DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3587 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (69-83) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 5 10 1
Toronto Blue Jays (90-62) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0
Athletics Turn Back Toronto, 5-3
Oakland right-hander Jeff C D'Amico made an effective start against the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome, leading his team to a 5-3 win. Jason Bere was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 32 of 38 save opportunities. The Athletics saw their record improve to 69-83.

Oakland needed the clutch hitting of Rickey Henderson to notch the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Athletics on top, 2-1. For the game, Henderson had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Jeff C was pounding the zone," said Oakland manager Jim B.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .219 8 48
G. Pena 2B 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .192 33 76
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .245 21 74
J. Buhner RF 5 0 3 0 0 1 3 .209 37 77
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .194 16 49
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .213 21 52
G. Vaughn LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .205 10 26
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 0 1
B. Gil SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .170 7 30
Totals 36 5 10 5 3 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Olerud (25, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (8, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 1 on, 0 outs) G. Pena 2 (33, 5th Inning off J. Smiley, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off C. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 5 , B. Gil , G. Pena 8 , G. Vaughn , J. Olerud 2 , J. Buhner 3
2-out RBI: G. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , H. Perry , G. Vaughn
Hit by Pitch: G. Pena
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gil (30)
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Pena-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .261 21 68
W. Clark 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .254 29 78
M. McGwire DH 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .210 59 114
   a-T. Womack DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 7
E. Burks RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .276 31 91
D. Palmer 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .211 41 94
D. Fletcher C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 15 30
J. Bell SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .202 8 33
B. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .203 1 4
C. Espy CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .353 0 4
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 13 15      
a - T. Womack substituted for M. McGwire in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (22, 9th Inning off J. Bere, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. McGwire (3, 1st Inning off J. D'Amico, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Burks (31, 4th Inning off J. D'Amico, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McRae , D. Fletcher 2 , E. Burks 5 , J. Bell , C. Espy , M. McGwire 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jeter 2 , D. Fletcher , E. Burks
GIDP: D. Palmer
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McRae-Fletcher)
OF assists: 1 (McRae (Santiago at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. D'Amico W (6-6) 6.0 4 2 2 2 7 1 102 61 4.73   
J. Johnston H (3) 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 34 24 5.15   
J. Bere SV (32) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 18 15 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. D'Amico 61
Batters Faced: J. D'Amico 24, J. Johnston 8, J. Bere 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. D'Amico 5-5, J. Johnston 2-1, J. Bere 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. D'Amico 102-61, J. Johnston 34-24, J. Bere 18-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bere 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smiley L (9-12) 4.1 8 4 4 2 2 2 98 59 4.64   
P. Combs 4.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 68 44 2.25   
C. Brown 0.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 13 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smiley 31
Batters Faced: J. Smiley 23, P. Combs 13, C. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smiley 4-6, P. Combs 3-3, C. Brown 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smiley 98-59, P. Combs 68-44, C. Brown 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Combs 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Smiley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff C D'Amico
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 70 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 36107
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