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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 16, 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 August 16, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Juden |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 42,908 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Marty Foster 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Tomas Perez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| David Justice | DH |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 16, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Juden
Stewart is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Juden
Jacob Brumfield pinch runs for Shannon Stewart.
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williams. Brumfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Juden
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Juden
Carter hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Delgado vs. Juden
Delgado hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Grissom. Delgado reaches second base with a double. Brumfield scores. Duncan scores. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sprague vs. Juden
Sprague hits a popup towards short. Vizquel catches it and throws to second to double up Delgado. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hentgen
Jacob Brumfield now playing center field.
Giles hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Hentgen
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hentgen
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Juden
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Juden
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Juden
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Juden
There goes Green. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Green steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Juden
Brumfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Juden
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Hentgen
Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Hentgen
Justice hits a line drive into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hentgen
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Hentgen
Branson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Juden
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Juden
There goes Cruz. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Juden
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Juden
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Juden
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hentgen
Borders is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Hentgen
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hentgen
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Juden
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields the ball and throws to Juden covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Juden
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Juden
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome juggles the ball. That's an error on Thome. Green moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brumfield vs. Juden
Brumfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Perez moves to third. Brumfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Juden
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Perez scores. Brumfield moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Juden
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Hentgen
Vizquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Hentgen
Ramirez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Hentgen
Thome strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Juden
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Juden
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Juden
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Juden
Green hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Juden
There's a wild pitch. Sprague moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Juden
O'Brien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Hentgen
Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hentgen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Hentgen
Branson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Shuey
Paul Shuey now pitching.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Shuey
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Shuey
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hentgen
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Borders for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Hentgen
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Hentgen
Giles hits a popup, foul, towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Shuey
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Shuey
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Shuey
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Hentgen
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Hentgen
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Hentgen
O'Brien fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on O'Brien. Vizquel scores. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Hentgen
Thome is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Justice hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Williams 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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Quantrill
Branson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Branson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Quantrill
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Branson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grissom vs. Quantrill
Grissom hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Quantrill
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Shuey
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Shuey
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Shuey
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Branson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Shuey
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Janzen
Marty Janzen now pitching.
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Janzen
Ramirez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Janzen
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Janzen
Justice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Janzen
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green throws the ball in to Perez who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Thome scores. Justice moves to third. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Shuey
Brumfield hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Shuey
Duncan hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Shuey
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Giles 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 8/16/1997 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Stewart S, cf 0 0 0 0 Giles B, lf 4 0 0 0
Brumfield J, pr-cf 3 1 1 1 Vizquel O, ss 4 1 1 0
Duncan M, 2b 5 1 0 1 Ramirez M, rf 4 1 1 0
Cruz J, lf 4 0 1 0 Thome J, 1b 3 2 1 1
Carter J, dh 4 0 0 0 Justice D, dh 4 1 3 0
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 2 Williams M, 3b 4 1 2 4
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Branson J, 2b 3 1 1 0
Green S, rf 4 1 3 0 Borders P, c 3 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 4 0 1 0 Grissom M, cf 3 1 1 2
Perez T, ss 4 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 7 4 32 8 10 7
Toronto 200 200 000 -- 4
Cleveland 010 000 61x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P 6.1 4 3 3 0 8
Plesac D* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Quantrill P (L) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
Janzen M 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Juden J 5.0 6 4 2 3 4
Shuey P (W) 4.0 1 0 0 0 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Williams M, Thome J, O'Brien C
DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 8, Cleveland 1
2B -- Delgado C, Green S, Branson J
HR -- Thome J, Williams M, Grissom M
SB -- Green S, Cruz J
HBP -- by Juden J (Stewart S)
WP -- Juden J
T -- 2:53
A -- 42908
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