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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1997
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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 May 21, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kenny Rogers |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,863 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | DH |
| Jacob Brumfield | Left Fielder |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tilson Brito | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 21, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rogers
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Rogers
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Rogers
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Rogers
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Clemens
Raines strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Raines out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clemens
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rogers
Brumfield hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rogers
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Clemens
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Clemens
Fielder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Clemens
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Duncan vs. Clemens
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Rogers
Brito 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rogers
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Rogers
Rogers fires to first and has Garcia trapped. There's the throw to Jeter who tags Garcia for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rogers
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Rogers
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Rogers
Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Rogers
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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rogers
Brumfield hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Clemens
Girardi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Clemens
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clemens
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rogers
Santiago 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez 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: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Rogers
Brito hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Rogers
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Clemens
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rogers
Nixon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of O'Neill. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Rogers
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Rogers
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Rogers
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Brumfield vs. Rogers
Brumfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Clemens
Fielder hits a line drive into left field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Clemens
Jeter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Clemens
Duncan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Rogers
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rogers
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Rogers
Brito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Clemens
Girardi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Clemens
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clemens
Boggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Rogers
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Rogers
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Rogers
Merced 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: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Clemens
O'Neill hits a line drive towards third. Brito reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Clemens
Fielder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jeter vs. Clemens
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Boehringer
Brian Boehringer now pitching.
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Boehringer
Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Ed Sprague.
Delgado 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 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Boehringer
Brumfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Boehringer
There goes Brumfield. The throw from Girardi and he is out, Duncan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Clemens
Duncan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Clemens
Girardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brito fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Duncan moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raines vs. Clemens
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. Duncan moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Clemens
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Duncan scores. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Boehringer
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Boehringer
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Boehringer
Brito hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Plesac
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Fielder strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1997 -- Toronto at New York (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 3 1 1 0 Raines T, lf 4 0 0 0
Merced O, rf 4 1 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 1 1
Carter J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Williams B, cf 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, dh 2 1 1 3 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Delgado C, ph 1 0 0 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0
Brumfield J, lf 4 0 1 0 Fielder C, dh 3 0 1 0
Santiago B, c 4 0 1 0 Jeter D, ss 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Duncan M, 2b 3 1 1 0
Brito T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Girardi J, c 3 0 1 0
Garcia C, 2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 30 1 4 1
Toronto 004 000 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 010 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 4 1 1 3 12
Plesac D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Timlin M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers K (L) 7.0 8 4 4 2 3
Boehringer B 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- Toronto 1, New York 1
LOB -- Toronto 4, New York 5
2B -- Boggs W, Nixon O
HR -- Sprague E
CS -- Garcia C, Brumfield J
WP -- Clemens R
T -- 2:47
A -- 19863
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