DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
04/04/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 47 - FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 1
Baltimore Orioles (3-0) 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 X 7 7 2
McDonald Goes Distance in 7-3 Win
Baltimore right-hander Ben McDonald pitched his team to victory over the Oakland Athletics at Memorial Stadium. The final score was 7-3. The Orioles, now 3-0, have been playing some good baseball.

McDonald delivered a quality start for Baltimore. The 6' 7" right-hander allowed 3 runs on 2 hits over 9 innings of work.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said McDonald.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154 0 0
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .385 1 2
J. Buhner RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .214 2 3
D. Justice LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .071 0 0
G. Pena 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 2 5
   a-B. Gil PH, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 1
H. Perry 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 0 0
   b-C. Paquette PH, 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. White CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .067 0 1
G. Litton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
Totals 30 3 2 2 4 6 7      
a - B. Gil pinch hit for G. Pena in the 7th
b - C. Paquette pinch hit for H. Perry in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Litton (2, 5th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (2, 8th Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Litton 2 , J. Buhner 4
2-out RBI: J. Buhner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , B. Santiago
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Justice (1) , B. Gil (1) , C. Paquette (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Olerud (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .429 1 4
B. Spiers 2B 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .182 0 1
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0 0
M. Franco 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .154 0 1
K. Gruber 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .364 1 3
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .143 0 4
M. Nokes C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .333 2 2
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182 0 2
E. Sprague Jr. DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .125 1 3
Totals 32 7 7 7 3 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (1, 5th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Damon (1, 1st Inning off J. Bere, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damon (1, 5th Inning off J. Bere, 1 on, 1 out) M. Nokes (2, 2nd Inning off J. Bere, 0 on, 1 out) K. Gruber (1, 5th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Franco 3 , J. Damon 7 , M. Nokes 5 , K. Gruber 4
2-out RBI: M. Franco , K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Nokes , K. Gruber
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Espinoza (1) , M. Nokes (1)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Bere L (0-1) 4.2 4 5 5 2 6 2 95 61 9.64   
K. Rueter 3.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 68 42 6.00   
D. August 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bere 40
Batters Faced: J. Bere 21, K. Rueter 13, D. August 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bere 6-2, K. Rueter 3-2, D. August 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bere 95-61, K. Rueter 68-42, D. August 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rueter 1-1 , D. August 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McDonald W (1-0) 9.0 2 3 1 4 6 1 129 74 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 77
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 129-74
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McDonald
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 34592
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