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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 8, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 8, 1996 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Erik Hanson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,575 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Al Clark 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Dan Morrison |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Jacob Brumfield | Right Fielder |
| Juan Samuel | DH |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Jim Leyritz | Catcher |
| Luis Sojo | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
September 8, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon bunts towards first. Martinez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nixon for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Pettitte
Samuel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hanson
Raines hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hanson
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hanson
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Pettitte
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Pettitte
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Hanson
Fielder hits a fly ball into right field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hanson
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hanson
Williams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Hanson
Jeter 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 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo strikes out. Leyritz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cairo out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Leyritz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Hanson
Leyritz hits a popup towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sojo vs. Hanson
Sojo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hanson
Raines hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Hanson
Boggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cairo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Pettitte
Samuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Samuel moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Pettitte
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a line drive into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Pettitte
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hanson
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Hanson
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hanson
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hanson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Pettitte
Samuel is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hanson
Jeter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Leyritz vs. Hanson
Leyritz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sojo vs. Hanson
Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Hanson
Raines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sojo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Boggs vs. Hanson
Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Pettitte
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Pettitte
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hanson
O'Neill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Hanson
Fielder hits a line drive into right field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hanson
Martinez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brumfield throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Martinez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Pettitte
Cairo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sojo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon bunts towards the right side of the infield. Sojo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hanson
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Hanson
Jeter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brumfield. Jeter reaches second base with a double. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Leyritz vs. Hanson
Leyritz strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Aldrete vs. Hanson
Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Luis Sojo.
Aldrete hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Aldrete for the out. Williams scores. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Raines vs. Hanson
There's a wild pitch. Jeter scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hanson
Raines hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hayes vs. Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric now pitching. Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Wade Boggs.
Hayes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Raines moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Spoljaric
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Hayes moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Fielder vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Fielder hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Nelson
Charlie Hayes now playing third base. Andy Fox now playing second base. Jeff Nelson now pitching. Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel.
Delgado hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Leyritz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Nelson
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Nelson
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Crabtree
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Crabtree
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Crabtree
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Nelson
John Olerud pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Nelson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hayes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Nelson
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Leyritz vs. Timlin
John Olerud now playing first base. Joe Carter now playing left field. Mike Timlin now pitching.
Leyritz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Timlin
Joe Girardi pinch runs for Jim Leyritz. Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Andy Fox.
Strawberry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Raines vs. Timlin
Raines hits a line drive towards first. Olerud catches it and steps on first to double up Girardi. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1996 -- Toronto at New York (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 1 0 Raines T, lf 5 0 3 0
Brumfield J, rf 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Samuel J, dh 2 1 0 0 Hayes C, ph-3b 1 0 1 0
Delgado C, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0
Carter J, 1b-lf 4 1 2 0 Fielder C, dh 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 2 2 4 Martinez T, 1b 2 0 1 0
Perez R, lf 3 0 0 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 2 0
Olerud J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Jeter D, ss 4 1 2 0
O'Brien C, c 3 0 1 0 Leyritz J, c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Girardi J, pr 0 0 0 0
Cairo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sojo L, 2b 2 0 0 0
Aldrete M, ph 1 0 0 1
Fox A, 2b 0 0 0 0
Strawberry D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 4 33 2 9 1
Toronto 010 300 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 200 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hanson E (W) 6.2 8 2 2 2 4
Spoljaric P* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Crabtree T 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Timlin M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A (L) 7.0 6 4 4 2 6
Nelson J 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 4, New York 8
2B -- Jeter D
HR -- Sprague E 2
WP -- Hanson E
T -- 2:49
A -- 28575
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