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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 11, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, played on September 11, 1996 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 11, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Burkett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luis Andujar |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 27,262 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Johnson 1B: Larry Young 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Ted Barrett |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Tettleton | DH |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | Left Fielder |
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | DH |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
| Tomas Perez | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 11, 1996
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Andujar
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Andujar
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Andujar
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Burkett
Nixon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Nixon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Burkett
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Olerud vs. Burkett
Olerud strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Andujar
Tettleton hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Andujar
Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Andujar
McLemore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Andujar
There's a wild pitch. Palmer moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Elster vs. Andujar
Elster hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stevens. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Burkett
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sprague scores. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Burkett
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Andujar
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Andujar
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a line drive into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Andujar
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tettleton vs. Andujar
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Burkett
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Burkett
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Burkett
Carter hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Burkett
Olerud hits a popup towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Nixon who is chasing the ball. Palmer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Stevens vs. Andujar
Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Andujar
McLemore hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Andujar
Elster strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Burkett
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Burkett
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Burkett
Nixon takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Green vs. Burkett
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Andujar
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Andujar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Andujar
Clark hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Andujar
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tettleton vs. Andujar
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tettleton for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Burkett
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Burkett
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Burkett
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Burkett
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Andujar
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Andujar
Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Andujar
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Burkett
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Burkett
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Burkett
Perez hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Andujar
Elster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Andujar
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards second. Perez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Andujar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching.
Nixon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Vosberg
Jacob Brumfield pinch hits for Shawn Green.
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Vosberg
Carter hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hamilton. Carter reaches second base with a double. Nixon scores. Brumfield moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Samuel vs. Vosberg
Juan Samuel pinch hits for John Olerud.
Samuel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Sprague vs. Whiteside
Matt Whiteside now pitching.
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Delgado vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching.
Delgado takes first base on ball four. Brumfield scores. Carter moves to third. Samuel moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Cook
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer. Carter scores. Samuel scores. Delgado moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Cook
Charlie O'Brien pinch hits for Sandy Martinez.
O'Brien is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Perez vs. Cook
Perez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Nixon vs. Cook
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Delgado scores. Gonzalez scores. O'Brien moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Brumfield vs. Cook
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Spoljaric
Charlie O'Brien now catching. Juan Samuel now playing first base. Jacob Brumfield now playing right field. Paul Spoljaric now pitching.
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Spoljaric
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tettleton vs. Spoljaric
Tettleton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Heredia
Gil Heredia now pitching.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Heredia
Samuel hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Heredia
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Stevens settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Heredia
Delgado hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Timlin
Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Timlin
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1996 -- Texas at Toronto (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 4 0 1 0 Nixon O, cf 4 1 3 2
Rodriguez I, c 4 1 1 1 Green S, rf 3 0 1 0
Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 1 Brumfield J, ph-rf 2 1 1 0
Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 2 0 Carter J, lf 5 1 2 1
Tettleton M, dh 4 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Palmer D, 3b 4 1 3 0 Samuel J, ph-1b 1 2 1 1
Stevens L, lf 3 0 0 1 Sprague E, 3b 5 1 2 0
McLemore M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Delgado C, dh 4 1 1 1
Elster K, ss 2 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 1 2
Martinez S, c 2 0 0 0
O'Brien C, ph-c 0 0 0 0
Perez T, 2b 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 37 8 13 7
Texas 100 110 000 -- 3
Toronto 010 000 61x -- 8
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett J 6.0 8 1 1 2 6
Vosberg E (L)* 0.0 3 4 3 1 0
Whiteside M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Cook D 0.2 1 2 0 2 0
Heredia G 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar L (W) 7.0 9 3 3 1 2
Spoljaric P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Timlin M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Palmer D 2
DP -- Texas 1, Toronto 2
LOB -- Texas 5, Toronto 10
2B -- Nixon O, Sprague E, Carter J
3B -- Palmer D
HR -- Rodriguez I, Clark W, Samuel J
SF -- Stevens L
WP -- Andujar L
T -- 2:45
A -- 27262
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