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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 23, 1998
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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 23, 1998 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bartolo Colon |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 43,306 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rick Reed 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Tim Tschida 3B: Don Denkinger |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| David Justice | DH |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
| Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| David Bell | Second Baseman |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 23, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Colon
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Colon
Stanley hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Colon
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Borders settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Borders. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Colon
Cruz hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fryman vs. Clemens
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Clemens
Borders takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Colon
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops it up and throws to first, with Colon covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco hits a popup into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton 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, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice 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
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Colon
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Colon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Colon
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanley scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Colon
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Colon
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome 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, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lofton. Delgado reaches second base with a double. Canseco moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Stanley vs. Colon
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Sprague vs. Colon
Sprague hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Canseco scores. Delgado moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Colon
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Delgado scores. Fernandez moves to third. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Clemens
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Canseco. Fryman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Borders vs. Clemens
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
There's a wild pitch. Fryman moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Canseco picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Canseco. Fryman scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Justice vs. Clemens
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Fletcher and he is out, Gonzalez applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Colon
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco hits a line drive beyond second. Bell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Colon
The ball gets by Borders for a passed ball. Canseco moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Colon
Stanley hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Villone
Ron Villone now pitching.
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Villone
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Villone
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Villone
There goes Cruz. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Villone
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Clemens
Giles strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Clemens
Fryman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Clemens
Borders 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
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Villone
Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Villone
Green is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Villone
Canseco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Villone
Shannon Stewart pinch runs for Jose Canseco.
Delgado strikes out. There goes Stewart. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Villone
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grebeck vs. Villone
Craig Grebeck pinch hits for Tony Fernandez.
Grebeck strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Craig Grebeck now playing second base. Jose Cruz now playing left field. Shannon Stewart now playing center field.
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Clemens
Lofton strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Morman
Alvin Morman now pitching.
Sprague takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Morman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Morman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Plesac
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1998 -- Toronto at Cleveland (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Gonzalez A, ss 5 0 1 1 Lofton K, cf 4 0 0 0
Green S, rf 5 0 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 3 0 0 0
Canseco J, lf 3 2 2 0 Justice D, dh 4 0 0 0
Stewart S, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Thome J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Delgado C, 1b 5 1 1 0 Ramirez M, rf 3 0 0 0
Stanley M, dh 4 3 3 3 Giles B, lf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fryman T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Grebeck C, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Borders P, c 2 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bell D, 2b 3 0 1 1
Fletcher D, c 4 1 1 1
Cruz J, cf-lf 3 0 1 1
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37 7 11 7 29 2 3 2
Toronto 010 222 000 -- 7
Cleveland 010 010 000 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 8.0 3 2 2 3 9
Plesac D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Quantrill P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Colon B (L) 6.0 10 7 7 3 8
Villone R 2.0 1 0 0 3 2
Morman A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Bell D, Borders P, Canseco J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Toronto 11, Cleveland 3
2B -- Stanley M, Delgado C, Fryman T
HR -- Stanley M 2, Thome J
SB -- Cruz J, Stewart S
CS -- Vizquel O, Green S
HBP -- by Colon B (Fletcher D)
WP -- Clemens R
PB -- Borders P
T -- 3:06
A -- 43306
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