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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 5, 1996 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 5, 1996 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 5, 1996 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Guzman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 23,884 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
Tomas Perez | Second Baseman |
Carlos Delgado | DH |
Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Sandy Martinez | Catcher |
Cito Gaston | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darren Bragg | Center Fielder |
Troy O'Leary | Right Fielder |
Reggie Jefferson | DH |
Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Mike Stanley | Catcher |
Jeff Frye | Second Baseman |
Tony Rodriguez | Shortstop |
Kevin Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 5, 1996
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wakefield
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wakefield
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Wakefield covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Guzman
Bragg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Guzman
Guzman fires to first and picks off Bragg. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Guzman
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Guzman
Jefferson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Wakefield
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Wakefield
Sprague hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wakefield
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Guzman
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Naehring vs. Guzman
Naehring strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Vaughn moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Guzman
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Vaughn scores. Greenwell moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Frye vs. Guzman
Frye strikes out. There goes Greenwell. He's safe. There goes Stanley. Here's the throw, and he's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bragg vs. Guzman
Bill Haselman pinch runs for Mike Stanley.
Bragg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Haselman scores. Rodriguez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
O'Leary vs. Guzman
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Bill Haselman now catching.
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Guzman
Jefferson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Guzman
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Guzman, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Guzman
Naehring strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wakefield
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wakefield
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frye scoops it up and throws to first, with Wakefield covering, for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Wakefield
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Guzman
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frye vs. Guzman
Frye hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Wakefield
Sprague strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wakefield
Olerud hits a line drive into center field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bragg. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Guzman
Bragg bunts towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Guzman
There goes Bragg. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Bragg steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
O'Leary vs. Guzman
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jefferson vs. Guzman
Jefferson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jefferson for the out. Bragg moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Guzman
Vaughn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Naehring vs. Guzman
Naehring strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wakefield
Nixon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wakefield
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Guzman
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Guzman
Haselman hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Frye vs. Guzman
Frye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
There goes Frye. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. Frye steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Guzman
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Wakefield
Carter hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Haselman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Haselman. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Wakefield
Carter hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Wakefield
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wakefield
Olerud hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wakefield
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Wakefield
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bragg vs. Guzman
Bragg hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Guzman
O'Leary strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Jefferson vs. Guzman
Jefferson 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
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Wakefield
Nixon hits a line drive towards short. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wakefield
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops it up and throws to first, with Wakefield covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Wakefield
Delgado hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Delgado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Wakefield
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Vaughn 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 -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Timlin
Naehring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Timlin
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Wakefield
Lee Tinsley now playing center field. Troy O'Leary now playing left field. Darren Bragg now playing right field.
Sprague hits a line drive towards third. Naehring reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wakefield
Olerud hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wakefield
Green hits a fly ball into right field. Bragg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/5/1996 -- Toronto at Boston (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Nixon O, cf 4 0 0 0 Bragg D, cf-rf 3 0 2 1 Perez T, 2b 4 0 1 0 O'Leary T, rf-lf 4 0 0 0 Delgado C, dh 4 0 1 0 Jefferson R, dh 4 0 0 0 Carter J, lf 4 0 0 0 Vaughn M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Naehring T, 3b 3 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Greenwell M, lf 4 1 1 0 Green S, rf 4 0 2 0 Tinsley L, cf 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 2 0 1 0 Stanley M, c 1 0 0 0 Martinez S, c 3 0 0 0 Haselman B, pr-c 2 1 1 0 Frye J, 2b 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez T, ss 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 6 1 30 3 7 1 Toronto 000 000 100 -- 1 Boston 030 000 00x -- 3 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Guzman J (L) 7.0 7 3 0 2 9 Timlin M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Wakefield T (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 8 E -- Gonzalez A, Haselman B DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Toronto 6, Boston 6 2B -- Green S, Delgado C HR -- Olerud J SB -- Stanley M, Greenwell M, Bragg D, Frye J T -- 2:22 A -- 23884
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