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Lineups and Summary
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Braves
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
June 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 16, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Neagle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 34,409 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Ted Barrett 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Michael Tucker | Left Fielder |
| Keith Lockhart | DH |
| Chipper Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ryan Klesko | First Baseman |
| Andruw Jones | Right Fielder |
| Javy Lopez | Catcher |
| Jeff Blauser | Shortstop |
| Mark Lemke | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | DH |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
June 16, 1997
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Clemens
Tucker hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Clemens
Lockhart hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Neagle
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Neagle
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Neagle
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klesko vs. Clemens
Klesko hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Nixon. Klesko reaches second base with a double. Jones goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Klesko moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Blauser vs. Clemens
Blauser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Lemke vs. Clemens
Lemke hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Klesko scores. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Neagle
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Neagle
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Neagle
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. Neagle
O'Brien hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Clemens
Tucker 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 -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Clemens
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Neagle
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Neagle
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blauser scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Clemens
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Blauser vs. Clemens
Blauser hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Neagle
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Neagle, and towards Blauser, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Neagle
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Neagle
Sprague hits a popup towards short. Blauser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Clemens
Lemke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Clemens
Tucker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Neagle
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Neagle, and towards Lemke, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Neagle
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Neagle
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lockhart vs. Clemens
Lockhart strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Clemens
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Neagle
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Tucker. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Neagle
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Neagle
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Blauser vs. Clemens
Blauser hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemke vs. Clemens
Lemke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Neagle
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Neagle
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Neagle
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Santiago vs. Neagle
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Neagle
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Clemens
Tucker hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockhart vs. Clemens
Lockhart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Neagle
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Neagle
Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Neagle
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lemke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Neagle
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones 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 -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Klesko vs. Clemens
Klesko strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Clemens
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Clemens
There goes Jones. The throw from O'Brien and he is safe. Jones steals second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Clemens
Lopez 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 9
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Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Neagle
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Neagle
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Neagle
Delgado hits a popup, foul, towards first. Klesko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/1997 -- Atlanta at Toronto (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Lofton K, cf 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0
Tucker M, lf 4 0 1 0 Merced O, rf 4 0 0 0
Lockhart K, dh 4 0 0 0 Carter J, lf 4 0 1 0
Jones C, 3b 4 2 2 1 Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Klesko R, 1b 4 1 1 1 Delgado C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones A, rf 4 0 1 0 Santiago B, dh 3 0 1 0
Lopez J, c 3 0 1 0 O'Brien C, c 3 0 0 0
Blauser J, ss 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0
Lemke M, 2b 3 0 1 1 Garcia C, 2b 3 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 3 32 0 5 0
Atlanta 020 001 000 -- 3
Toronto 000 000 000 -- 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Neagle D (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (L) 9.0 8 3 3 0 12
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Atlanta 4, Toronto 5
2B -- Klesko R, Garcia C
HR -- Jones C
SB -- Jones A
HBP -- by Clemens R (Lopez J)
T -- 2:15
A -- 34409
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