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Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 20, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 20, 1997 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
New York Yankees
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 20, 1997 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | New York Yankees |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 20,220 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Derryl Cousins |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Otis Nixon | Center Fielder |
Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
Joe Carter | First Baseman |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Jacob Brumfield | Left Fielder |
Robert Perez | DH |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
Cito Gaston | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tim Raines | Left Fielder |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
Cecil Fielder | DH |
Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
Mariano Duncan | Second Baseman |
Jorge Posada | Catcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
May 20, 1997
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Pettitte
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hentgen
Raines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Hentgen
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hentgen
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hentgen
Martinez takes first base on ball four. Raines moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Hentgen
Fielder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Pettitte
Sprague hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Brumfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Pettitte
Santiago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hentgen
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hentgen
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hentgen
Duncan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pettitte
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Pettitte
Merced strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Hentgen
Posada hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hentgen
Raines strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hentgen
Boggs hits a popup, foul, towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Pettitte
Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hentgen
Tilson Brito now playing third base.
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Hentgen
Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Hentgen
Fielder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brito settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Hentgen
O'Neill is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jeter vs. Hentgen
Jeter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Williams trying to get to home. Brumfield throws the ball in to Santiago who tags Williams, who's trying to score from second, for the out. O'Neill moves to second. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Pettitte
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pettitte
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Hentgen
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Hentgen
Posada 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hentgen
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon bunts towards first. Martinez juggles the ball. That's an error on Martinez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Merced vs. Pettitte
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan misplays the ball. That's an error on Duncan. Nixon moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Nixon scores. Merced moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brito vs. Pettitte
Brito bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Posada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brumfield vs. Pettitte
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hentgen
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hentgen
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hentgen
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pettitte
Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Pettitte
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Pettitte
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Hentgen
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hentgen
O'Neill hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Hentgen
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Hentgen
Duncan hits a line drive into left field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Pettitte
Garcia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Raines. Garcia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nixon vs. Pettitte
Nixon bunts towards the mound. Pettitte fields it and throws to first for the out. Garcia moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Merced vs. Pettitte
Merced hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garcia scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Pettitte
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Raines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brito vs. Pettitte
Brito hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Posada vs. Hentgen
Posada hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Raines vs. Hentgen
Raines hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Raines for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Hentgen
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Brumfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Rivera
Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Robert Perez.
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Rivera
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rivera
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Delgado moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Rivera
Garcia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hentgen
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Hentgen
Martinez hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Hentgen
Fielder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Hentgen
Joe Girardi pinch runs for Cecil Fielder.
O'Neill strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1997 -- Toronto at New York (N) Toronto AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Nixon O, cf 3 1 0 0 Raines T, lf 4 0 1 0 Merced O, rf 4 0 1 1 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Carter J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Williams B, cf 4 0 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 2 0 1 0 Martinez T, 1b 3 0 0 0 Brito T, 3b 2 0 0 0 Fielder C, dh 4 0 1 0 Brumfield J, lf 4 0 2 0 Girardi J, pr 0 0 0 0 Perez R, dh 3 0 1 0 O'Neill P, rf 3 0 0 0 Delgado C, ph 1 0 1 0 Jeter D, ss 3 0 2 0 Santiago B, c 3 0 0 0 Duncan M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 3 0 0 0 Posada J, c 3 0 0 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 31 0 5 0 Toronto 000 001 010 -- 2 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Hentgen P (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Pettitte A (L) 8.0 7 2 1 1 2 Rivera M 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 E -- Martinez T, Duncan M DP -- New York 3 LOB -- Toronto 7, New York 6 2B -- Garcia C SH -- Nixon O T -- 2:40 A -- 20220
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