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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 19, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 19, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 19, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Hill |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 44,206 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Will Clark | DH |
| Marc Sagmoen | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
April 19, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hill
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hill
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hill
Merced hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Hill
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Hill
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sagmoen. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Merced scores. Carter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Hill
Delgado hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Hill
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Clemens
McLemore 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Clemens
Rodriguez 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Clemens
Greer strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hill
Green hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hill
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Hill
Nixon bunts towards first. Stevens fields the ball and throws to Hill covering. Safe. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Garcia vs. Hill
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Hill
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Hill
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Clemens
Stevens is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Clemens
Clark takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sagmoen vs. Clemens
Sagmoen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to second for the out. Palmer moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Buford vs. Clemens
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hill
Sprague hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Hill
Delgado hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Hill
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Hill
Green hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gil fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Clemens
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Clemens
McLemore 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, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Clemens
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hill
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hill
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hill
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops it up and throws to first, with Hill covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Clemens
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Clemens
Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Clemens
Clark hits a popup into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sagmoen vs. Clemens
Sagmoen strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hill
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Hill
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Hill
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it, steps on third, and throws to second for the double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Hill
Delgado takes first base on ball four. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Hill
O'Brien hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Clemens
Buford hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Clemens
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Clemens
McLemore hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hill
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hill
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hill
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Clemens
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Clemens
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Clemens
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Palmer vs. Clemens
Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hill
Henry Mercedes now catching.
Garcia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford who is chasing the ball. Garcia reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Hill
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Hill
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Hill
Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Clemens
Clark 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, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sagmoen vs. Clemens
Sagmoen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Clemens
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Clemens
Gil hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gunderson
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Gunderson
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric now pitching.
McLemore 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, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mercedes vs. Spoljaric
Mercedes hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Green. Mercedes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Spoljaric
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Spoljaric covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stevens vs. Spoljaric
Stevens hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sagmoen. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Vosberg
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Vosberg
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Vosberg
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Crabtree
Clark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sagmoen vs. Crabtree
Sagmoen strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Crabtree
Buford is hit by the pitch. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gil vs. Crabtree
Gil strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/19/1997 -- Toronto at Texas (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 5 0 2 1 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 1 1 0 Mercedes H, c 1 0 1 0
Carter J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Greer R, lf 3 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 1 2 2 Stevens L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Delgado C, dh 3 1 1 2 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 1 0
O'Brien C, c 4 0 0 0 Clark W, dh 3 0 1 0
Green S, lf 4 1 1 1 Sagmoen M, rf 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 2 0 Buford D, cf 3 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 4 0 0 0
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37 6 12 6 31 0 4 0
Toronto 420 000 000 -- 6
Texas 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 7.0 2 0 0 4 4
Spoljaric P 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Crabtree T 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hill K (L) 7.0 11 6 6 2 3
Gunderson E 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Vosberg E 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Toronto 6, Texas 9
2B -- Sprague E, Gonzalez A 2, Mercedes H
3B -- Garcia C
HR -- Delgado C, Green S
HBP -- by Crabtree T (Buford D)
T -- 2:39
A -- 44206
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