MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1372 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (64-60) 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 10 15 2
New York Yankees (71-53) 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 9 0
Simmons Hits 2 home runs in Athletics Win
Oakland and New York duked it out and the Athletics came out victorious.

The 10-7 Oakland win over New York was due in large part to Al Simmons. The Athletics center fielder went 4-5 with 2 home runs and 2 singles, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Dennis Eckersley saved it for Oakland.

The game was at a stalemate until first baseman Jimmie Foxx came to bat in the top of the eighth. Facing New York pitcher Rich Gossage, he hit a 0-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Oakland on top, 8-7.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Oakland skipper .

The second-place Athletics bumped their record to 64-60.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .209 7 26
J. Foxx 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .249 12 35
N. Lajoie 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .297 5 65
A. Simmons RF, CF 5 2 4 6 0 0 2 .284 12 57
M. Cochrane DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 0 7
   a-M. McGwire DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 3 5
   e-J. Giambi DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 8 23
H. Baker 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 0 2
   b-B. Johnson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355 3 10
   d-J. Dykes 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .192 0 1
M. Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235 12 48
   f-M. Suttles PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 24 66
   g-E. Joost SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Murphy CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 10 30
   c-S. Seybold PH, RF 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
T. Steinbach C 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .229 3 20
Totals 41 10 15 10 3 6 22      
a - M. McGwire inserted as DH in the 6th
b - B. Johnson pinch hit for H. Baker in the 6th
c - S. Seybold pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 6th
d - J. Dykes substituted for B. Johnson in the 6th
e - J. Giambi inserted as DH in the 9th
f - M. Suttles pinch hit for M. Tejada in the 9th
g - E. Joost substituted for M. Suttles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (34, 7th Inning off S. Lyle, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Simmons 2 (12, 1st Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Ruffing, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Seybold (1, 9th Inning off R. Gossage, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Foxx 3 , N. Lajoie 3 , A. Simmons 10 , J. Giambi , H. Baker , B. Johnson , S. Seybold 6
2-out RBI: , A. Simmons 2 , S. Seybold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , M. Tejada , T. Steinbach 2
Sac Bunt: J. Dykes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Baker (3)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Baker (1) , M. Tejada (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gehrig 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .295 20 56
M. Mantle CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .256 24 73
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .254 24 68
H. Easterling DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 7 .223 9 22
J. DiMaggio LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .223 7 51
J. Gordon 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .222 0 2
   a-D. Jeter PR, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 5 15
   d-B. Ruth PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 13 63
T. Munson C 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .219 3 5
   e-D. Mattingly PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179 0 4
G. Nettles 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .193 5 26
F. Crosetti SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-B. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .156 1 2
   c-M. Carlisle 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 7 9 5 6 10 24      
a - D. Jeter pinch ran for J. Gordon in the 7th
b - B. Williams pinch hit for F. Crosetti in the 7th
c - M. Carlisle substituted for B. Williams in the 8th
d - B. Ruth pinch hit for D. Jeter in the 9th
e - D. Mattingly pinch hit for T. Munson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Crosetti (1, 3rd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Nettles (14, 6th Inning off R. Cook, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gehrig 2 , M. Mantle 2 , A. Judge , J. DiMaggio , J. Gordon , G. Nettles 2 , F. Crosetti 2
2-out RBI: A. Judge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Easterling , J. DiMaggio , G. Nettles , B. Williams
Sac Fly: J. Gordon
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. DiMaggio (8)

FIELDING
PB: T. Munson
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove 5.0 7 5 2 0 4 0 92 2.14   
R. Cook 0.1 1 2 2 3 0 0 24 3.03   
B. Odom W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 2 3 0 48 0.00   
D. Eckersley SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 18 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 43
Batters Faced: L. Grove 23, R. Cook 5, B. Odom 12, D. Eckersley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 4-7, R. Cook 0-1, B. Odom 2-3, D. Eckersley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 92-60, R. Cook 24-9, B. Odom 48-29, D. Eckersley 18-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Odom 3-1
WP: L. Grove , R. Cook
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ruffing 5.0 6 4 4 1 1 2 90 4.64   
D. Righetti H (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 26 18.00   
S. Lyle L (5-9), BS (6) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 26 3.32   
R. Gossage 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 23 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ruffing 39
Batters Faced: R. Ruffing 22, D. Righetti 7, S. Lyle 8, R. Gossage 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ruffing 4-10, D. Righetti 0-1, S. Lyle 2-1, R. Gossage 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ruffing 90-63, D. Righetti 26-17, S. Lyle 26-18, R. Gossage 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Righetti 1-0 , S. Lyle 2-2 , R. Gossage 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Simmons
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 42896
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