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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 2, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Chicago White Sox, played on April 2, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 2, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 31,310 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ted Hendry 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Jim McKean |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Harold Baines | DH |
| Chris Snopek | Third Baseman |
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Terry Bevington | Manager |
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 |
| Juan Samuel | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
April 2, 1997
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baines vs. Clemens
Baines hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Belle moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Belle tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Clemens
Karkovice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Carter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Alvarez
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clemens
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Belle reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baines vs. Clemens
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Belle moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Alvarez
There goes Samuel. The throw from Karkovice and he is safe. Samuel steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Alvarez
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Clemens
Karkovice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clemens
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Karkovice settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Alvarez
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Karkovice and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merced for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Clemens. Phillips moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Clemens
Baines strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mouton vs. Clemens
Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Ron Karkovice.
Mouton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Alvarez
Tony Pena now catching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Alvarez fields it and throws to third for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Alvarez. Gonzalez moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Merced vs. Bertotti
Mike Bertotti now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Phillips. Merced reaches second base with a double. Gonzalez scores. Nixon scores. Garcia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Simas
There's a wild pitch. Merced moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Simas
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clemens
Guillen hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Phillips moves to third. Martinez moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Castillo
Carlos Castillo now pitching. Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Castillo
Santiago hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Castillo
Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Clemens
Shawn Green now playing left field.
Baines 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 -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/2/1997 -- Chicago at Toronto (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Phillips T, rf 4 0 2 0 Nixon O, cf 4 1 0 0
Martinez D, cf 4 0 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 1 0 0
Thomas F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Merced O, rf 4 0 1 3
Belle A, lf 4 1 2 0 Carter J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Baines H, dh 4 0 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 1
Snopek C, 3b 2 0 0 1 Samuel J, dh 2 1 1 0
Durham R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Delgado C, ph 1 0 0 0
Karkovice R, c 2 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 4 1 1 2
Mouton L, ph 1 0 0 0 Perez R, lf 3 0 1 0
Pena T, c 0 0 0 0 Green S, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Guillen O, ss 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 33 6 8 6
Chicago 010 000 000 -- 1
Toronto 010 200 30x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez W (L) 6.1 7 6 5 1 8
Bertotti M* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Simas B 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Castillo C 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 9
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Clemens R, Alvarez W
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, Toronto 6
2B -- Sprague E, Gonzalez A, Belle A, Merced O
HR -- Santiago B
SB -- Samuel J, Gonzalez A
SF -- Snopek C
HBP -- by Alvarez W (Gonzalez A)
WP -- Simas B
T -- 2:52
A -- 31310
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