DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/24/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 926 - TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (26-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2
Oakland Athletics (33-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 2 2 0
Athletics Take Tight Tilt
The Oakland Athletics got a magnificent performance from pitcher John Mitchell, who stifled the Detroit offense en route to a 2-1 Athletics win at Oakland Coliseum. Jason Bere, credited with the save, is now 13 for 18 in save opportunities. The winning streak has now reached 5 games for the Athletics.

The Athletics used some clutch hitting to beat the Tigers, a good example being the at-bat of Rickey Henderson in the bottom of the seventh. With two down, Henderson gave his team the lead, 2-1, when he hit a run-scoring single.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Oakland manager Jim B.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .181 1 20
H. Battle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189 6 23
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .218 1 19
T. Martinez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 19 54
B. Grieve DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .240 9 39
J. Barry LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .203 1 8
S. Halter SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 3 20
B. Mayne C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .190 1 13
J. Orsulak RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .207 3 19
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (10, 6th Inning off J. Mitchell, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Orsulak (4, 6th Inning off J. Mitchell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , R. Johnson 2 , B. Mayne , J. Orsulak 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grieve
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Johnson (6) , S. Halter (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .233 4 25
G. Pena 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 17 37
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .229 10 32
J. Buhner RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .195 21 37
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 9 25
B. Santiago C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 12 29
G. Vaughn LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .169 3 8
D. White CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .168 7 15
B. Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 3 12
Totals 27 2 2 2 4 4 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Santiago (13, 2nd Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , B. Santiago 2
2-out RBI: R. Henderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gil , G. Pena , J. Olerud , J. Buhner
Sac Fly: G. Vaughn
Hit by Pitch: G. Pena
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (22) , D. White (15)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman L (6-5) 6.1 1 2 1 4 3 0 105 68 3.29   
D. Graves 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 13 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 64
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 26, D. Graves 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 7-9, D. Graves 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 105-68, D. Graves 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Graves 1-1
Hit Batsmen: V. Eshelman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Mitchell W (3-8) 7.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 106 63 4.35   
W. VanLandingham H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 4.98   
J. Bere SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Mitchell 66
Batters Faced: J. Mitchell 27, W. VanLandingham 3, J. Bere 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Mitchell 8-10, W. VanLandingham 1-0, J. Bere 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Mitchell 106-63, W. VanLandingham 9-7, J. Bere 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Mitchell
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 34978
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