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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 17, 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 17, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jaret Wright |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 42,861 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacob Brumfield | Center Fielder |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| 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 |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Jeff Branson | Second Baseman |
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
August 17, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Wright
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Wright
Cruz hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Wright
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Carter for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wright
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Wright
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wright
Green hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Wright
O'Brien hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thome moves to third. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Brumfield. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Thome scores. Justice scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Branson vs. Clemens
Branson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wright
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Wright
Brumfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Wright
There goes Brumfield. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Brumfield steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Wright
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. Brumfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Wright
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Wright
Carter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Wright
Delgado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Wright
Sprague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Wright
Green hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Delgado moves to third. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Wright
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field. Giles picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Giles. Delgado scores. Sprague scores. Green moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Perez vs. Wright
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. Green scores. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Wright
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Wright
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching.
Cruz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Jacome
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branson vs. Clemens
Branson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Jacome
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jacome
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jacome
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jacome fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Jacome
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. O'Brien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Jacome
Perez bunts towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brumfield vs. Jacome
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams juggles the ball. That's an error on Williams. O'Brien scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Duncan vs. Jacome
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Jacome
Cruz is walked intentionally. Brumfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Jacome
Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Brumfield scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Jacome
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez 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, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome 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, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jacome
Jeff Manto now playing third base.
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jacome
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Jacome
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Jacome
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manto vs. Clemens
Manto strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Clemens
Branson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar scores. Branson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Jacome
Pat Borders now catching.
Brumfield hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Jacome
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Jacome
Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Jacome
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Jacome
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 8
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Crabtree
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Crabtree
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Plunk
Green hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Plunk
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Plunk
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brumfield vs. Plunk
The ball gets by Borders for a passed ball. Green moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brumfield vs. Plunk
Brumfield hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manto vs. Escobar
Kelvim Escobar now pitching.
Manto is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Escobar
Borders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Branson vs. Escobar
Branson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Escobar
Grissom hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Grissom reaches second base with a double. Borders scores. Branson moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Giles vs. Escobar
Giles hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Escobar
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Escobar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1997 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Brumfield J, cf 5 1 0 1 Giles B, lf 5 0 1 1
Duncan M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 5 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 1 2 3 Ramirez M, rf 3 0 0 0
Carter J, 1b 5 1 3 2 Thome J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Delgado C, dh 5 1 1 1 Justice D, dh 4 1 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 5 1 1 0 Williams M, 3b 2 1 1 0
Green S, rf 4 1 3 0 Manto J, 3b 2 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 5 2 2 1 Alomar Jr. S, c 3 1 2 3
Perez T, ss 4 1 1 1 Borders P, c 0 1 0 0
Branson J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Grissom M, cf 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 10 14 9 34 5 8 5
Toronto 000 703 000 -- 10
Cleveland 030 000 101 -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 7.0 6 4 4 3 11
Crabtree T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Escobar K 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J (L) 3.2 7 6 6 2 3
Jacome J 4.1 6 4 3 2 2
Plunk E 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Giles B, Williams M
DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Cleveland 6
2B -- Green S, Alomar Jr. S, Carter J, O'Brien C, Grissom M
HR -- Cruz J
SB -- Brumfield J
PB -- Borders P
T -- 2:43
A -- 42861
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