Final
OAK 3 — TEX 8
5/20/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · TEX199705200
Complete available game record for OAK at TEX, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 14 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Newson | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Lennon | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Canseco | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Juan Gonzalez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Clark | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Williams | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Ripken | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Brosius | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Sheldon | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Benji Gil | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Magadan | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ariel Prieto | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wengert | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whiteside | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gunderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Prieto | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Witt | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Don Wengert | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Gunderson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Prieto | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Sheldon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Brosius | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Wengert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Canseco | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Williams | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geronimo Berroa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Ripken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Stevens | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Will Clark | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Benji Gil | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Rusty Greer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Greer | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Gunderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Newson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Newson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 3/L3 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→2 | HR/L7D.B-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | S7/G56 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4M | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | T7/F7D.1-H | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W | 1–1 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 13/G23 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RD | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | WP.1-2 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8/G6M.2-H;1-3 | 1–1 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO/G56 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→0 | S1/G25.B-2(E1/TH) | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 31/G34S.2-3 | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 4/P4D/SF.3-H | 2–1 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | T8/L8LXD | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S9/L4D.3-H | 2–2 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/L78M | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S8/L6MD | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6M | 2–3 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63/G56 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 3/G3 | 2–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P56 | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | HR/L78XD.B-H | 2–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 5/P5S | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7/L7LS | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | K | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G34 | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | HR/F7LD.B-H | 3–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | S5/G56 | 3–4 |
| 4 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4M | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 4/P7LS | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 84(1)/FO/P6D.B-1 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 3–4 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/L89D | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | E1/G15.B-1 | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L89D.1-H(UR);B-H | 3–4 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L9M | 3–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | HR/L8LXD.1-H;B-H | 3–6 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 3–8 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G4 | 3–8 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RS | 3–8 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 3/P3F | 3–8 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 2/P2RF | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L9LD | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | D7/F78M.2-3 | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | W | 3–8 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP/G5 | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 9/L9D | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D9/L9LD | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 8/L8LD | 3–8 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 4/P34D | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8/F8LD | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9/L34D | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 3–8 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 3/P23F | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 31/G34 | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | W | 3–8 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9S | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | D8/L78XD | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F89D.2-3 | 3–8 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 9/F89D | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 3/G3L | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9/L9M | 3–8 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP/G6 | 3–8 |