Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics - August 31,1996

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Boston Red Sox	BOS	69-67		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0		0	5	1		3	7	14	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Oakland Athletics	OAK	66-72		2	2	3		0	0	1		0	0	x		8	8	1		3	10	19	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

Boston Red Sox - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Darren Bragg	rf	26.359	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261	101	161
2	Jeff Frye	2b	30.000	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.280	79	293
	Nomar Garciaparra	2b	23.039	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1	1
3	Mo Vaughn	1b	28.260	L	3	0	1	0	1	1	.319	135	725
4	Reggie Jefferson	dh	27.341	B	4	0	1	0	0	3	.339	104	381
5	Mike Stanley	c	33.067	R	4	0	0	0	0	1	.272	118	967
6	Troy O'Leary	lf	27.027	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	.269	129	287
7	John Valentin	ss	29.195	R	3	0	1	0	0	0	.303	114	535
8	Jeff Manto	3b	32.008	R	3	0	0	0	0	1	.207	33	207
9	Lee Tinsley	cf	27.180	B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.223	101	290
Totals					32	0	5	0	1	9		915	3847

Errors: John Valentin

GDP: Mike Stanley (8)

Oakland Athletics - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Tony Batista	2b-3b	22.266	R	5	1	2	2	0	1	.281	50	50
2	Scott Brosius	3b-1b	30.016	R	5	0	0	0	0	1	.329	90	453
3	Jason Giambi	dh	25.236	L	3	1	1	0	1	0	.308	123	177
4	Mark McGwire	1b	32.335	R	2	2	1	2	1	0	.325	107	1201
5	Geronimo Berroa	rf	31.166	R	4	1	3	3	0	0	.289	129	481
6	Terry Steinbach	c	34.182	R	2	1	0	0	2	0	.277	123	1176
7	Brian Lesher	lf	25.179	R	4	1	1	1	0	0	.263	6	6
8	Kerwin Moore	cf	25.307	B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	2	2
9	Mike Bordick	ss	31.041	R	3	1	0	0	1	0	.225	132	800
Totals					32	8	8	8	5	3		762	4346

Errors: Brian Lesher

HR: Mark McGwire (46), Geronimo Berroa (35), Brian Lesher (2)

RBI: Tony Batista 2 (11), Mark McGwire 2 (95), Geronimo Berroa 3 (92), Brian Lesher (4)

HBP: Mark McGwire (5)

GDP: Mark McGwire (11)

SB: Tony Batista (5)

Boston Red Sox - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Tim Wakefield	R	L 11-12	6.0	7	8	8	3	2	3	5.49	1.61	27	91
2	Vaughn Eshelman	L		1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.29	1.86	24	47
3	Kerry Lacy	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.93	4	4
Totals				8.0	8	8	8	5	3	3			55	142

WP: Tim Wakefield (4)

HB: Tim Wakefield (10)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Tim Wakefield (107-65-42), Vaughn Eshelman (23-10-13), Kerry Lacy (14-7-7)

Oakland Athletics - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Willie Adams	R	W 2-2	9.0	5	0	0	1	9	0	3.73	1.19	9	9
Totals				9.0	5	0	0	1	9	0			9	9

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Willie Adams (123-81-42)

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seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
1	1	0-0	Darren Bragg	L	26.358	BOS	1	9	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	0	---	0	Strikeout Looking
2	1	0-0	Jeff Frye	R	30.000	BOS	2	4	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	1-2	1	---	0	Grounded out to Pitcher [Willie Adams]
3	1	0-0	Mo Vaughn	L	28.260	BOS	3	3	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Walk	3-1	2	---	0	Walked
4	1	0-0	Reggie Jefferson	L	27.340	BOS	4	10	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	1-2	2	1--	0	Strikeout Swinging
5	1	0-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	4	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Single	2-2	0	---	0	Singled on line drive to Center Field
6	1	0-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	5	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Stolen Base	0-1	0	1--	0	Tony Batista Stole 2B [Tim Wakefield/Mike Stanley]
7	1	0-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	5	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Lineout	3-2	0	-2-	0	Lined out to Second Base [Jeff Frye]
8	1	0-0	Jason Giambi	L	25.236	OAK	3	10	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	0-1	1	-2-	0	Flied out to Right Field [Darren Bragg]
9	1	0-0	Mark McGwire	R	32.335	OAK	4	3	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Home Run	1-2	2	-2-	2	Home Run on line drive to ... Tony Batista Scored ... Mark McGwire Scored
10	1	2-0	Geronimo Berroa	R	31.166	OAK	5	9	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	2-2	2	---	0	Grounded out to Third Base [Jeff Manto]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
11	2	0-2	Mike Stanley	R	33.068	BOS	5	2	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Lineout	0-1	0	---	0	Lined out to Right Field [Geronimo Berroa]
12	2	0-2	Troy O'Leary	L	27.027	BOS	6	7	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Single	1-1	1	---	0	Singled on line drive to Center Field
13	2	0-2	John Valentin	R	29.195	BOS	7	6	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Reached on Error	0-2	1	1--	0	Reached on Error by Left Field [Brian Lesher] ... Troy O'Leary advanced to second
14	2	0-2	Jeff Manto	R	32.008	BOS	8	5	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	3-2	1	12-	0	Strikeout Swinging
15	2	0-2	Lee Tinsley	L	27.180	BOS	9	8	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Flyout	2-2	2	12-	0	Flied out to Center Field [Kerwin Moore]
16	2	2-0	Terry Steinbach	R	34.182	OAK	6	2	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Walk	3-2	0	---	0	Walked
17	2	2-0	Brian Lesher	R	25.180	OAK	7	7	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	0-2	0	1--	0	Flied out to Center Field [Lee Tinsley]
18	2	2-0	Kerwin Moore	L	25.307	OAK	8	8	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Strikeout	3-2	1	1--	0	Strikeout Looking
19	2	2-0	Mike Bordick	R	31.041	OAK	9	6	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Walk	3-1	2	1--	0	Walked ... Terry Steinbach advanced to second
20	2	2-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	4	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Wild Pitch	0-2	2	12-	0	Wild Pitch by Tim Wakefield ... Mike Bordick advanced to second ... Terry Steinbach advanced to third
21	2	2-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	4	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Single	1-2	2	-23	2	Infield Single to Second Base ... Mike Bordick Scored ... Terry Steinbach Scored
22	2	4-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	5	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	3-2	2	1--	0	Flied out to Center Field [Lee Tinsley]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
23	3	0-4	Darren Bragg	L	26.358	BOS	1	9	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Flyout	3-1	0	---	0	Flied out to Center Field [Kerwin Moore]
24	3	0-4	Jeff Frye	R	30.000	BOS	2	4	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Popout	0-2	1	---	0	Popped out to First Base [Mark McGwire]
25	3	0-4	Mo Vaughn	L	28.260	BOS	3	3	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	2	---	0	Strikeout Swinging
26	3	4-0	Jason Giambi	L	25.236	OAK	3	10	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Walk	3-2	0	---	0	Walked
27	3	4-0	Mark McGwire	R	32.335	OAK	4	3	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Hit by Pitch	0-0	0	1--	0	Hit by Pitch ... Jason Giambi advanced to second
28	3	4-0	Geronimo Berroa	R	31.166	OAK	5	9	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Home Run	0-0	0	12-	3	Home Run on fly ball to ... Mark McGwire Scored ... Jason Giambi Scored ... Geronimo Berroa Scored
29	3	7-0	Terry Steinbach	R	34.182	OAK	6	2	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Lineout	2-1	0	---	0	Lined out to Third Base [Jeff Manto]
30	3	7-0	Brian Lesher	R	25.180	OAK	7	7	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	1-1	1	---	0	Flied out to Center Field [Lee Tinsley]
31	3	7-0	Kerwin Moore	L	25.307	OAK	8	8	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	0-0	2	---	0	Grounded out to Pitcher [Tim Wakefield]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
32	4	0-7	Reggie Jefferson	L	27.340	BOS	4	10	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	0	---	0	Strikeout Swinging
33	4	0-7	Mike Stanley	R	33.068	BOS	5	2	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	3-2	1	---	0	Strikeout Swinging
34	4	0-7	Troy O'Leary	L	27.027	BOS	6	7	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Flyout	0-0	2	---	0	Flied out to Center Field [Kerwin Moore]
35	4	7-0	Mike Bordick	R	31.041	OAK	9	6	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	1-0	0	---	0	Grounded out to First Base [Mo Vaughn]
36	4	7-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	4	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	1-0	1	---	0	Grounded out to Third Base [Jeff Manto]
37	4	7-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	5	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	1-0	2	---	0	Flied out to Center Field [Lee Tinsley]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
38	5	0-7	John Valentin	R	29.195	BOS	7	6	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Lineout	1-1	0	---	0	Lined out to Center Field [Kerwin Moore]
39	5	0-7	Jeff Manto	R	32.008	BOS	8	5	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	1-0	1	---	0	Grounded out to Third Base [Scott Brosius]
40	5	0-7	Lee Tinsley	L	27.180	BOS	9	8	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	2	---	0	Strikeout Swinging
41	5	7-0	Jason Giambi	L	25.236	OAK	3	10	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Single	1-1	0	---	0	Singled on fly ball to Left Field
42	5	7-0	Mark McGwire	R	32.335	OAK	4	3	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	0-1	0	1--	0	Grounded out to Shortstop [John Valentin]. Double Play ... Jason Giambi out at 2b.
43	5	7-0	Geronimo Berroa	R	31.166	OAK	5	9	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Single	0-0	2	---	0	Singled on ground ball to Center Field
44	5	7-0	Terry Steinbach	R	34.182	OAK	6	2	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Flyout	0-0	2	1--	0	Flied out to Center Field [Lee Tinsley]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
45	6	0-7	Darren Bragg	L	26.358	BOS	1	9	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	1-1	0	---	0	Grounded out to Shortstop [Mike Bordick]
46	6	0-7	Jeff Frye	R	30.000	BOS	2	4	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Single	0-0	1	---	0	Infield Single to Shortstop
47	6	0-7	Mo Vaughn	L	28.260	BOS	3	3	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Lineout	3-0	1	1--	0	Lined out to Left Field [Brian Lesher]
48	6	0-7	Reggie Jefferson	L	27.340	BOS	4	10	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	2	1--	0	Strikeout Swinging
49	6	7-0	Brian Lesher	R	25.180	OAK	7	7	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Home Run	0-0	0	---	1	Home Run on line drive to ... Brian Lesher Scored
50	6	8-0	Kerwin Moore	L	25.307	OAK	8	8	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Popout	2-0	0	---	0	Popped out to Second Base [Jeff Frye]
51	6	8-0	Mike Bordick	R	31.041	OAK	9	6	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Groundout	3-2	1	---	0	Grounded out to Shortstop [John Valentin]
52	6	8-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	4	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Reached on Error	2-2	2	---	0	Reached on Error by Shortstop [John Valentin]
53	6	8-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	5	Tim Wakefield	R	30.029	BOS	Strikeout	0-2	2	1--	0	Strikeout Swinging
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
54	7	0-8	Mike Stanley	R	33.068	BOS	5	2	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	0-0	0	---	0	Grounded out to Shortstop [Mike Bordick]
55	7	0-8	Troy O'Leary	L	27.027	BOS	6	7	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	2-1	1	---	0	Grounded out to First Base [Mark McGwire]
56	7	0-8	John Valentin	R	29.195	BOS	7	6	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Single	0-0	2	---	0	Singled on line drive to Center Field
57	7	0-8	Jeff Manto	R	32.008	BOS	8	5	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Lineout	0-0	2	1--	0	Lined out to Shortstop [Mike Bordick]
58	7	8-0	Jason Giambi	L	25.236	OAK	3	10	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Groundout	2-2	0	---	0	Grounded out to Second Base [Nomar Garciaparra]
59	7	8-0	Mark McGwire	R	32.335	OAK	4	3	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Walk	3-1	1	---	0	Walked
60	7	8-0	Geronimo Berroa	R	31.166	OAK	5	9	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Single	1-1	1	1--	0	Singled on ground ball to Center Field ... Rafael Bournigal advanced to second
61	7	8-0	Terry Steinbach	R	34.182	OAK	6	2	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Walk	3-0	1	12-	0	Walked ... Ernie Young advanced to second ... Rafael Bournigal advanced to third
62	7	8-0	Brian Lesher	R	25.180	OAK	7	7	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Popout	0-1	1	123	0	Popped out to Second Base [Nomar Garciaparra]
63	7	8-0	Kerwin Moore	R	25.307	OAK	8	8	Vaughn Eshelman	L	27.101	BOS	Groundout	2-1	2	123	0	Grounded out to First Base [Mo Vaughn]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
64	8	0-8	Lee Tinsley	L	27.180	BOS	9	8	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	0-1	0	---	0	Grounded out to Second Base [Rafael Bournigal]
65	8	0-8	Darren Bragg	L	26.358	BOS	1	9	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	0-2	1	---	0	Grounded out to Third Base [Tony Batista]
66	8	0-8	Nomar Garciaparra	R	23.039	BOS	2	4	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Lineout	2-1	2	---	0	Lined out to Left Field [Brian Lesher]
67	8	8-0	Mike Bordick	R	31.041	OAK	9	6	Kerry Lacy	R	24.024	BOS	Groundout	2-0	0	---	0	Grounded out to First Base [Mo Vaughn]
68	8	8-0	Tony Batista	R	22.265	OAK	1	5	Kerry Lacy	R	24.024	BOS	Strikeout	2-2	1	---	0	Strikeout Swinging
69	8	8-0	Scott Brosius	R	30.016	OAK	2	3	Kerry Lacy	R	24.024	BOS	Lineout	3-2	2	---	0	Lined out to Second Base [Nomar Garciaparra]
seq	inn	score	batter name	ba	age	team	ln	pos	pitcher name	th	age	team	result	count	outs	runners	rbis	play description
70	9	0-8	Mo Vaughn	L	28.260	BOS	3	3	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Single	1-0	0	---	0	Singled on line drive to Right Field
71	9	0-8	Reggie Jefferson	L	27.340	BOS	4	10	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Single	0-0	0	1--	0	Singled on ground ball to Left Field ... Mo Vaughn advanced to second
72	9	0-8	Mike Stanley	R	33.068	BOS	5	2	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Groundout	1-2	0	12-	0	Grounded out to Third Base [Tony Batista]. Double Play ... Reggie Jefferson out at 2b. ... Mo Vaughn advanced to third
73	9	0-8	Troy O'Leary	L	27.027	BOS	6	7	Willie Adams	R	23.327	OAK	Strikeout	2-2	2	--3	0	Strikeout Looking

Pitches Report

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batters	team	lineup	positions	pa	pitches	strikes	balls	fouls	called	swinging	in play	str%	swing%	miss%
Darren Bragg	BOS	1	rf	4	16	10	6	2	5	0	3	62.5	31.3	0.0
Jeff Frye	BOS	2	2b	3	12	11	1	5	3	0	3	91.7	66.7	0.0
Nomar Garciaparra	BOS	2	2b	1	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	50.0	50.0	0.0
Mo Vaughn	BOS	3	1b	4	16	6	10	1	2	1	2	37.5	25.0	6.3
Reggie Jefferson	BOS	4	dh	4	16	11	5	3	1	6	1	68.8	62.5	37.5
Mike Stanley	BOS	5	c	4	13	9	4	2	2	2	3	69.2	53.8	15.4
Troy O'Leary	BOS	6	lf	4	14	9	5	3	3	0	3	64.3	42.9	0.0
John Valentin	BOS	7	ss	3	10	9	1	4	2	0	3	90.0	70.0	0.0
Jeff Manto	BOS	8	3b	3	9	5	4	1	1	1	2	55.6	44.4	11.1
Lee Tinsley	BOS	9	cf	3	13	9	4	2	3	2	2	69.2	46.2	15.4
batters	team	lineup	positions	pa	pitches	strikes	balls	fouls	called	swinging	in play	str%	swing%	miss%
Tony Batista	OAK	1	2b-3b	5	24	16	8	6	5	1	4	66.7	45.8	4.2
Scott Brosius	OAK	2	3b-1b	5	26	16	10	8	2	2	4	61.5	53.8	7.7
Jason Giambi	OAK	3	dh	4	16	9	7	1	4	1	3	56.3	31.3	6.3
Mark McGwire	OAK	4	1b	4	12	6	6	0	3	1	2	50.0	25.0	8.3
Geronimo Berroa	OAK	5	rf	4	11	8	3	3	0	1	4	72.7	72.7	9.1
Terry Steinbach	OAK	6	c	4	15	5	10	2	0	1	2	33.3	33.3	6.7
Brian Lesher	OAK	7	lf	4	9	8	1	2	2	0	4	88.9	66.7	0.0
Kerwin Moore	OAK	8	cf	4	14	7	7	0	4	0	3	50.0	21.4	0.0
Mike Bordick	OAK	9	ss	4	17	7	10	3	1	0	3	41.2	35.3	0.0
pitchers	team	seq	role	bf	pitches	strikes	balls	fouls	called	swinging	in play	str%	swing%	miss%
Tim Wakefield	BOS	1	starter	29	107	65	42	22	14	6	23	60.7	47.7	5.6
Vaughn Eshelman	BOS	2	reliever	6	23	10	13	2	4	0	4	43.5	26.1	0.0
Kerry Lacy	BOS	3	reliever	3	14	7	7	1	3	1	2	50.0	28.6	7.1
pitchers	team	seq	role	bf	pitches	strikes	balls	fouls	called	swinging	in play	str%	swing%	miss%
Willie Adams	OAK	1	starter	33	123	81	42	24	22	12	23	65.9	48.0	9.8

Boston Red Sox 0 Oakland Athletics 8

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