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Oakland Athletics @ Texas Rangers
1997-07-04 · Night game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 46934 · 85°F, night, dry · Wind 8 mph L to R · 3:00
Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 7–6. Texas Rangers put up 5 in the 3rd. Ken Hill earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Lee Stevens went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Ken Hill L: Steve Karsay SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Jim Evans · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Terry Craft · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason McDonald | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Brosius | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Magadan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Lennon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Batista | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Bellhorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark McLemore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ivan Rodriguez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Greer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Juan Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Will Clark | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Stevens | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Benji Gil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Karsay | 4.1 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
 Dane Johnson | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Buddy Groom | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hill | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
 Eric Gunderson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Patterson | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Vosberg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Wetteland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jason McDonald: HR/F9D.B-H
- Scott Brosius: 13/BG15S
- Dave Magadan: 43/G4
- Mark McGwire: K
Bot 1
- Mark McLemore: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: 13/G13S
- Rusty Greer: 7/F7LM
Top 2
- Jose Canseco: K
- Pat Lennon: K
- Scott Spiezio: 1/G3S
Bot 2
- Juan Gonzalez: 53/G5L
- Will Clark: S7/L7LS
- Lee Stevens: T9/L9M.1-H
- Domingo Cedeno: 5/P5F
- Damon Buford: 53/G5S
Top 3
- Tony Batista: 8/F8RM
- Brent Mayne: 43/G4M
- Jason McDonald: W
- Scott Brosius: S7/F78S.1-3
- Dave Magadan: W.1-2
- Mark McGwire: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jose Canseco: 53/G5S
Bot 3
- Benji Gil: D7/L5D
- Mark McLemore: K
- Ivan Rodriguez: HP
- Rusty Greer: S8/G4MD.2-H;1-3
- Juan Gonzalez: K
- Will Clark: S9/L3D.3-H;1-3
- Lee Stevens: HR/F89XD.3-H;1-H;B-H
- Domingo Cedeno: W
- Damon Buford: 8/F8RM
Top 4
- Pat Lennon: S7/L7S
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F8LD
- Tony Batista: 9/LDP/L9LS.1X1(93)
Bot 4
- Benji Gil: S7/L5
- Mark McLemore: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G56
Top 5
- Brent Mayne: 63/G6S
- Jason McDonald: T7/F78M
- Scott Brosius: 43/G4.3-H
- Dave Magadan: S9/L9S
- Mark McGwire: D7/L7M.1-H
- Jose Canseco: K
Bot 5
- Rusty Greer: HR/F89XD.B-H
- Juan Gonzalez: 63/G6
- Will Clark: D7/L7LM
- Lee Stevens: 43/G34.2-3
- Domingo Cedeno: 8/F8RM
Top 6
- Pat Lennon: S9/L89M
- Scott Spiezio: K
- Tony Batista: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 6
- Damon Buford: S8/L6MD
- Benji Gil: K
- Mark McLemore: SB2
- Mark McLemore: W
- Ivan Rodriguez: 5/P2R
- Rusty Greer: 8/F8LM
Top 7
- Brent Mayne: 6/L6
- Jason McDonald: 43/G4M
- Scott Brosius: S8/L4D
- Dave Magadan: 7/F7M
Bot 7
- Juan Gonzalez: 6/L6
- Will Clark: 63/G6
- Lee Stevens: D9/L3D
- Domingo Cedeno: 63/G6MS
Top 8
- Mark McGwire: S8/G6
- Jose Canseco: D7/G5L.1-3
- Mark Bellhorn: S7/L7S.3-H;2-3
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F78XD/SF.3-H
- Tony Batista: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 8
- Damon Buford: 63/G6S
- Benji Gil: 63/G56
- Mark McLemore: 7/F7LM
Top 9
- George Williams: 3/G3
- Jason McDonald: 313/G3S
- Scott Brosius: 63/G6