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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 4, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 4, 1996 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Marty Janzen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | C.J. Nitkowski |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 10,557 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Mike Everitt |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Jacob Brumfield | DH |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Mike Huff | Right Fielder |
| Tomas Perez | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Pride | Left Fielder |
| Chad Curtis | Center Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Bobby Higginson | Right Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Mark Lewis | Second Baseman |
| Andujar Cedeno | Shortstop |
| Brad Ausmus | Catcher |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
July 4, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nitkowski
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Nitkowski
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Nitkowski
There goes Nixon. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Nitkowski
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Nitkowski
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Nitkowski
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Janzen
Pride hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Janzen
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Janzen
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nitkowski
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Huff vs. Nitkowski
Huff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Brien moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Nitkowski
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Janzen
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Janzen
Higginson hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Janzen
Clark hits a fly ball 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, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nitkowski
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Nitkowski
Brumfield hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Nitkowski
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Ausmus and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Nitkowski
Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Nitkowski
Nitkowski fires to first and has Carter trapped. There's the throw to Cedeno who tags Carter for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Nitkowski
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Janzen
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Janzen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ausmus vs. Janzen
Ausmus 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 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez bunts towards the mound. Nitkowski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Nitkowski
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Pride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Huff vs. Nitkowski
Huff hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lewis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Nitkowski
There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to third. Huff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Nitkowski
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Nitkowski
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Janzen
Pride hits a line drive into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Janzen
Curtis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Janzen
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Janzen
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Nitkowski
Brumfield hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Nitkowski
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Nitkowski
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Janzen
Higginson hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Janzen
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Janzen
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Janzen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Janzen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nitkowski
O'Brien hits a popup towards short. Cedeno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huff vs. Nitkowski
Huff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Janzen
Ausmus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pride vs. Janzen
Pride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ausmus moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Janzen
Curtis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fryman vs. Janzen
Fryman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Janzen
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Janzen
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Janzen
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Higginson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Janzen
Lewis hits a line drive into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Nitkowski
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Nitkowski
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Nitkowski
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Nitkowski
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Brow
Scott Brow now pitching.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ausmus vs. Brow
Ausmus strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pride vs. Brow
Pride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Lima
Kimera Bartee now playing center field. Chad Curtis now playing left field. Jose Lima now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lima
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lima
Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Lima
Sandy Martinez pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien.
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching. Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Mike Huff.
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Brow
Joe Carter now playing left field. Shawn Green now playing right field. Sandy Martinez now catching. Carlos Delgado now playing first base.
Curtis hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Brow
Fryman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Brow
Curtis is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Curtis moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Fielder vs. Brow
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. Curtis scores. Fryman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higginson vs. Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric now pitching.
Higginson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Spoljaric
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Myers
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Myers
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Myers
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1996 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 3 0 1 0 Pride C, lf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 0 0 Bartee K, cf 0 0 0 0
Brumfield J, dh 4 0 1 0 Curtis C, cf-lf 4 2 2 1
Carter J, 1b-lf 3 0 1 1 Fryman T, 3b 4 1 1 3
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fielder C, dh 4 0 0 1
Perez R, lf 3 0 1 0 Higginson B, rf 4 1 2 1
Green S, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Clark T, 1b 4 0 1 0
O'Brien C, c 3 0 1 0 Lewis M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Martinez S, ph-c 1 0 1 0 Cedeno A, ss 3 0 1 0
Huff M, rf 3 0 1 0 Ausmus B, c 3 1 1 0
Delgado C, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Perez T, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 1 7 1 33 6 9 6
Toronto 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit 000 113 01x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Janzen M (L) 6.0 8 5 5 0 5
Brow S 1.1 1 1 0 0 1
Spoljaric P 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Nitkowski C (W) 7.0 6 1 1 6 2
Lima J 0.2 1 0 0 1 2
Myers M (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
E -- Delgado C, Sprague E
DP -- Toronto 1, Detroit 2
LOB -- Toronto 10, Detroit 3
HR -- Curtis C, Higginson B, Fryman T
SB -- Nixon O, Gonzalez A
CS -- Carter J, Curtis C
WP -- Nitkowski C
T -- 2:38
A -- 10557
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