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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 8, 1997
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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 May 8, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Guzman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chad Ogea |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 42,567 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Dan Morrison |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Tilson Brito | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Brian Giles | Right Fielder |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 8, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
There goes Nixon. The throw from Alomar and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Nixon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Guzman
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Guzman
Fernandez 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, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Giles. Delgado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Ogea
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Delgado scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Ogea
Brito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Guzman
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Guzman
Justice 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Sprague. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Guzman
Giles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Giles reaches second base with a double. Franco moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Alomar vs. Guzman
Alomar hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ogea fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ogea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
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 -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Guzman
Grissom 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Guzman
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ogea
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Ogea
Brito hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Guzman
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Guzman
Justice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brito settles under it 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: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon bunts in front of the plate. Alomar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Guzman
Giles 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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Guzman
Alomar 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Guzman
Vizquel hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Guzman
Grissom 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: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Guzman
Fernandez 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, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ogea
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Ogea
Alomar fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alomar. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Brito vs. Ogea
Brito hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grissom throws the ball in to Vizquel who tags Brito trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Green scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
There goes Nixon. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Guzman
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Guzman
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Guzman
Justice hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Guzman
Franco hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Giles vs. Guzman
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Kline
Steve Kline now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Mesa
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Mesa
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Mesa
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Alomar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Crabtree
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Crabtree
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Crabtree
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Lopez
Brito strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lopez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
There goes Nixon. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Crabtree
Thome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Crabtree
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Justice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Plesac
Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Plesac
Giles bunts towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Alomar hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Green 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 5/8/1997 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 2 3 0 Grissom M, cf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 5 0 1 1 Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 0 0
Merced O, rf 4 0 2 1 Thome J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Carter J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Williams M, 3b 3 1 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Justice D, lf 4 1 2 3
Delgado C, dh 4 1 1 0 Franco J, dh 4 0 2 0
Santiago B, c 4 0 0 0 Giles B, rf 3 0 1 0
Green S, lf 3 1 2 1 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 1 0
Brito T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Vizquel O, ss 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 4 34 3 8 3
Toronto 111 000 100 -- 4
Cleveland 000 000 003 -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman J (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 3
Crabtree T* 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Plesac D 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Quantrill P (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea C (L) 7.0 8 4 3 2 4
Kline S+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Lopez A 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Alomar Jr. S 2, Sprague E
DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Cleveland 6
2B -- Delgado C, Giles B
HR -- Justice D
SB -- Nixon O 3
SH -- Giles B
T -- 2:51
A -- 42567
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