DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
09/08/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 3487 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (67-77) 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (73-71) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Dodgers Hapless Against Athletics, Morris
Oakland starter Matt Morris put a stranglehold on the Los Angeles offense. The right-hander had complete command of his sinker in leading the Athletics to a 8-1 win. The Athletics, at 67-77, have now won 4 straight.

Morris, the Oakland right-hander, went 9 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits. He collected 9 strikeouts.

Morris called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .216 6 43
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .000 0 0
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .244 19 69
   a-M. Tucker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   c-C. Paquette 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 9
J. Buhner RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .202 35 73
   b-J. Cangelosi PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 1 6
D. Justice LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .197 11 28
B. Santiago C 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .216 21 51
G. Vaughn 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .201 10 26
H. Perry 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .186 15 46
B. Gil SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .165 7 28
Totals 38 8 11 7 6 11 17      
a - M. Tucker pinch hit for J. Olerud in the 8th
b - J. Cangelosi pinch hit for J. Buhner in the 8th
c - C. Paquette substituted for M. Tucker in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Vaughn (5, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Olerud (24, 1st Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Justice (5, 3rd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Santiago (21, 6th Inning off G. Stephenson, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Gil (7, 8th Inning off L. Painter, 1 on, 1 out) D. Justice (11, 1st Inning off R. Mendoza, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Santiago 5 , B. Gil 4 , G. Vaughn 3 , J. Olerud 3 , D. Justice 6 , J. Buhner , M. Tucker
2-out RBI: B. Santiago , D. Justice
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kingsale , B. Santiago , H. Perry , G. Vaughn , J. Cangelosi
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Santiago 2 (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 3 39
C. Brown 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .226 10 36
R. Klesko DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 25 66
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .258 38 82
J. Hammonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .169 8 27
J. Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 10 35
T. Hunter CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .251 20 68
H. Bush 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 5 61
K. Stocker SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .186 2 22
Totals 31 1 6 1 3 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Hunter (26, 3rd Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Palmeiro (38, 4th Inning off M. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Varitek , T. Hunter 3 , B. Hunter , R. Palmeiro 5
2-out RBI: R. Palmeiro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hunter , B. Hunter , R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Klesko (11)
CS: T. Hunter 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hunter (4) , K. Stocker (14)
OF assists: 1 (Hammonds (Henderson at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Morris W (7-4) 9.0 6 1 1 3 9 1 131 80 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 77
Batters Faced: M. Morris 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 10-6
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 131-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Mendoza L (10-10) 4.1 5 5 4 1 3 1 80 50 3.37   
G. Stephenson 2.0 3 1 1 3 3 1 52 29 4.88   
L. Painter 2.2 3 2 2 2 5 1 52 30 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 37
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 20, G. Stephenson 11, L. Painter 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 3-7, G. Stephenson 1-1, L. Painter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 80-50, G. Stephenson 52-29, L. Painter 52-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Painter 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Morris
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 34041
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