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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 17, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 17, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Albie Lopez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 36,220 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: Ted Hendry |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Jacob Brumfield | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 17, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Williams
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Williams
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Williams
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Lopez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lopez
Merced hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Lopez
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Williams
Williams is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Williams
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Williams
O'Brien fires to first and picks off Williams. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Lopez
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Lopez
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lopez
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Williams
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Williams
Borders hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Williams
Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Williams
Grissom takes first base on ball four. Borders moves to third. Vizquel moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Franco vs. Williams
Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Thome vs. Williams
Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Williams
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lopez
Green strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lopez
Garcia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Lopez
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Williams
Giles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Williams
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Lopez
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Lopez
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Lopez
Delgado is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Lopez
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Williams
Borders hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Williams
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Williams
Grissom hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Williams
There goes Vizquel. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Franco vs. Williams
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Thome vs. Williams
Thome takes first base on ball four. Vizquel moves to third. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. Williams
Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for Matt Williams.
Seitzer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vizquel scores. Franco scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Williams
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Lopez
Kevin Seitzer now playing third base.
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Lopez
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Lopez
Garcia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Lopez
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Flener
Huck Flener now pitching.
Giles 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 -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Flener
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Green. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Giles moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Borders vs. Flener
Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Flener
Vizquel hits a line drive towards first. Delgado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Grissom vs. Flener
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Franco vs. Flener
Franco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Kline
Steve Kline now pitching.
Merced hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Kline
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Kline
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Kline
Brumfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Flener
Thome hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Flener
Seitzer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Flener
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Giles vs. Flener
Giles hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Seitzer scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Flener
Fernandez 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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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Kline
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Kline
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Kline
Garcia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Kline
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Flener
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Flener
Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Flener
Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Kline
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Kline
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Kline
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Kline
There's a wild pitch. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Kline
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Delgado reaches third base with a triple. Sprague scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Kline
Brumfield hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Flener
Franco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Flener
Thome takes first base on ball four. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Seitzer vs. Flener
Seitzer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Franco moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Flener
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it and throws to second for the out. Franco scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Flener
Giles takes first base on ball four. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Flener
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching.
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mesa
Green strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Mesa
Garcia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1997 -- Cleveland at Toronto (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 3 1 0 0 Nixon O, cf 3 0 0 0
Franco J, dh 4 2 1 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0
Thome J, 1b 3 1 1 4 Merced O, rf 4 0 2 0
Williams M, 3b 1 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Seitzer K, ph-3b 3 1 2 2 Delgado C, 1b 3 0 2 1
Ramirez M, rf 5 0 0 1 Brumfield J, dh 4 0 0 0
Giles B, lf 4 0 2 1 O'Brien C, c 4 0 0 0
Fernandez T, 2b 5 0 1 0 Green S, lf 4 0 1 0
Borders P, c 4 1 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 0 3 0
Vizquel O, ss 3 2 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 9 8 34 1 9 1
Cleveland 004 020 101 -- 8
Toronto 000 000 010 -- 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez A (W) 5.0 3 0 0 1 4
Kline S 3.0 6 1 1 0 3
Mesa J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Williams W (L) 5.0 4 6 6 4 4
Flener H 4.0 5 2 2 3 2
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Toronto 8
2B -- Garcia C, Fernandez T, Seitzer K
3B -- Delgado C
HR -- Thome J
SB -- Vizquel O
HBP -- by Williams W (Williams M), by Lopez A (Delgado C)
WP -- Kline S 2
T -- 2:47
A -- 36220
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