Boston Red Sox 6 – 13 Athletics
21 August 1997 · OAK01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Four Homers in an Inning · 4 | Athletics | 1 in 1,360 games |
| 41 | final score 13–6 | 1 in 739 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Mark Bellhorn | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 17 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Mike Benjamin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Valentin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mo Vaughn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | HR |
| Wil Cordero | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jose Malave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Darren Bragg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Jefferson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy O'Leary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Frye | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Jesus Tavarez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Boston Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Avery | 2.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Kerry Lacy | 3.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Brandenburg | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Athletics batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Rafael Bournigal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tony Batista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Bellhorn | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Jose Canseco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Brian Lesher | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jason Giambi | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| George Williams | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Scott Spiezio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Ernie Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 39 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
Athletics pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lorraine | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| John Johnstone | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Mohler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |