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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
April 5, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 5, 1996 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 5, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Guzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 41,782 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Mark Johnson |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Tilson Brito | Second Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | DH |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Julio Franco | First Baseman |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Jim Thome | Third Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
April 5, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Belle picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Belle. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brito vs. Hershiser
Brito takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Hershiser
Carter takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to third. Brito moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Olerud vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Nixon scores. Brito moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Olerud vs. Hershiser
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. Brito scores. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hershiser
Green hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Guzman
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Guzman
Baerga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Guzman
Belle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hershiser
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Hershiser
Brito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guzman
Murray hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Guzman
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Guzman
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brito fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hershiser
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Hershiser
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Guzman
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vizquel for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Guzman
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hershiser
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hershiser
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Guzman
Baerga hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Brito reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Guzman
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guzman
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Hershiser
Brito hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Guzman
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Guzman
Alomar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Green. Alomar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Guzman
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hershiser
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Hershiser
Olerud hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Hershiser
There's a wild pitch. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco juggles the ball. That's an error on Franco. Sprague scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hershiser
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Hershiser
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Guzman
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guzman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Guzman
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Guzman
Belle hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brito vs. Hershiser
Brito bunts towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Hershiser
Carter hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olerud vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Guzman
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Guzman
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Guzman
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Guzman
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Guzman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Embree
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Embree
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Embree
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Plunk
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Plunk
Nixon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. Nixon reaches second base with a double. O'Brien scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brito vs. Plunk
Brito is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Guzman
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Guzman covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Guzman
Baerga strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Guzman
Belle hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Mesa
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mesa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Mesa
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mesa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leius vs. Castillo
Scott Leius pinch hits for Jim Thome.
Leius hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Castillo
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Delgado. Murray moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burnitz vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching. Jeromy Burnitz pinch hits for Sandy Alomar.
Burnitz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Murray moves to third. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Crabtree
Vizquel hits a line drive towards first. Delgado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/5/1996 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 1 3 1 Lofton K, cf 4 0 0 0
Brito T, 2b 3 1 0 0 Franco J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Carter J, lf 4 2 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 0 2 0
Olerud J, dh 5 0 0 1 Belle A, lf 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 5 2 2 2 Murray E, dh 3 0 0 0
Delgado C, 1b 3 0 1 2 Thome J, 3b 1 0 0 0
Green S, rf 4 0 1 0 Leius S, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 3 1 0 0 Ramirez M, rf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 2 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 3 0 2 0
Burnitz J, ph 1 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 6 33 1 6 1
Toronto 300 002 020 -- 7
Cleveland 000 000 010 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman J (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 4
Castillo T 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Crabtree T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O (L) 6.2 7 5 5 3 3
Embree A 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Plunk E 0.1 2 1 1 1 1
Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Belle A, Franco J, Delgado C
DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Cleveland 8
2B -- Alomar Jr. S 2, Sprague E, Nixon O 2
HR -- Sprague E, Franco J
SH -- Brito T
WP -- Hershiser O 3
T -- 2:49
A -- 41782
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