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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 18, 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 18, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 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 18, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chad Ogea |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Carpenter |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 31,137 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Ted Hendry 2B: Ed Hickox 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 18, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Carpenter
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Carpenter
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Carpenter
Thome 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: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Carpenter
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Carpenter
Justice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Carpenter
Ramirez 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, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santiago for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Carpenter
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Carpenter
Alomar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Carpenter
Vizquel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Carpenter
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vizquel moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seitzer vs. Carpenter
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Vizquel scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Carpenter
Thome strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ogea
Green hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ogea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ogea
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 5 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Carpenter
Williams hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Carpenter
Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Carpenter
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Carpenter
Franco strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Alomar vs. Carpenter
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Justice scores. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Grissom vs. Quantrill
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Seitzer vs. Quantrill
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seitzer for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel misplays the ball. That's an error on Vizquel. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced takes first base on ball four. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague is hit by the pitch. Nixon moves to third. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Merced moves to third. Sprague moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Green vs. Ogea
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Quantrill
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Quantrill
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Quantrill
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Ogea
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Quantrill
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Franco for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Ogea
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ogea
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Ogea
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Quantrill
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Quantrill
Seitzer 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Quantrill
Thome hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Quantrill
Williams hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Ogea covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Ogea
Santiago hits a popup beyond first. Thome can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Ogea
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Justice 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 -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Crabtree
Ramirez 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 -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Crabtree
Franco strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Franco out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Ogea
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Ogea
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
There goes Nixon. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Nixon steals second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Morman
Merced hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Plunk
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Spoljaric
Paul Spoljaric now pitching.
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Spoljaric
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Spoljaric
Grissom hits a popup towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
Delgado hits a fly ball into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Jackson
Michael Jackson now pitching.
Santiago 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, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Jackson
Green strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Jackson
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Franco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Spoljaric
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spoljaric fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Spoljaric
Thome hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Santiago settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Spoljaric
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Jackson
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Jackson
Nixon bunts towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Jackson
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1997 -- Cleveland at Toronto (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 5 2 1 1
Seitzer K, dh 5 1 0 0 Merced O, rf 4 1 1 1
Thome J, 1b 5 1 1 1 Carter J, dh 4 1 1 2
Williams M, 3b 5 2 2 3 Sprague E, 3b 3 1 1 1
Justice D, lf 3 1 2 0 Delgado C, 1b 3 0 1 0
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 1 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 2 1
Franco J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Green S, lf 4 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 4 1 2 3 Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 1 0
Vizquel O, ss 3 1 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 11 7 35 6 8 6
Cleveland 232 001 000 -- 8
Toronto 201 000 300 -- 6
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Ogea C (W) 6.1 6 5 4 2 4
Morman A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Plunk E 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Assenmacher P* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson M (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (L) 2.1 9 7 7 2 2
Quantrill P 3.2 2 1 1 1 4
Crabtree T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Spoljaric P 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Vizquel O
DP -- Cleveland 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Toronto 5
2B -- Alomar Jr. S, Gonzalez A, Delgado C
HR -- Williams M 2, Merced O, Sprague E, Alomar Jr. S, Thome J, Carter J
SB -- Nixon O
HBP -- by Ogea C (Sprague E)
T -- 2:58
A -- 31137
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