DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
05/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 529 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (18-26) 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 4 14 16 0
Detroit Tigers (15-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 2
Athletics Mow Down Tigers, 14-3
The Oakland Athletics powered past the Detroit Tigers, 14-3, at Tiger Stadium. Benito Santiago was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2, to lead the charge. Todd Van Poppel got the win, improving to 3-2. He held the Tigers to 3 earned runs on 6 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 5. Oakland has 3 straight wins, Detroit 3 straight losses.

Oakland used the timely hitting of Jay Buhner to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Athletics ahead, 2-0. It was his only hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a big one.

"I felt good up there," said Santiago. "I saw the ball well."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 .230 2 14
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .200 13 24
   b-C. Paquette PH, 1B 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 .333 1 4
J. Olerud 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .201 5 20
   c-G. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176 1 2
   d-G. Litton 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 0 8
H. Perry 3B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .218 3 11
D. Justice LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .206 4 10
J. Buhner RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .154 8 20
   a-J. Cangelosi PH, RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 2
B. Santiago C 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .190 8 17
C. Carr CF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
B. Gil SS, 2B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .320 0 4
Totals 39 14 16 13 5 5 16      
a - J. Cangelosi pinch hit for J. Buhner in the 7th
b - C. Paquette pinch hit for G. Pena in the 7th
c - G. Vaughn pinch hit for J. Olerud in the 7th
d - G. Litton substituted for G. Vaughn in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Santiago 2 (5, 6th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off L. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Gil 2 (3, 3rd Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Justice (3, 5th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (8, 4th Inning off K. Gross, 1 on, 1 out) B. Santiago (8, 4th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 1 out) D. Justice (4, 7th Inning off K. Gross, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Paquette (1, 9th Inning off D. Weathers, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Perry , J. Buhner 4 , B. Santiago 8 , R. Henderson 2 , B. Gil 5 , C. Carr , J. Olerud , D. Justice 7 , C. Paquette 4
2-out RBI: J. Olerud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Buhner , B. Santiago , G. Pena , J. Olerud
GIDP: H. Perry
Sac Bunt: B. Gil , C. Carr
Sac Fly: G. Pena , C. Paquette
Hit by Pitch: J. Cangelosi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (10) , J. Cangelosi (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perry-Pena-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 1 14
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .213 1 9
B. Grieve DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .223 6 23
S. Stewart LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .307 2 20
T. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .267 11 34
H. Battle 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .199 3 14
   a-R. Johnson PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .207 1 9
J. Orsulak RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .157 1 6
A. Arias 2B 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .300 1 10
S. Halter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 1 10
Totals 31 3 6 3 5 8 16      
a - R. Johnson pinch hit for H. Battle in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: S. Stewart (2, 7th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Brown , S. Halter , S. Stewart 4 , A. Arias , R. Johnson
2-out RBI: A. Arias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Halter , B. Mayne , A. Arias
GIDP: H. Battle
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Brown (5)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Thomas (1) , K. Gross (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Arias-Halter-Martinez)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Van Poppel W (3-2) 9.0 6 3 3 5 8 0 136 87 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Van Poppel 66
Batters Faced: T. Van Poppel 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Van Poppel 11-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Van Poppel 136-87
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Gross L (1-7) 6.0 10 7 5 4 1 3 105 63 8.48   
L. Thomas 2.1 4 4 4 0 3 0 51 30 6.19   
D. Weathers 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 20 12 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gross 25
Batters Faced: K. Gross 32, L. Thomas 12, D. Weathers 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gross 7-10, L. Thomas 2-2, D. Weathers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gross 105-63, L. Thomas 51-30, D. Weathers 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weathers 1-1
Hit Batsmen: L. Thomas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Benito Santiago
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Rain (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 33284
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