Final
TEX
OAKCurrent Series
Rangers
14
Athletics
6
Game 1
Final
Rangers
8
Athletics
4
Game 2
Final
1997 AL West
Mariners 
Angels 
Rangers 
Athletics Game Summary
The Oakland Athletics were decisively beaten by the Texas Rangers, 8 to 4, on September 24, 1997.
Game Info
September 24, 1997
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Goodwin CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
I. Rodriguez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
R. Greer LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
J. Gonzalez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .400 | .500 |
L. Stevens 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Cedeno 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
F. Tatis 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
A. Diaz RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | .750 |
B. Ripken SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDonald CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Brito 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Grieve RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
B. Lesher LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
D. Magadan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
P. Lennon DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
M. Stairs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Spiezio 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Batista SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
I. Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Batting
RBI: J. Gonzalez 2, T. Goodwin, B. Ripken, L. Stevens, F. Tatis
Baserunning
SB: A. Diaz, T. Goodwin 2, I. Rodriguez
Batting
2B: T. Brito
HR: B. Grieve
RBI: B. Grieve 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Oliver (W) | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 |
D. Patterson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Haynes (L) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3.86 |
A. Small | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
B. Groom | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
B. Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Goodwin CF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
I. Rodriguez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
R. Greer LF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
J. Gonzalez DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .400 | .500 |
L. Stevens 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
D. Cedeno 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
F. Tatis 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .600 | .500 |
A. Diaz RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .800 | .750 |
B. Ripken SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Batting
RBI: J. Gonzalez 2, T. Goodwin, B. Ripken, L. Stevens, F. Tatis
Baserunning
SB: A. Diaz, T. Goodwin 2, I. Rodriguez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Oliver (W) | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 |
D. Patterson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. McDonald CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
T. Brito 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
B. Grieve RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 |
B. Lesher LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
D. Magadan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Giambi 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
P. Lennon DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
M. Stairs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
S. Spiezio 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Batista SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
I. Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Batting
2B: T. Brito
HR: B. Grieve
RBI: B. Grieve 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Haynes (L) | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3.86 |
A. Small | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 |
B. Groom | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
B. Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
T.J. Mathews | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
