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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 9, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 9, 1997 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 9, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 746 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Rocky Roe 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Dale Scott |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Joe Carter | First Baseman |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Juan Samuel | DH |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Robert Perez | Left Fielder |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Center Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | First Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Harold Baines | DH |
| Chris Snopek | Third Baseman |
| Ray Durham | Second Baseman |
| Ron Karkovice | Catcher |
| Ozzie Guillen | Shortstop |
| Terry Bevington | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 9, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia strikes out. There goes Nixon. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Nixon scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Alvarez
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Clemens
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Karkovice vs. Clemens
There goes Durham. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Durham steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Karkovice vs. Clemens
Karkovice strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Nixon moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez tags and scores. Nixon tags and moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martinez. Sprague reaches second base with a double. Martinez throws the ball in to Durham who relays the ball to Snopek who tags Sprague trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Garcia scores. Carter goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clemens
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Clemens
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Alvarez
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Clemens
Belle hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Clemens
Baines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snopek vs. Clemens
Snopek strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia hits a popup towards first. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Alvarez
Carter hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Sprague vs. Alvarez
Sprague strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Clemens
Durham strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Karkovice vs. Clemens
Karkovice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Clemens
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Alvarez
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomas fields the ball and throws to Alvarez covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Alvarez
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Alvarez fires to first and has Samuel trapped. There's the throw to Guillen who tags Samuel for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Clemens
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Clemens
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Andujar
Luis Andujar now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Alvarez
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Alvarez
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Durham fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Alvarez
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Andujar
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Andujar
Baines takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Snopek vs. Andujar
Snopek strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Andujar
Durham takes first base on ball four. Baines moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Karkovice vs. Andujar
Karkovice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Garcia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Simas
Bill Simas now pitching.
Carter hits a popup towards short. Guillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Simas
Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Simas
Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel.
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Plesac
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Plesac
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Castillo
Carlos Castillo now pitching.
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Castillo
Shawn Green pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Castillo
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Snopek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Nixon vs. Castillo
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Guillen fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Crabtree
Shawn Green now playing left field. Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Thomas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Crabtree
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Baines vs. Crabtree
Baines 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/9/1997 -- Toronto at Chicago (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Nixon O, cf 4 2 3 0 Phillips T, rf 3 0 0 0
Garcia C, 2b 3 1 0 0 Martinez D, cf 4 0 1 0
Merced O, rf 3 0 0 1 Thomas F, 1b 3 0 1 0
Carter J, 1b 4 1 3 2 Belle A, lf 4 0 0 0
Sprague E, 3b 4 0 1 2 Baines H, dh 3 0 0 0
Samuel J, dh 3 0 1 0 Snopek C, 3b 3 0 0 0
Delgado C, ph 1 0 0 0 Durham R, 2b 2 0 1 0
Santiago B, c 4 0 1 0 Karkovice R, c 3 0 0 0
Perez R, lf 3 0 0 0 Guillen O, ss 3 0 0 0
Green S, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 1 0
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34 5 10 5 28 0 3 0
Toronto 104 000 000 -- 5
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 5.2 2 0 0 2 7
Andujar L 1.1 0 0 0 2 1
Plesac D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Crabtree T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez W (L) 7.0 9 5 5 2 12
Simas B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Castillo C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 5, Chicago 5
2B -- Sprague E
SB -- Nixon O, Durham R
CS -- Samuel J
SF -- Merced O
T -- 3:05
A -- 746
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