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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 6, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 6, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Justin Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 26,294 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Derryl Cousins 3B: Tim Welke |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Melvin Nieves | DH |
| Bubba Trammell | Right Fielder |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 6, 1997
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Williams
Hunter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Williams
Easley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Williams
Fryman hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Thompson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Thompson
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Williams
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Williams
Nieves strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Thompson
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Thompson
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Thompson
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Williams
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Williams
There goes Trammell. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Trammell steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Williams
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Hunter vs. Williams
Hunter hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Thompson
Santiago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Thompson
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Thompson
Garcia bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Santiago moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Nixon vs. Thompson
Nixon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Easley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Williams
Easley hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Easley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Williams
Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Easley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Williams
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Williams
Higginson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Nieves vs. Williams
Nieves is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Williams
Trammell hits a line drive into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Thompson
Merced hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Thompson
Carter hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Thompson
Sprague hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Thompson
Delgado hits a popup towards third. Fryman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Williams
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Williams
Hunter 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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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Thompson
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Thompson
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Trammell who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Thompson
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nixon vs. Thompson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Williams
Easley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Perez. Easley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Williams
Fryman hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Williams
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higginson vs. Williams
Williams spins and fires to second, with Gonzalez covering, and Easley is picked off. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Williams
Higginson hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Thompson
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Thompson
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Williams
Nieves strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Williams
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Williams
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Thompson
Sprague hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Thompson
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Santiago vs. Thompson
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Thompson
Perez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Perez reaches second base with a double. Sprague scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Thompson
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Williams
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Williams
Hunter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Williams
Easley hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Thompson
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Thompson
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Thompson
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Thompson
Thompson fires to first and has Gonzalez trapped. There's the throw to Easley who tags Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Williams
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Williams
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Williams
Higginson hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Jones
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Jones
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Jones
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Nieves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Crabtree
Jody Reed pinch hits for Bubba Trammell.
There goes Nieves. The throw from Santiago to Gonzalez and they have Nieves trapped. The throw over to Carter, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Crabtree
Reed hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Crabtree
Johnson 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
Bottom 10
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Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Jody Reed now playing second base. Damion Easley now playing shortstop. Bobby Higginson now playing right field. Curtis Pride now playing left fie
Green strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Jones
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Jones
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Merced vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching.
Merced takes first base on ball four. Garcia moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Miceli
Dan Miceli now pitching.
Carter takes first base on ball four. Garcia scores. Nixon moves to third. Merced moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1997 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Hunter B, cf 4 0 0 0 Nixon O, cf 5 0 1 0
Easley D, 2b-ss 4 1 2 0 Gonzalez A, ss 5 0 2 0
Fryman T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Merced O, rf 4 0 1 0
Clark T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carter J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Higginson B, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Nieves M, dh 3 0 1 0 Delgado C, dh 4 0 0 0
Trammell B, rf 2 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 1 0
Reed J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Perez R, lf 3 0 3 1
Johnson B, c 4 0 0 0 Green S, ph 1 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 3 0 0 0 Garcia C, 2b 3 1 1 0
Pride C, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 4 1 37 2 11 2
Detroit 000 100 000 0 -- 1
Toronto 000 000 100 1 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J 8.0 8 1 1 0 6
Jones T (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2
Myers M* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Miceli D 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W 9.0 3 1 1 3 7
Crabtree T (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
DP -- Detroit 1
LOB -- Detroit 4, Toronto 9
2B -- Easley D 2, Sprague E, Perez R
3B -- Perez R
SB -- Trammell B
CS -- Gonzalez A, Nieves M
SH -- Garcia C
T -- 2:53
A -- 26294
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