DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/06/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 3451 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (67-74) 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 5 0
Oakland Athletics (49-91) 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 12 1
Green Goes Wild, But Athletics Win
Los Angeles right fielder Shawn Green was sensational. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Oakland beat the Dodgers, 7-6. Green was named the player of the game despite the loss. Oakland has now won 3 in a row.

Michael Tucker chipped in for Oakland with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 runs batted in.

In postgame comments to the Oakland Citizen, Tucker said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Browne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 2 12
C. Brown 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .241 23 75
S. Green RF 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 .268 33 91
R. Klesko DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 27 81
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .243 33 81
S. Hatteberg C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 13 43
D. May CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 0 11
K. Stocker SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 3 39
R. Jones LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .194 6 30
Totals 32 6 5 6 2 7 5      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Jones (8, 3rd Inning off J. Bere, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Green 2 (33, 3rd Inning off J. Bere, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Bere, 0 on, 1 out) R. Palmeiro (33, 9th Inning off J. Bere, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Stocker , S. Green 8 , R. Jones 2 , R. Palmeiro 4
2-out RBI: S. Green
GIDP: K. Stocker
Hit by Pitch: C. Brown
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Browne-Stocker-Palmeiro, Stocker-Browne-Palmeiro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .217 13 39
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .258 25 71
D. Justice RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .206 26 64
B. Santiago C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .219 14 50
H. Perry 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .219 19 67
M. Tucker LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .215 6 24
   a-D. White CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 2 10
C. Carr CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 2 30
G. Litton SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .199 8 44
B. Gil 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .202 5 22
Totals 34 7 12 7 1 4 14      
a - D. White substituted for M. Tucker in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Tucker (6, 8th Inning off L. Painter, 1 on, 1 out) H. Perry (19, 1st Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , M. Tucker 5 , H. Perry 5 , J. Olerud 3 , G. Litton , D. Justice , B. Santiago 2
2-out RBI: H. Perry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gil
GIDP: D. Justice 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Litton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (63)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Litton-Gil-Olerud)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Mendoza 6.1 9 5 5 1 3 1 99 62 3.38   
L. Painter L (4-5) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 29 18 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 37
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 29, L. Painter 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 9-6, L. Painter 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 99-62, L. Painter 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Painter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Mendoza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Bere W (6-1) 8.0 5 6 2 2 7 3 139 86 2.17   
K. Rueter SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bere 61
Batters Faced: J. Bere 33, K. Rueter 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bere 7-10, K. Rueter 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bere 139-86, K. Rueter 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rueter 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Bere
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shawn Green
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 34780
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