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Blue Jays 7 @ Tigers 8
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1997 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Blue Jays with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1997 
Visiting Team
Toronto Blue Jays
R: 7 H: 15 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 15
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 8 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDoug Brocail  
Losing PitcherPaul Quantrill  
SaveTodd Jones  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1997 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamToronto Blue Jays 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherRoger Clemens  
Home Starting PitcherGlenn Dishman  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance22,254 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Gary Cederstrom
1B: Mark Johnson
2B: Drew Coble
3B: Tim McClelland

Toronto Blue Jays Lineup 

Name  Position 
Otis Nixon  Center Fielder 
Mariano Duncan  Second Baseman 
Carlos Delgado  First Baseman 
Joe Carter  Right Fielder 
Shawn Green  DH 
Ed Sprague  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Left Fielder 
Charlie O'Brien  Catcher 
Alex Gonzalez  Shortstop 
Cito Gaston  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Brian Hunter  Center Fielder 
Bobby Higginson  Right Fielder 
Travis Fryman  Third Baseman 
Tony Clark  First Baseman 
Bob Hamelin  DH 
Damion Easley  Second Baseman 
Phil Nevin  Left Fielder 
Raul Casanova  Catcher 
Orlando Miller  Shortstop 
Buddy Bell  Manager 

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Blue Jays 7 @ Tigers 8
Tiger Stadium
August 2, 1997

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         Game of 8/2/1997 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)

  Toronto            AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Nixon O, cf           6  0  1  0   Hunter B, cf          5  2  2  0   
Duncan M, 2b          5  0  2  1   Higginson B, rf       4  1  2  0   
Delgado C, 1b         4  0  1  0   Fryman T, 3b          5  1  1  3   
Carter J, rf          4  2  1  1   Clark T, 1b           4  3  4  0   
Green S, dh           4  2  2  0   Hamelin B, dh         3  1  2  1   
Sprague E, 3b         3  1  3  3   Reed J, ph            0  0  0  0   
Samuel J, pr          0  0  0  0   Nieves M, ph          1  0  0  0   
Brito T, 3b           0  0  0  0   Easley D, 2b          3  0  1  1   
Cruz J, lf            5  1  2  0   Nevin P, lf           2  0  0  0   
O'Brien C, c          4  0  1  0   Casanova R, c         4  0  1  2   
Brumfield J, ph       1  0  0  0   Miller O, ss          3  0  0  0   
Gonzalez A, ss        4  1  2  2   Cruz D, ss            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  7 15  7                        35  8 13  7

Toronto          000 320 110 --  7
Detroit          000 102 41x --  8

  Toronto              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Clemens R*            6.0 10  6  6  4  9
Daal O                0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Quantrill P (L)       1.1  2  1  0  1  1
Plesac D              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dishman G             4.0  7  3  3  2  3
Jarvis K              2.2  6  3  2  2  2
Myers M               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Brocail D (W)         1.0  2  1  0  0  0
Jones T (S)           1.0  0  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

E -- Fryman T, Nevin P, Quantrill P
DP -- Toronto 2, Detroit 1
LOB -- Toronto 12, Detroit 9
2B -- Clark T, Green S, Delgado C, Higginson B, Easley D, Hunter B
HR -- Sprague E, Carter J, Gonzalez A, Fryman T
SB -- Duncan M, Carter J
CS -- Cruz J
SH -- Reed J
SF -- Gonzalez A
HBP -- by Dishman G (Carter J)
T -- 3:27
A -- 22254

    

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