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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
April 7, 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 7, 1996 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Quantrill |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Martinez |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 41,689 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Larry Young 3B: Drew Coble |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Tilson Brito | Second Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Murray | DH |
| Julio Franco | First Baseman |
| Jim Thome | Third Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
April 7, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Martinez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Martinez
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to second for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Martinez
Carter hits a fly ball towards center. Lofton catches it and throws to Baerga who relays to Franco to double up Brito. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Quantrill
Lofton 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, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Quantrill
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baerga for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Martinez
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Martinez
Sprague hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Martinez
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olerud moves to third. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Green vs. Martinez
Green is hit by the pitch. Olerud scores. Sprague moves to third. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Martinez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sprague scores. Delgado moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Quantrill
Belle hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Quantrill
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Quantrill
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Quantrill
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Martinez
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Martinez
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Martinez
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Martinez
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Green who is chasing the ball. Ramirez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Alomar 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, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lofton vs. Quantrill
Lofton hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ramirez tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Martinez
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Martinez
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Martinez
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Quantrill
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Quantrill
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Quantrill
Murray hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Quantrill
Franco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baerga scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Quantrill
There goes Franco. The throw from O'Brien and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Martinez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Martinez
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, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Brito vs. Martinez
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Quantrill
Thome 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, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Quantrill
Lofton 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, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Martinez
Carter 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Martinez
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Martinez covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Martinez
Sprague hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Quantrill
Baerga hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Quantrill
Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Quantrill
Murray hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Quantrill
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Martinez
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Martinez
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Martinez
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Belle. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. Delgado scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Martinez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Martinez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Quantrill
Thome 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Lofton vs. Bohanon
Brian Bohanon now pitching.
Lofton hits a line drive into left field. Carter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carter. Ramirez scores. Alomar moves to third. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Bohanon
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alomar tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Bohanon
There goes Lofton. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Lofton steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Baerga vs. Bohanon
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Tavarez
Julian Tavarez now pitching.
Brito hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Tavarez
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Tavarez
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Franco scoops it up and throws to first, with Tavarez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Belle hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Timlin
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Timlin
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Timlin
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Mesa
Wayne Kirby now playing left field. Scott Leius now playing third base. Jose Mesa now pitching.
Sprague hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Mesa
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mesa
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Mesa
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. Kirby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/1996 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 2 0 Lofton K, cf 3 0 1 2
Brito T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Vizquel O, ss 3 0 0 1
Carter J, lf 4 0 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 2 2 1
Olerud J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Belle A, lf 4 2 2 2
Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kirby W, lf 0 0 0 0
Delgado C, dh 4 1 2 0 Murray E, dh 3 0 0 0
Green S, rf 3 0 1 1 Franco J, 1b 4 0 1 1
O'Brien C, c 4 0 1 1 Thome J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Leius S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez M, rf 3 3 3 1
Alomar Jr. S, c 3 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 2 31 8 10 8
Toronto 020 000 100 -- 3
Cleveland 001 112 21x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Quantrill P (L) 6.1 8 7 6 1 3
Bohanon B 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Timlin M 1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez D (W) 7.0 7 3 3 1 2
Tavarez J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mesa J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Carter J
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Toronto 5, Cleveland 2
2B -- Nixon O, O'Brien C
3B -- Ramirez M
HR -- Ramirez M, Baerga C, Belle A 2
SB -- Lofton K
CS -- Franco J
SF -- Lofton K, Vizquel O
HBP -- by Martinez D (Green S)
T -- 2:29
A -- 41689
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