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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 15, 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 September 15, 1998 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 15, 1998 |
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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 | September 15, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bartolo Colon |
Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 43,323 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Fieldin Culbreth 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Ed Hickox |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
Shawn Green | Right Fielder |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Tim Johnson | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kenny Lofton | Center Fielder |
Joey Cora | Second Baseman |
David Justice | DH |
Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
Travis Fryman | Third Baseman |
Brian Giles | Left Fielder |
Richie Sexson | First Baseman |
Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Mike Hargrove | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 15, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Colon
Stewart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Stewart reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Colon
Green hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stewart scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Colon
Cruz takes first base on ball four. Green moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Green scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Stieb
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Stieb
Justice hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Green. Justice reaches second base with a double. Lofton moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Ramirez vs. Stieb
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lofton scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fryman vs. Stieb
Fryman hits a line drive into left field. Stewart picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Stewart. Justice scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Stieb
Giles hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Colon
Grebeck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sexson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Colon
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Stieb
Sexson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Stieb
Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Stieb
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Stieb
Lofton takes first base on ball four. Sexson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sexson scores. Lofton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Justice vs. Stieb
Justice hits a line drive towards first. Delgado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Colon
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Colon
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Colon
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Colon
Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Delgado moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Colon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Delgado scores. Cruz scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Colon
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Stieb
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Stieb
Fryman hits a line drive into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Stieb
Giles 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 -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sexson vs. Stieb
Sexson 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, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Colon
Grebeck hits a fly ball into left field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Colon
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fryman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Colon
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops it up and throws to first, with Colon covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Stieb
Alomar hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Stieb
Vizquel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Stieb
Lofton 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
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ogea
Chad Ogea now pitching.
Green strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Ogea
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ogea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Ogea
Delgado takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Ogea
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Stieb
Cora hits a line drive off the glove of Fernandez, and into shallow left field. Cora reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Stieb
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Stieb
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Stieb
Fryman hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Stieb
Giles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sexson vs. Almanzar
Carlos Almanzar now pitching.
Sexson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ogea
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Giles. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Ogea
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grebeck vs. Ogea
Grebeck hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Ogea
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Almanzar
Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Almanzar
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Almanzar
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grebeck scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Cora vs. Almanzar
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Almanzar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Ogea
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Ogea
Green hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sexson scoops it up and throws to first, with Ogea covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Ogea
Canseco hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Justice vs. VanRyn
Ben VanRyn now pitching.
Justice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Ramirez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fryman vs. Quantrill
Fryman hits a line drive towards third. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giles vs. Quantrill
Giles hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grebeck picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Grebeck. Giles moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sexson vs. Quantrill
Sexson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Poole
Jim Poole now pitching.
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Poole
Cruz strikes out. Alomar drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cruz out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Poole
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching. Benito Santiago pinch hits for Darrin Fletcher.
Santiago strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Quantrill
Benito Santiago now catching.
Alomar 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 -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Quantrill
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
There goes Vizquel. The throw from Santiago and he is safe. Vizquel steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lofton vs. Plesac
Lofton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. Plesac
Cora hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Jones
Enrique Wilson now playing second base. Felipe Crespo pinch hits for Craig Grebeck.
Crespo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Jones
Kevin Witt pinch hits for Alex Gonzalez.
Witt hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Jones
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Assenmacher
Paul Assenmacher now pitching.
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Crespo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Indians, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Assenmacher
Green strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/15/1998 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Stewart S, lf 5 1 1 0 Lofton K, cf 3 1 1 0 Green S, rf 5 1 1 1 Cora J, 2b 5 1 2 1 Canseco J, dh 4 0 0 0 Wilson E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Delgado C, 1b 3 1 1 0 Justice D, dh 4 1 1 0 Cruz J, cf 3 1 1 0 Ramirez M, rf 4 3 3 5 Fernandez T, 3b 4 1 4 3 Fryman T, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fletcher D, c 3 0 1 1 Giles B, lf 4 0 2 0 Santiago B, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Sexson R, 1b 4 1 1 0 Grebeck C, 2b 3 0 0 0 Alomar Jr. S, c 4 0 1 0 Crespo F, ph 1 0 1 0 Vizquel O, ss 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Witt K, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 10 5 36 7 13 6 Toronto 202 001 000 -- 5 Cleveland 211 020 10x -- 7 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stieb D (L) 4.2 9 6 5 1 2 Almanzar C 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 VanRyn B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Quantrill P 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Plesac D 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Colon B 4.0 6 4 4 1 2 Ogea C (W) 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 Poole J 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 Jones D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Assenmacher P (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Stewart S, Grebeck C DP -- Toronto 1, Cleveland 1 LOB -- Toronto 6, Cleveland 7 2B -- Stewart S, Justice D, Cruz J, Cora J, Fernandez T HR -- Ramirez M 3 SB -- Vizquel O T -- 3:03 A -- 43323
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