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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 16, 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 July 16, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 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 | July 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 45,313 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Drew Coble 1B: Mark Johnson 2B: Gary Cederstrom 3B: Fieldin Culbreth |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Shawn Green | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Tilson Brito | Shortstop |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Lee Stevens | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Warren Newson | Left Fielder |
| Billy Ripken | Shortstop |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
July 16, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Oliver
Merced hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Oliver
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Oliver
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore hits a popup into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carter. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Hentgen
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Oliver
O'Brien hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sprague moves to third. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. Oliver
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Hentgen
Newson 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 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Oliver
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Oliver
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Oliver
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hentgen
Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hentgen
Buford strikes out. There goes Ripken. The throw from O'Brien to Brito, and Ripken is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field. Carter picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Carter. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hentgen. McLemore scores. Rodriguez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Hentgen
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brito fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Oliver
O'Brien hits a popup into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Hentgen
Newson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Oliver
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon bunts in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Oliver
Merced hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Oliver
There goes Nixon. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Oliver
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hentgen
Ripken hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hentgen
Buford bunts towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Garcia covering, for the out. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Hentgen
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Hentgen
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Merced. Clark reaches second base with a double. Ripken scores. Rodriguez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Hentgen
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Oliver
Delgado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Delgado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Green for the out. Delgado moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Oliver
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Hentgen
Stevens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Hentgen
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stevens moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Hentgen
Newson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Hentgen
Ripken 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, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Timlin
McLemore strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Oliver
Garcia hits a line drive towards first. Clark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Oliver
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Timlin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Timlin
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Timlin
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Oliver
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Oliver
Carter 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Oliver
Delgado 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, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Oliver
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric now pitching. Mike Simms pinch hits for Lee Stevens.
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Spoljaric
Palmer hits a line drive towards first. Delgado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Newson vs. Spoljaric
Newson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Oliver
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Oliver
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Oliver
Brito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Oliver
Garcia hits a popup towards short. Ripken settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1997 -- Toronto at Texas (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 1 0 McLemore M, 2b 4 1 1 0
Merced O, rf 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 1 1 0
Carter J, lf 4 0 1 0 Clark W, 1b 4 0 3 3
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stevens L, dh 3 1 1 0
Green S, dh 4 0 1 0 Simms M, ph 1 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 4 0 1 0 Palmer D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Brito T, ss 4 0 1 0 Newson W, lf 4 1 1 3
Garcia C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ripken B, ss 3 1 2 0
Buford D, cf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 8 0 32 6 10 6
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Texas 001 023 00x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (L) 5.1 10 6 5 1 5
Timlin M 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Spoljaric P 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D (W) 9.0 8 0 0 1 4
E -- Carter J, Hentgen P
DP -- Toronto 1, Texas 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Texas 4
2B -- Clark W 2, Delgado C
HR -- Newson W
SB -- Nixon O
CS -- Ripken B
SH -- Buford D
WP -- Oliver D
T -- 2:36
A -- 45313
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