DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/14/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3540 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (53-95) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2
Baltimore Orioles (59-89) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Avery Now 11-12 After Subduing Athletics
Baltimore starter Steve Avery had a strong outing against the Oakland Athletics at Memorial Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 3-1 win. Roger McDowell got the save, his 24th in 30 chances. The Orioles raised their record to 59-89.

Avery, the winner, is now 11-12 after putting the clamps on the Oakland offense. In 8 innings of work, he gave up no earned runs on 3 hits, while collecting 6 Ks.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Baltimore manager Daniel Ward said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perry 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228 21 72
R. Henderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 14 43
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260 26 77
G. Vaughn RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .160 9 25
G. Litton SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 8 44
   a-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .174 7 18
C. Carr CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .227 2 30
M. McLemore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .159 1 10
K. Manwaring C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .173 1 10
D. Justice LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 28 69
Totals 30 1 4 1 0 6 9      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for G. Litton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (33, 9th Inning off R. McDowell, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , C. Carr , G. Vaughn , J. Olerud 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Litton , D. Justice , M. Vaughn
Sac Fly: G. Vaughn
Hit by Pitch: H. Perry
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: G. Vaughn (4) , G. Litton (14)
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-McLemore-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .275 14 70
B. Spiers 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .241 5 46
K. Lofton CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .226 5 42
L. Mouton RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 25 73
L. Gomez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .236 34 78
M. Nokes DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .169 11 32
M. Franco 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .181 3 18
P. Meares SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .206 8 40
N. Matoba C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .146 2 20
Totals 31 3 7 2 4 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Nokes (5, 2nd Inning off D. Brocail, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Gomez (16, 5th Inning off D. Brocail, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Gomez (34, 2nd Inning off D. Brocail, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Nokes 2 , L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Damon , P. Meares , L. Gomez 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nokes , L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Damon , K. Lofton , B. Spiers
GIDP: P. Meares
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (38)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Brocail L (5-10) 7.1 7 3 2 4 3 1 123 76 4.94   
B. Smith 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Brocail 53
Batters Faced: D. Brocail 34, B. Smith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Brocail 4-14, B. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Brocail 123-76, B. Smith 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Avery W (11-12) 8.0 3 0 0 0 6 0 101 64 3.47   
R. McDowell SV (24) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 11 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 82
Batters Faced: S. Avery 27, R. McDowell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 9-9, R. McDowell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 101-64, R. McDowell 15-11
Hit Batsmen: R. McDowell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Avery
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 35273
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