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DETROIT TIGERS @ OAKLAND ATHLETICS
06/24/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Pitching: RHP John Mitchell
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4M, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Pitching: LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Rickey Henderson steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 3D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Benito Santiago to third
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Jay Buhner to second
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Jay Buhner to third
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 86.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 52.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 0 - Oakland 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Joe Orsulak scores
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Adrian Brown to third
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Halter 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brent Mayne 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Joe Orsulak 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : LHP Vaughn Eshelman
Batting: RHB Greg Vaughn 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Devon White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Danny Graves
Batting: RHB Benji Gil 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Devon White steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rickey Henderson 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Devon White to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Rickey Henderson to second
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Rickey Henderson to third
Batting: LHB John Olerud 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP John Mitchell
Pitching: RHP William VanLandingham
Batting: SHB Adrian Brown 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Howard Battle 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Russ Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Oakland Athletics batting - Pitching for Detroit Tigers : RHP Danny Graves
Batting: RHB Jay Buhner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Herbert Perry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Benito Santiago 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Detroit Tigers batting - Pitching for Oakland Athletics : RHP William VanLandingham
Pitching: RHP Jason Bere
Batting: LHB Tino Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Ben Grieve 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jeff Barry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Detroit 1 - Oakland 2
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