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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 14, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 14, 1997 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Moehler |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 11,788 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Jacob Brumfield | Left Fielder |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Tilson Brito | Shortstop |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Hunter | Center Fielder |
| Damion Easley | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Higginson | Left Fielder |
| Tony Clark | First Baseman |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Melvin Nieves | Right Fielder |
| Bob Hamelin | DH |
| Brian Johnson | Catcher |
| Deivi Cruz | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 14, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Moehler
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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Moehler
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Moehler
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hentgen
Hunter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hentgen
Easley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Higginson vs. Hentgen
Higginson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Easley moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia misplays the ball. That's an error on Garcia. Easley scores. Higginson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fryman vs. Hentgen
Higginson is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Hentgen
Fryman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Nieves vs. Hentgen
Nieves hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fryman moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Moehler
Carter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Moehler
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Moehler
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark fields it and throws to second for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Moehler
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Moehler
Brito strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hentgen
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hentgen
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hentgen
Hunter hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Moehler
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Moehler
Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Cruz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Moehler
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hentgen
Easley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brito scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hentgen
Higginson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Moehler
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Moehler
Carter hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Nieves. Carter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Moehler
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Easley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Moehler
Delgado is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Moehler
O'Brien hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carter scores. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brito vs. Moehler
Brito hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Delgado trying to get to home. Higginson throws the ball in to Johnson who tags Delgado, who's trying to score from second, for the out. O'Brien moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Hentgen
Fryman hits a popup towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Hentgen
Nieves 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hentgen
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Moehler
Garcia 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Moehler
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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Moehler
Brumfield 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
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hentgen
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hentgen
Hunter 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hentgen
Easley hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Moehler
Merced hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Moehler
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Moehler
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Moehler
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hentgen
Higginson hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Hentgen
Fryman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Moehler
O'Brien hits a fly ball into left field. Higginson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Moehler
Brito hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Moehler
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Moehler
Nixon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brito moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Brumfield vs. Moehler
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Hentgen
Nieves hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamelin vs. Hentgen
Hamelin hits a popup towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Casanova vs. Hentgen
Raul Casanova pinch hits for Brian Johnson.
Casanova strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Hentgen
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Moehler
Raul Casanova now catching.
Merced hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Moehler
Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Moehler
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Merced moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Delgado vs. Myers
Mike Myers now pitching.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Myers
O'Brien hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brito vs. Myers
Brito hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Myers
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Nieves settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hunter vs. Hentgen
Hunter 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 -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Easley vs. Hentgen
Easley hits a popup towards short. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Higginson vs. Hentgen
Higginson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Jones
Todd Jones now pitching.
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Jones
There goes Nixon. The throw from Casanova and he is safe. Nixon steals third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Jones
Brumfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Higginson. Brumfield reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Jones
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Easley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brumfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Jones
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sprague vs. Jones
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Hentgen
Clark 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 -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Hentgen
Fryman strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieves vs. Hentgen
Nieves 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1997 -- Toronto at Detroit (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 5 1 2 0 Hunter B, cf 4 0 0 0
Brumfield J, lf 5 0 1 1 Easley D, 2b 3 1 0 0
Merced O, rf 5 1 2 0 Higginson B, lf 4 0 1 0
Carter J, dh 5 3 3 0 Clark T, 1b 4 1 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 1 0 0 Fryman T, 3b 4 0 1 1
Delgado C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Nieves M, rf 4 0 2 0
O'Brien C, c 3 1 2 6 Hamelin B, dh 3 0 1 0
Brito T, ss 4 0 2 0 Johnson B, c 2 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Casanova R, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Cruz D, ss 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 32 2 5 1
Toronto 010 100 041 -- 7
Detroit 200 000 000 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (W) 9.0 5 2 0 1 8
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Moehler B (L)* 7.0 9 5 5 3 6
Myers M 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Jones T 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Garcia C
LOB -- Toronto 7, Detroit 4
2B -- Carter J, Nixon O, Brumfield J
HR -- O'Brien C
SB -- Nixon O
CS -- Higginson B
SF -- O'Brien C
T -- 2:28
A -- 11788
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