a 1-2 fastball from Alex Fernandez and hit a 2-run home run. It put Oakland on top, 2-0.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said Seattle manager Robert O'Neill. "The effort was great."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .216 13 39
J. Olerud 1B 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .254 25 71
D. Justice RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 26 62
B. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .216 14 49
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 18 65
M. Tucker LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .209 5 22
D. White CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .200 2 10
M. McLemore SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .165 1 10
B. Gil 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 5 22
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 13 8      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Henderson (14, 1st Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tucker (5, 4th Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out) J. Olerud 2 (25, 1st Inning off A. Fernandez, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 3 , M. Tucker 4 , J. Olerud 9
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Santiago
GIDP: M. McLemore
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (61)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. O'Neill LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .241 27 67
B. Mueller DH 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .249 6 31
K. Griffey Jr. CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .306 55 125
D. Bichette RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .237 24 85
M. Tettleton C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .223 34 76
V. Castilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 26 79
J. Snow 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 12 44
   a-J. Dye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 9
S. Fletcher 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 4 46
A. Ledesma SS 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .230 2 23
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 9 13      
a - J. Dye pinch hit for J. Snow in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Ledesma (3, 6th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Griffey Jr. (55, 4th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , A. Ledesma 5 , K. Griffey Jr. 5 , P. O'Neill , M. Tettleton
2-out RBI: D. Bichette
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Castilla , S. Fletcher
Sac Fly: B. Mueller
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Griffey Jr. (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fletcher-Ledesma-Snow)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Stottlemyre W (6-13) 7.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 93 64 3.60   
M. Magnante H (11) 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 32 20 7.42   
W. VanLandingham SV (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stottlemyre 66
Batters Faced: T. Stottlemyre 26, M. Magnante 8, W. VanLandingham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stottlemyre 7-6, M. Magnante 1-2, W. VanLandingham 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stottlemyre 93-64, M. Magnante 32-20, W. VanLandingham 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Fernandez L (9-13) 9.0 6 4 4 3 13 3 123 82 3.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fernandez 69
Batters Faced: A. Fernandez 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fernandez 6-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fernandez 123-82
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Olerud
Ballpark: Kingdome
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 24321
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