DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
06/04/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 709 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (24-35) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Colorado Rockies (31-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 0
Van Poppel Electric in Oakland Win
Oakland Athletics starter Todd Van Poppel was in fine form against the Colorado Rockies at Mile High Stadium, leading his team to a 6-3 win. Oakland is now 24-35, while Colorado is 31-29.

Van Poppel allowed 3 runs over 9 innings. He also racked up 11 strikeouts.

"Got a lot of swings and misses today," said Van Poppel.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251 4 22
G. Pena 2B 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .202 15 30
J. Olerud 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .212 6 23
J. Buhner RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .179 10 25
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .201 5 16
G. Vaughn LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .178 2 4
K. Manwaring C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .211 0 3
C. Carr CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 1 4
B. Gil SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265 1 9
   a-G. Litton SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172 0 9
Totals 34 6 9 6 3 10 8      
a - G. Litton substituted for B. Gil in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Buhner (4, 2nd Inning off B. Barnes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Pena (15, 2nd Inning off B. Barnes, 1 on, 1 out) J. Buhner (10, 5th Inning off B. Barnes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , G. Pena 5 , C. Carr , G. Vaughn , K. Manwaring 2 , J. Buhner 6
2-out RBI: K. Manwaring
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , C. Carr
GIDP: K. Manwaring
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Pena (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Gil-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Helton 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .295 12 33
J. Gonzalez LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .295 24 51
D. Young RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .241 8 32
B. Hamelin DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .236 8 31
D. Easley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 9 30
S. Gibralter CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 6 28
K. Lockhart 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .206 3 13
C. Hale SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .240 2 16
B. Banks C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .181 3 17
Totals 30 3 4 3 2 11 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Hamelin (8, 9th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Helton 2 , B. Hamelin 4 , C. Hale
2-out RBI: B. Hamelin
GIDP: B. Banks
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hale-Easley-Helton)
OF assists: 1 (Gibralter (Manwaring at 3rd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Van Poppel W (4-4) 9.0 4 3 3 2 11 1 99 65 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Van Poppel 76
Batters Faced: T. Van Poppel 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Van Poppel 7-8
Pitches - Strikes: T. Van Poppel 99-65
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Barnes L (4-5) 5.0 8 6 6 3 7 2 100 65 5.35   
J. Russell 4.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 43 28 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Barnes 31
Batters Faced: B. Barnes 25, J. Russell 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Barnes 4-3, J. Russell 6-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Barnes 100-65, J. Russell 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Russell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Van Poppel
Ballpark: Mile High Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 31592
Special Notes: SS Benji Gil was injured while throwing the ball.
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