DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
07/07/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1083 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (35-55) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 8 1
Los Angeles Dodgers (43-48) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Athletics Win at Los Angeles, 5-0
Oakland Athletics starter Bruce Ruffin turned in an exceptional performance against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, resulting in a Oakland win, 5-0. With the win, the Athletics improved to 35-55.

Oakland relied on the hitting of Benito Santiago to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Athletics on top, 2-0. For the game, Santiago had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We'll savor this win," Santiago told the Oakland Gazette, "then get ready for the next game."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Pena 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .166 11 30
B. Santiago C 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .225 12 34
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .231 4 22
J. Felix RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .218 1 5
G. Vaughn DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .174 22 58
B. Ripken 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .200 2 20
G. Kingsale CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .163 4 20
B. Roberts LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .210 1 5
B. Gil SS 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .125 5 12
Totals 29 5 8 5 8 1 17      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Pena (13, 9th Inning off B. Pulsipher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gil (5, 9th Inning off B. Pulsipher, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Santiago (12, 5th Inning off B. Pulsipher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gil 4 , G. Pena 2 , J. Olerud 2 , B. Santiago 5 , B. Roberts 2
2-out RBI: B. Gil , B. Santiago 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Kingsale , J. Olerud , J. Felix , B. Roberts
GIDP: G. Vaughn , B. Ripken , B. Santiago 2
Sac Bunt: B. Gil , G. Pena
Hit by Pitch: B. Gil
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: G. Pena (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Pena-Gil-Olerud, Ripken-Pena-Olerud, Gil-Pena-Olerud)
OF assists: 1 (Kingsale (Randa at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Klesko DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 22 53
J. Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .228 11 37
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 18 47
T. Hunter CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 15 57
S. Green RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242 8 16
D. Bell LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 13 30
J. Randa 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .210 11 39
B. Spiers SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .221 3 10
P. Listach 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .204 0 15
Totals 30 0 6 0 1 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Randa (8, 8th Inning off B. Ruffin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Randa 3 , P. Listach , R. Klesko 2 , B. Spiers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Listach , R. Klesko
GIDP: J. Varitek , R. Klesko , D. Bell
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Randa-Listach-Palmeiro, Spiers-Listach-Palmeiro, Listach-Spiers-Palmeiro, Randa-Listach-Palmeiro)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Ruffin W (3-6) 8.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 96 63 3.12   
S. Spencer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 11 6.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ruffin 73
Batters Faced: B. Ruffin 27, S. Spencer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ruffin 13-5, S. Spencer 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ruffin 96-63, S. Spencer 19-11
WP: B. Ruffin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Pulsipher L (5-11) 9.0 8 5 5 8 1 2 145 76 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Pulsipher 44
Batters Faced: B. Pulsipher 40
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Pulsipher 13-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Pulsipher 145-76
WP: B. Pulsipher
Hit Batsmen: B. Pulsipher
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bruce Ruffin
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 35460
Special Notes: Bill Pulsipher ties the Los Angeles Dodgers regular season game record for walks with 8.
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