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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 7, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 7, 1997 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Robert Person |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack McDowell |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 42,463 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Clark 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Greg Kosc |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | DH |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Charlie O'Brien | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 7, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. McDowell
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. McDowell
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. McDowell
Merced hits a line drive into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Person
Grissom hits a popup towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Person
Fernandez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Person
Thome hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Person
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Person
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McDowell
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. McDowell
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. McDowell
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Person
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Flener
Huck Flener now pitching.
Franco hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Flener
There's a wild pitch. Franco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Alomar vs. Flener
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Vizquel vs. Flener
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. McDowell
O'Brien strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. McDowell
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. McDowell
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. McDowell
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. McDowell
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Flener
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Flener
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Green. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Thome vs. Flener
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Flener
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. McDowell
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McDowell
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. McDowell
Sprague hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. McDowell
Delgado hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. McDowell
O'Brien is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Green vs. McDowell
Green takes first base on ball four. Carter scores. Sprague moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Garcia vs. McDowell
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Flener
Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Flener
Ramirez hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Flener
Franco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Flener
Alomar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Green. Alomar reaches second base with a double. Franco goes all the way around to score. Alomar moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Flener
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. McDowell
Nixon bunts towards the mound. McDowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. McDowell
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. McDowell
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Flener
Grissom hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Flener
Fernandez hits a line drive towards the mound. Flener can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Flener
Thome hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Timlin
Justice hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Timlin
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Timlin
Franco strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McDowell
Brian Giles now playing right field.
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. McDowell
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. McDowell
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Brien vs. McDowell
O'Brien hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Timlin
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Timlin
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Timlin
Grissom 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Timlin
Fernandez 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
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. McDowell
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with McDowell covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. McDowell
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Giles. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. McDowell
Nixon hits a line drive into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. McDowell
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Timlin
Thome hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Timlin
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Timlin
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it and throws to second for the out. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Giles vs. Timlin
Giles strikes out. The throw from O'Brien to pick off Thome, and they've got Thome picked off. The throw back to O'Brien and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. McDowell
Merced hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. McDowell
Carter hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Justice. Carter reaches second base with a double. Merced moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sprague vs. McDowell
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. McDowell
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. McDowell
O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Franco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Quantrill
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Mesa
Jose Mesa now pitching. Pat Borders now catching.
Green hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Giles. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Mesa
Garcia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Mesa
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Mesa
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1997 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0 Grissom M, cf 5 1 2 1
Gonzalez A, ss 5 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 2 3 1
Merced O, rf 4 0 1 0 Thome J, 1b 4 2 3 1
Carter J, dh 4 1 2 0 Williams M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Sprague E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Justice D, lf 4 1 1 3
Delgado C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ramirez M, rf 3 0 0 0
O'Brien C, c 3 0 0 0 Giles B, rf 1 0 0 0
Green S, lf 3 0 2 1 Franco J, dh 4 1 3 0
Garcia C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 1 1
Borders P, c 0 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 37 7 15 7
Toronto 000 100 000 -- 1
Cleveland 200 140 00x -- 7
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Person R (L) 1.1 2 2 2 0 3
Flener H* 2.2 7 4 4 0 2
Timlin M 3.0 4 1 1 0 3
Quantrill P 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell J (W) 8.0 6 1 1 3 8
Mesa J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 10, Cleveland 6
2B -- Green S 2, Fernandez T, Sprague E, Alomar Jr. S, Garcia C, Carter J
HR -- Fernandez T, Thome J, Grissom M, Justice D
CS -- Thome J
HBP -- by McDowell J (O'Brien C)
WP -- Flener H
T -- 2:40
A -- 42463
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