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Texas Rangers @ 
New York Yankees
1997-08-16 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · 10 innings · Att: 41634 · 85°F, cloudy, dry · Wind 5 mph L to R · 4:13
Texas Rangers defeated New York Yankees 8–5. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 3rd. John Wetteland earned the win. Lee Stevens went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
W: John Wetteland L: Ramiro Mendoza SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ray DiMuro · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Tim Tschida · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Rusty Greer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Leyritz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Fernando Tatis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Ripken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Benji Gil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wetteland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Derek Jeter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Raines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Williams | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tino Martinez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Charlie Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chad Curtis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Girardi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Darryl Strawberry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Darren Oliver | 5.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt Whiteside | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Eric Gunderson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Patterson | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| John Wetteland | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Pettitte | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
 Jeff Nelson | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mariano Rivera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramiro Mendoza | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damon Buford: 63/G6M
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: S7/L7M/R4
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/G56/R65.1-2
- Jim Leyritz: K
Bot 1
- Derek Jeter: 53/G5
- Tim Raines: 4/P9S
- Bernie Williams: D8/L78XD/R4
- Tino Martinez: 8/F78D
Top 2
- Fernando Tatis: 7/F78XD
- Lee Stevens: S5/G15/R3
- Billy Ripken: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 2
- Mike Stanley: 53/G56
- Charlie Hayes: W
- Chad Curtis: 7/L7D/R4
- Joe Girardi: SB2/R4
- Joe Girardi: W
- Pat Kelly: 8/F8LM
Top 3
- Benji Gil: W
- Damon Buford: 53/G25.1-2
- Ivan Rodriguez: S9/L9LS/R4.2-H
- Rusty Greer: S7/L78M/R6.1-2
- Juan Gonzalez: D7/L78XD/R6.2-H;1-H
- Jim Leyritz: 6E5/G6/R5.2-3;B-1
- Fernando Tatis: SB2/R364
- Fernando Tatis: K
- Lee Stevens: 31/G34
Bot 3
- Derek Jeter: 53/G5
- Tim Raines: 63/G6
- Bernie Williams: 53/G56
Top 4
- Billy Ripken: K
- Benji Gil: S9/L9M/R4
- Damon Buford: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 4
- Tino Martinez: 31/G34
- Mike Stanley: 7/L7D
- Charlie Hayes: 8/F8LD
Top 5
- Ivan Rodriguez: E5/TH/G56.B-1
- Rusty Greer: 4/P4
- Juan Gonzalez: 8/F89D/R4
- Jim Leyritz: 6/L6
Bot 5
- Chad Curtis: W
- Joe Girardi: W.1-2
- Pat Kelly: K
- Derek Jeter: S8/G4M/R6.2-H;1-2
- Tim Raines: 2/P2L
- Bernie Williams: 7/F78D
Top 6
- Fernando Tatis: S8/G6M/R4
- Lee Stevens: K
- Billy Ripken: 3/LDP/L3L.1X1(3)
Bot 6
- Tino Martinez: W
- Mike Stanley: W.1-2
- Charlie Hayes: K
- Chad Curtis: K
- Joe Girardi: T9/L89M/R45U1.2-H;1-H
- Pat Kelly: K
Top 7
- Benji Gil: E5/G5/U7R65.B-2
- Damon Buford: S5/BG25/R3.2-3
- Ivan Rodriguez: W.1-2
- Rusty Greer: K
- Juan Gonzalez: 9/F9LM/SF/R2.3-H(UR);2-3
- Jim Leyritz: K
Bot 7
- Derek Jeter: K
- Tim Raines: W
- Bernie Williams: S7/G6/R4.1-3
- Tino Martinez: 8/F8RM/SF/R6.3-H
- Mike Stanley: CS2(24)
Top 8
- Fernando Tatis: 163/G6M
- Lee Stevens: HR/L7LD.B-H
- Billy Ripken: 13/G13
- Benji Gil: 13/G15S
Bot 8
- Mike Stanley: K
- Charlie Hayes: 53/G5L
- Chad Curtis: HR/L7D.B-H
- Joe Girardi: D7/G5L/R6
- Darryl Strawberry: WP.2-3
- Darryl Strawberry: W
- Derek Jeter: 43/G4
Top 9
- Tom Goodwin: 43/G4MS
- Ivan Rodriguez: K
- Rusty Greer: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Tim Raines: 7/F7M
- Bernie Williams: 7/F7LM
- Tino Martinez: 7/L7M
Top 10
- Juan Gonzalez: S7/L7S/R4
- Jim Leyritz: 13/SH/BG23.1-2
- Domingo Cedeno: S9/L9S/R26.2-H
- John Wetteland: D7/L7D/R6.1-H
- Billy Ripken: 43/G4.2-3
- Benji Gil: S8/G6M/R4.3-H
- Tom Goodwin: 13/G13
Bot 10
- Mike Stanley: 7/F7D
- Charlie Hayes: K
- Chad Curtis: 63/G6
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Homer Bush