X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
09/17/1997
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1041 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (77-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Oakland Athletics (95-55) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
Athletics Edge Yankees, 3-2
Behind an impressive start by Jose Gonzales, Oakland beat New York, 3-2. Cesar Maldonado recorded his 9th save for Oakland. The Athletics sport a record of 95-55.

The Athletics got a big at-bat from shortstop Gary Sheffield. For the game, Sheffield was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 45th home run of the season gave Oakland a 3-1 lead.

"I made some pitches when I had to," said Gonzales.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Garcia SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .303 20 66
B. Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .364 19 73
M. Ordonez LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .303 21 100
S. Casey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .332 30 108
   b-D. Glanville PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 33
D. Therrien 3B 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .273 28 83
R. Winn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .315 0 6
J. Amado DH 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 .247 12 69
R. Radmanovich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 16 43
   a-J. Heffels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 1 22
D. Wilson C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .224 3 21
Totals 28 2 5 2 6 10 19      
a - J. Heffels pinch hit for R. Radmanovich in the 9th
b - D. Glanville pinch ran for S. Casey in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wilson (10, 3rd Inning off J. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ordonez (21, 1st Inning off J. Gonzales, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez 5 , S. Casey 2 , D. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: M. Ordonez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abreu , J. Heffels
GIDP: V. Garcia , B. Abreu , R. Winn , J. Amado
Sac Fly: J. Amado
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Therrien-Radmanovich-Casey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Sheffield SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .264 45 102
K. Daniels RF 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .283 17 61
E. Martinez 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .310 18 75
M. McGwire 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .294 60 163
H. Rodriguez LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .273 43 110
R. Lankford DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 21 73
O. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 0 0
A. Abad CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 8 26
M. Lyden C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .180 11 26
Totals 28 3 7 3 7 2 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: H. Rodriguez (43, 2nd Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sheffield (45, 5th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield 4 , K. Daniels 2 , M. McGwire , H. Rodriguez 4 , O. Hernandez , M. Lyden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. McGwire 2 , H. Rodriguez , A. Abad 2
GIDP: M. McGwire
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (52)
CS: G. Sheffield (17) , O. Hernandez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Sheffield (10)
Double Plays: 4 (Lyden-Hernandez-McGwire, Martinez-Hernandez-McGwire, Hernandez-Sheffield-McGwire, Sheffield-Hernandez-McGwire)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. King L (10-11) 6.0 7 3 3 3 2 2 106 5.05   
P. Leftwich 2.0 0 0 0 4 0 0 41 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 45
Batters Faced: E. King 26, P. Leftwich 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 7-7, P. Leftwich 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 106-60, P. Leftwich 41-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzales W (14-11) 6.0 3 1 1 5 7 1 99 4.11   
U. Urbina H (6) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 6.61   
H. Vizcaino H (7) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 16 4.43   
C. Maldonado SV (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzales 64
Batters Faced: J. Gonzales 23, U. Urbina 6, H. Vizcaino 5, C. Maldonado 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzales 6-2, U. Urbina 1-1, H. Vizcaino 0-2, C. Maldonado 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzales 99-57, U. Urbina 26-19, H. Vizcaino 16-8, C. Maldonado 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Maldonado 2-0
WP: J. Gonzales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Gonzales
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum 1969
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 38264
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