Final
OAK 5 — BOS 2
7/23/1997 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BOS199707230
Complete available game record for OAK at BOS, 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mashore | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frye | — | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Batista | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie Young | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mo Vaughn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jefferson | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Stanley | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McGwire | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Canseco | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wil Cordero | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Magadan | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Spiezio | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy O'Leary | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Brosius | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Darren Bragg | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Brent Mayne | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Haught | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wengert | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Wakefield | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hudson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wengert | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Tim Wakefield | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 |
| Ron Mahay | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Gary Haught | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Hudson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Darren Bragg | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Benjamin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy O'Leary | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Cordero | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hudson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Valentin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Vaughn | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Wakefield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Mahay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wengert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Batista | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Young | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Brosius | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Giambi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Groom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Haught | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Magadan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Damon Mashore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Mashore | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Mayne | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark McGwire | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S9/F89S/R6 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 7/F7S | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 43/G34 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F78XD | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | HP | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8/F8LS/R4 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13/G13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 1/G3S | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G5/R5.1-3 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F78XD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | HR/F7LD | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D8/F78XDW/R4 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S9/L34/R2.2-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S6/G5L.3-H;1-3 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 5/P5SF | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | K | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | HR/L7LD | 2–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | S9/L89M.BX2(96) | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | S8/L8RD.BX2(84) | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | S7/G56/R6 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→2 | WP/R4.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | D9/G3L/R4.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/SF/L7M/R5.3-H | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 8/F8RS | 3–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 8/F8LD | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9M | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 43/G34 | 3–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 43/G4M | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 9/F9LS | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | S7/L7LS/R6 | 3–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F78XD | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S1/G13 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | S9/G3/R4.1-3 | 3–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→3 | 5(1)3/GDP/G6M | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D8/L78D/R4 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9/F9LD/R3.2-3 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | K23 | 3–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 5/P5F | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F78S | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | S8/L6D/R4 | 3–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→3 | K+CS2(26)/DP | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | HR/F78XD | 3–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 3/G3 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | T9/L9LDW+/R4 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3.3-H | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6 | 4–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G56 | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | HR/F7D | 4–2 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/F78D | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 3/P13 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9/G34/R6.1-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 13/G6MS | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L7LDW/R6 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F9LM/R4.2-3 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P6MS | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→2 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4M | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G3 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S7/L7S/R6 | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→3 | 4(1)3/GDP/G4 | 5–2 |