DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
03/31/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 6 - MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 1
San Diego Padres (1-0) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 5 7 0
Valdez Masters Oakland in Complete Game Win
The 1997 season is off to a good start for the San Diego Padres. The hometown Padres knocked off the Oakland Athletics, 5-2, at Jack Murphy Stadium. San Diego pitcher Ismael Valdez was named player of the game.

Valdez, now 1-0, scattered 7 hits over 9 innings for the Padres.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Valdez.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
J. Olerud 1B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Buhner RF 4 1 1 2 0 3 4 .250 1 2
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
G. Pena 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Santiago C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. White CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
G. Litton SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Pena (1, 4th Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Litton (1, 7th Inning off I. Valdez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Buhner (1, 8th Inning off I. Valdez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Pena 2 , J. Olerud 2 , G. Litton 2 , J. Buhner 4 , B. Santiago , R. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Justice , D. White 2 , R. Henderson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Santiago (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Perry (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Litton-Pena-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hamilton RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   c-M. Whiten RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Edmonds CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 0 1
M. Ramirez DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .500 1 2
T. Clark 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .500 1 2
D. Magadan 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-C. Quintana 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Conine LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
E. Taubensee C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
   b-C. Devarez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Grebeck SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Frye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 7 6      
a - C. Quintana substituted for D. Magadan in the 8th
b - C. Devarez substituted for E. Taubensee in the 8th
c - M. Whiten substituted for D. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (1, 6th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 1st Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Edmonds 2 (2, 3rd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Clark (1, 1st Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Ramirez (1, 8th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Clark 6 , M. Ramirez 6 , J. Edmonds 4 , E. Taubensee
2-out RBI: T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hamilton , D. Magadan , M. Ramirez
GIDP: J. Conine
Team LOB: 3
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Stottlemyre 6.1 5 2 2 1 6 1 95 62 2.84   
T. Van Poppel L (0-1) 1.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 29 18 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stottlemyre 60
Batters Faced: T. Stottlemyre 25, T. Van Poppel 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stottlemyre 5-7, T. Van Poppel 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stottlemyre 95-62, T. Van Poppel 29-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Van Poppel 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Valdez W (1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 12 1 125 86 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Valdez 75
Batters Faced: I. Valdez 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Valdez 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: I. Valdez 125-86
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ismael Valdez
Ballpark: Jack Murphy Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 11:05 AM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 23045
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