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FINAL
Aug 31, 1997

Box Score

123456789RHELOB
TEX1000200003916
SD00401000-51216
win:S. Hitchcock (SD)loss:J. Burkett (TEX)save:T. Hoffman (SD)

Scoring Summary

TEXSD
  • Texas Rangers logo
    1
    Damon Buford hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    10
  • San Diego Padres logo
    3
    Ken Caminiti singles on a ground ball to center fielder Damon Buford. Sterling Hitchcock scores. Quilvio Veras scores. Steve Finley to 2nd. [2 runs]
    12
  • San Diego Padres logo
    3
    Wally Joyner singles on a line drive to right fielder Juan Gonzalez. Steve Finley scores. Ken Caminiti scores. Wally Joyner to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Juan Gonzalez. [2 runs]
    14
  • Texas Rangers logo
    5
    Benji Gil triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Tony Gwynn. Mike Simms scores. [1 run]
    24
  • Texas Rangers logo
    5
    Damon Buford singles on a ground ball to center fielder Steve Finley. Benji Gil scores. [1 run]
    34
  • San Diego Padres logo
    5
    Wally Joyner singles on a ground ball to right fielder Juan Gonzalez. Tony Gwynn scores. [1 run]
    35

Player Stats

Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Damon BufordCF44120010.223
2Billy Ripken2B03000002.271
Domingo CedenoPH-2B01001001.287
3Ivan RodriguezC04003001.314
4Juan GonzalezRF13000100.288
5Jim Leyritz1B14001002.279
6Fernando Tatis3B04001003.264
7Mike SimmsLF11100100.252
Wilson HerediaP00000000.000
Tom GoodwinPH01000001.261
Matt WhitesideP00000000.000
Lee StevensPH01001000.289
8Benji GilSS23111002.225
Rusty GreerPH01001000.325
9John BurkettP01000002.200
Alex DiazPH-LF03001002.200
TOTAL93433102116-
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
John BurkettRHP4.0843410744.86
Wilson HerediaRHP1.0211010133.75
Matt WhitesideRHP3.0200110455.29
TOTAL8.01254530132-
San Diego Padres logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRLOBAVG
1Quilvio Veras2B14102001.274
2Steve FinleyCF02100200.251
3Tony GwynnRF14101003.378
4Ken Caminiti3B24121001.286
5Wally Joyner1B34020000.335
6Mark SweeneyLF14001004.278
Trevor HoffmanP00000000.333
7Chris GomezSS13000102.255
8John FlahertyC14000002.262
9Sterling HitchcockP12100002.089
Greg VaughnPH11000000.207
Tim WorrellP00000000.200
Chris JonesLF00000000.240
TOTAL12325453015-
San Diego Padres logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRPCERA
Sterling HitchcockLHP6.0733411944.64
Tim WorrellRHP2.0200410384.41
Trevor HoffmanRHP1.000020092.90
TOTAL9.09331021141-

Play-by-Play

1st inningTEXSD
  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    HOME RUN — Damon Buford hits a home run (7). [1 run]
    10
  • Texas Rangers logo
    FLYOUT — Billy Ripken flies out to center fielder Steve Finley. [1 out]
    10
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Ivan Rodriguez strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
    10
  • Texas Rangers logo
    POP OUT — Juan Gonzalez pops out to second baseman Quilvio Veras. [3 outs]
    10
  • BOTTOM 1
  • San Diego Padres logo
    STRIKEOUT — Quilvio Veras strikes out swinging. [1 out]
    10
  • San Diego Padres logo
    POP OUT — Steve Finley pops out to third baseman Fernando Tatis. [2 outs]
    10
  • San Diego Padres logo
    LINEOUT — Tony Gwynn lines out to right fielder Juan Gonzalez. [3 outs]
    10
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Team Stats

3Runs5
9Hits12
1Errors1
.265Batting Avg.375
34At Bats32
2Extra-base Hits2
1Home Runs0
3Runs-Batted-In4
2Walks3
1Stolen Bases0
10Strikeouts5
6Left on Base6
14Total Bases14

Game Details

Sunday, August 31, 1997 · 6:33 AM
Petco Park · San Diego, CA
attendance: 22,461 (55.9%)
weather: 75 degrees, sunny