DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
09/09/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 3499 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (67-78) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1
Los Angeles Dodgers (74-71) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 X 5 7 2
Dodgers Beat Visiting Athletics, 5-2
Los Angeles rode a good effort from starter Bartolo Colon to beat the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium. The final score was 5-2. Colon went 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 7-6. The Dodgers are now 74-71, while the Athletics fall to 67-78.

Ryan Klesko had an important at-bat with one out in the bottom of the first, when he hit a 2-run home run. His 26th home run of the season put Los Angeles on top, 2-0.

"I felt good up there," said Klesko. "I saw the ball well."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .216 6 43
G. Pena 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .195 31 73
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 19 69
G. Vaughn RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .203 10 26
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 11 28
H. Perry 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .185 15 46
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
K. Manwaring C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .185 0 4
B. Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .164 7 28
Totals 32 2 4 1 2 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Manwaring (2, 7th Inning off B. Wilkinson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , G. Pena , G. Vaughn , K. Manwaring 2
2-out RBI: K. Manwaring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kingsale , B. Gil , G. Vaughn 2 , J. Olerud , D. Justice
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (45) , G. Vaughn (3)
CS: G. Pena (23)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (26)
Double Plays: 1 (Manwaring-Pena)
PB: K. Manwaring
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 3 39
C. Brown 3B, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .227 11 37
R. Klesko DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .212 26 68
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 38 82
   a-J. Randa 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 6 31
J. Hammonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 8 27
J. Varitek C 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .192 11 36
T. Hunter CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 20 68
H. Bush 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253 5 62
K. Stocker SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 2 22
Totals 31 5 7 5 1 7 7      
a - J. Randa substituted for R. Palmeiro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Bush (23, 2nd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs) R. Palmeiro (25, 3rd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Varitek (11, 6th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 1 out) R. Klesko (26, 1st Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 1 out) C. Brown (11, 3rd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Bush 2 , J. Varitek 4 , T. Hunter , B. Hunter , R. Klesko 4 , R. Palmeiro 2 , C. Brown 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hunter , K. Stocker , J. Hammonds
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Hunter (8)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Stocker (15) , C. Brown (7)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Stottlemyre L (7-15) 6.0 7 5 5 1 6 3 106 64 4.06   
J. Wright 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stottlemyre 43
Batters Faced: T. Stottlemyre 26, J. Wright 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stottlemyre 8-4, J. Wright 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stottlemyre 106-64, J. Wright 23-15
WP: T. Stottlemyre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Colon W (7-6) 6.1 3 2 1 1 6 0 109 68 3.61   
B. Wilkinson 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 12 2.90   
R. Rincon SV (28) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Colon 66
Batters Faced: B. Colon 24, B. Wilkinson 5, R. Rincon 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Colon 5-7, B. Wilkinson 0-1, R. Rincon 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Colon 109-68, B. Wilkinson 22-12, R. Rincon 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wilkinson 1-1 , R. Rincon 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bartolo Colon
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 33790
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