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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 4, 1997
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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 4, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chris Carpenter |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 26,178 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Fieldin Culbreth 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Ted Barrett |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Lee Stevens | First Baseman |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Alex Diaz | Right Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Center Fielder |
| Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Tom Evans | Third Baseman |
| Tomas Perez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
September 4, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Carpenter
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Carpenter
Carpenter fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Carpenter. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Carpenter
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Carpenter
Greer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Carpenter
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Carpenter
Stevens hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Helling
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Helling
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Helling
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Carpenter
Tatis 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: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carpenter
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Carpenter
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Helling
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Helling
Delgado hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Helling
Santiago hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Helling
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Carpenter
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Carpenter
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Carpenter
Goodwin is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Carpenter
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Carpenter
Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Carpenter
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Evans. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Stevens vs. Carpenter
Stevens hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stewart. Stevens reaches second base with a double. Greer scores. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Tatis vs. Carpenter
Tatis hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Helling
Evans hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Helling
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Stewart vs. Helling
Stewart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Stewart reaches second base with a double. Evans scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Helling
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Cruz vs. Helling
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to home to get Perez. Stewart moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Helling
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carpenter
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Carpenter
Diaz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Duncan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Carpenter
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Helling
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Helling
Santiago hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Helling
There's a wild pitch. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Helling
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Helling
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Helling
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Carpenter
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stewart. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Carpenter
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Carpenter
There's a wild pitch. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Carpenter
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Carpenter
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Carpenter
Stevens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Helling
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Helling
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Helling
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Daal
Omar Daal now pitching.
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Daal
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Daal
Diaz hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gil vs. Daal
Gil strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Helling
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Helling
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Helling
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Daal
Goodwin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Daal
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Daal
There's a wild pitch. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Greer vs. Daal
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Daal
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Helling
Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Helling
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Helling
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Gil reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Daal
Stevens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Daal
Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Daal
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Diaz vs. Daal
Diaz hits a line drive towards third. Evans reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Helling
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Helling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Helling
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Helling
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Helling
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Almanzar
Carlos Almanzar now pitching.
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Almanzar
Goodwin hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Almanzar
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Helling
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Helling
Santiago hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bailes
Scott Bailes now pitching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Bailes
Evans strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1997 -- Texas at Toronto (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Goodwin T, cf 4 4 3 0 Stewart S, cf 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez I, c 5 0 0 0 Duncan M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Greer R, lf 4 1 2 3 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, dh 4 1 1 0 Carter J, dh 4 0 0 0
Stevens L, 1b 4 0 1 2 Delgado C, 1b 4 0 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Santiago B, c 4 1 3 1
Cedeno D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Green S, rf 3 0 0 0
Diaz A, rf 4 0 0 0 Evans T, 3b 4 1 1 0
Gil B, ss 4 0 0 0 Perez T, ss 3 0 1 0
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37 6 9 5 34 2 7 2
Texas 103 010 100 -- 6
Toronto 001 000 001 -- 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W) 8.1 7 2 2 1 12
Bailes S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter C (L) 5.0 6 5 1 1 5
Daal O 3.0 3 1 1 0 4
Almanzar C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Carpenter C, Perez T, Evans T
LOB -- Texas 5, Toronto 6
2B -- Stevens L, Evans T, Stewart S, Goodwin T 2
HR -- Santiago B
CS -- Goodwin T
WP -- Helling R, Carpenter C, Daal O
T -- 2:37
A -- 26178
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