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BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/29/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Pitching: LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Pitching: RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Bunt missed!
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2R, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Johnny Damon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Johnny Damon scores
Matt Nokes to third
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Matt Nokes scores
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 89.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Herbert Perry to second
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Baltimore 2 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 107.5 MPH)
Kelly Gruber to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Alvaro Espinoza scores
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Ed Sprague Jr. to third
Bill Spiers to second
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Ed Sprague Jr. scores
Bill Spiers to third
Troy O'Leary to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 76.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Devon White steals 2nd base
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Bill Spiers 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy O'Leary 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB David Justice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 6 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : LHP Bobby M Jones
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Johnny Damon to second
Pitching: RHP William VanLandingham
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.6 MPH)
Johnny Damon to third
Matt Nokes to second
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 380 ft
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Pat Meares 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 68.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jose DeLeon
Now at SS: Pat Meares
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Benito Santiago to second
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 338 ft
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 34D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Baltimore 10 - Oakland 3
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