Monday, April 21, 1997

AROUND THE HORN - 4/21/97

Game Stories


OAKLAND AT DETROIT
Athletics....... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Tigers.......... 3 0 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  4  6  0

Win:Dishman(1-0) Loss:Prieto(2-1) Save:Myers(1st)
Homeruns- B.Hamelin(2nd)

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 4 to 1 at
Tiger Stadium.

Detroit drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when
a Bobby Hamelin homer produced three runs.  That early scoring was all that Glenn
Dishman(1-0) needed.  Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.

Mike Myers earned his 1st save.  Ariel Prieto(2-1) took the loss.  With this
win, Detroit has a 10-9 record.  They have been 4-6 lately.  With the loss
Oakland now has a record of 6-12, worst in the division.




NEW YORK (AL) AT CHICAGO (AL)
Yankees......... 0 1 0  0 0 2  2 0 0  -  5 11  1
White Sox....... 0 0 2  0 1 1  0 0 2  -  6  9  0
Win:Hernandez(1-2) Loss:Rivera(0-1)
Homeruns- C.Fielder-2(3rd), R.Ventura(3rd), O.Guillen(1st)

It was a great finish at New Comiskey Park as the Chicago (AL) White Sox
pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the New York (AL) Yankees by the count
of 6 to 5.

Chicago (AL) had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning with 2
runs using 2 hits.  Jeff Abbott led off and started the rally when he ripped
a base-knock.  Ozzie Guillen followed and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.
Chris Snopek then drew a walk.  Ray Durham stepped in and he drew a walk to
load the bases.  Magglio Ordonez dug into the batters box next, but he struck
out.  Albert Belle added to the uprising and doubled giving Chicago (AL) the
win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy.  This was the kind of game
that many fans love as the lead changed hands 5 times. 

The win went to Roberto Hernandez(1-2) who allowed 2 runs in 4 innings.
Mariano Rivera(0-1) was charged with the loss in relief.  His ERA ballooned
from 3.48 to 4.76 as he allowed 2 runs in 1 inning. 

'What a game!,' Hernandez said afterward.  'When we won it I almost couldn't
believe it!'




BALTIMORE AT BOSTON
Orioles......... 1 0 3  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 10  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  0
Win:Key(3-1) Loss:Avery(0-2) Save:Myers(8th)

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 4 to 1 at
Fenway Park.

Baltimore promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring a single
run on 2 hits.  After two outs Geronimo Berroa drew a walk.  Rafael Palmeiro
came next and he lined a one-base hit.  Cal Ripken then slapped a base-hit.
Ripken took second on the throw. B.J. Surhoff was up next and he drew a walk
to load the bases.  Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.

The win was credited to Jimmy Key(3-1) who went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 1
run. Randy Myers was credited with his 8th save.  Steve Avery(0-2) was the
loser.  He was unable to control the Baltimore offense and allowed 7 hits and
4 walks in 4 innings. 




A.L. Summary


TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1997 NYY  12   6    D.Martine CWS .417  K.Griffey SEA    9  K.Griffey SEA   22
1997 BAL  12   6    J.Edmonds ANA .404  M.William CLE    7  T.Salmon  ANA   19
1997 DET  10   9    B.Roberts CLE .403  J.Buhner  SEA    6  A.Belle   CWS   18
1997 TOR   8  10    E.Martine SEA .379  OTHERS TIED W    5  T.Martine NYY   17
1997 BOS   6  12    R.Jeffers BOS .358                      OTHERS TIED W   16

1997 CLE  11   7    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1997 KCR  10   7    MANY TIED WIT    3  R.Myers   BAL    8  W.Blair   DET 1.20
1997 CWS  10   8                        D.Jones   MIL    7  S.Erickso BAL 1.40
1997 MIL   8  10                        M.Rivera  NYY    7  D.Cone    NYY 1.57
1997 MIN   6  13                        T.Jones   DET    6  D.Springe ANA 1.61
                                        R.Aguiler MIN    4  A.Pettitt NYY 1.82
1997 TEX  10   8
1997 SEA  10   8    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
1997 ANA   7  10    B.Roberts CLE   15  O.Nixon   TOR    7  R.Johnson SEA   38
1997 OAK   6  12    L.Sojo    NYY   14  O.Vizquel CLE    6  M.Mussina BAL   31
                    K.Griffey SEA   13  B.Hunter  DET    5  K.Appier  KCR   31
                    R.Alomar  BAL    9  OTHERS TIED W    4  B.Radke   MIN   30
                    M.Loretta MIL    9                      R.Clemens TOR   30

YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BAL 4  at  BOS 1  BAL-Erickso(3-0, 1.40) at BOS-Sele(1-0, 5.14)
NYY 5  at  CWS 6  TOR-William(1-1, 3.38) at ANA-Dickson(1-0, 2.45)
MIL 5  at  CLE 3  NYY-Pettitt(3-1, 1.82) at CWS-Alvarez(1-1, 6.39)
OAK 1  at  DET 4  KCR-Appier(2-2, 3.77) at SEA-Fassero(2-2, 5.26)
ANA 5  at  KCR 7  DET-Thompso(0-3, 4.02) at TEX-Oliver(1-1, 4.32)
MIN 2  at  SEA 7
TOR 0  at  TEX 4

YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
C.Fielder     NYY CWS 4  3  3  3  1  0  2  0
B.Hamelin     DET OAK 3  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
D.Nilsson     MIL CLE 4  1  2  4  1  0  1  0
O.Guillen     CWS NYY 3  2  2  1  0  0  1  0
S.Halter      KCR ANA 1  1  1  1  0  0  1  0

PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Wasdin      BOS BAL 5.0  3  0  0  1  5  0   
J.Key         BAL BOS 6.2  5  1  1  1  5  0 W 
J.Santana     TEX TOR 3.2  1  0  0  2  5  0   S
J.Moyer       SEA MIN 7.0  5  2  2  3  4  0 W 
D.Brocail     DET OAK 2.0  0  0  0  1  3  0   

WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
K.Griffey Jr. SEA .359 39 14 14  5  6  A.Rhodes      BAL  6  1  0  0  8  0 101
D.Justice     CLE .385 39 15 10  8  4  R.Clemens     TOR 19 16  0  6 19  0 200
E.Martinez    SEA .344 32 11  7  6  4  S.Erickson    BAL 13  6  1  1  8  1 200
T.Salmon      ANA .351 37 13 16  2  3  J.Key         BAL 19 11  3  6 15  1 200
I.Rodriguez   TEX .448 29 13  7  5  2  J.Moyer       SEA 15  8  2  5 11  0 200

WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Valentin    MIL .069 29  2  0  0  0  R.Hernandez   CWS 10 15 15  9 11  5 120
D.Cruz        DET .100 30  3  1  0  0  O.Hershiser   CLE  9 13 12  5  2  4 020
N.Garciaparra BOS .148 27  4  0  0  0  G.Keagle      DET  6 14  9  2  2  3 010
M.Benjamin    BOS .154 26  4  0  0  0  D.Gooden      NYY  6 11  9  2  6  4 010
B.Gil         TEX .176 34  6  1  1  0  K.Rogers      NYY 10 16 12  8  5  2 010

INJURY REPORT
C.Kreuter, Anaheim - 1 more games
F.Thomas, Chicago (AL) - 2 more games
O.Hershiser, Cleveland - 2 more games
R.Casanova, Detroit - 1 more games
M.Sweeney, Kansas City - 1 more games
J.Dye, Kansas City - 1 more games
M.Mieske, Milwaukee - 5 more games
F.Vina, Milwaukee - 6 more games
P.Meares, Minnesota - 2 more games
R.Bournigal, Oakland - 5 more games
D.Mashore, Oakland - 1 more games
L.Stevens, Texas - 1 more games
A.Gonzalez, Toronto - 2 more games
E.Sprague, Toronto - 2 more games
T.Perez, Toronto - 3 more games

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