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Blue Jays
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 19, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 19, 1998 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 19, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 19, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Woody Williams |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilson Alvarez |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 35,689 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Tim Welke |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
Pat Lennon | Right Fielder |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Center Fielder |
Tony Fernandez | Third Baseman |
Benito Santiago | Catcher |
Craig Grebeck | Second Baseman |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Tim Johnson | Manager |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Quinton McCracken | Center Fielder |
Wade Boggs | DH |
Bob Smith | Third Baseman |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Paul Sorrento | Right Fielder |
Aaron Ledesma | Shortstop |
Rich Butler | Left Fielder |
John Flaherty | Catcher |
Miguel Cairo | Second Baseman |
Larry Rothschild | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Devil Rays
Tropicana Field
September 19, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Alvarez
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Lennon reaches second base with a double. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Alvarez
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alvarez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Alvarez
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Williams
McCracken hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Alvarez
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Alvarez
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff juggles the ball. That's an error on McGriff. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Williams
McGriff hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Williams
Sorrento 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, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Williams
Ledesma strikes out. Santiago drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ledesma out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Williams
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Alvarez
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Williams
Flaherty hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Williams
Cairo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCracken vs. Williams
McCracken hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cairo moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cairo scores. McCracken moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Williams
Smith strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Alvarez
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Alvarez
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Alvarez
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCracken. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Grebeck vs. Alvarez
Grebeck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Williams
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Williams
Sorrento takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ledesma vs. Williams
Ledesma hits a line drive into right field. Lennon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Williams
Butler 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, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Alvarez
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lennon vs. Alvarez
Lennon hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Sorrento. Lennon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Alvarez
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Alvarez
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Alvarez
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Alvarez
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Alvarez
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Williams
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Williams
Cairo 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 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Williams
McCracken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Williams
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Alvarez
Grebeck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Alvarez
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Alvarez
Stewart hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Butler. Stewart reaches second base with a double. Grebeck goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. White
Rick White now pitching. Shawn Green pinch hits for Pat Lennon.
There goes Stewart. The throw from Flaherty and he is out, Smith applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. White
Green hits a fly ball towards center. McCracken settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on McCracken. Green moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. White
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Williams
Shawn Green now playing right field.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Williams
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sorrento vs. Williams
Sorrento hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. White
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. White
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. White
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cairo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Williams
Ledesma hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Ledesma reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Williams
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ledesma tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Flaherty vs. Williams
Flaherty hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Williams
Cairo hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Lopez
Albie Lopez now pitching.
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ledesma scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grebeck vs. Lopez
Grebeck hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lopez
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Sorrento settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCracken vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
McCracken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Quantrill
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Quantrill
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCracken moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. VanRyn
Ben VanRyn now pitching.
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCracken scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Almanzar
Carlos Almanzar now pitching. Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Paul Sorrento.
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ledesma vs. Almanzar
Ledesma hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Almanzar
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Flaherty vs. Almanzar
Flaherty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fernandez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching. Quinton McCracken now playing left field. Randy Winn now playing center field. Mike Kelly now playing right field.
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hernandez
Green hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cairo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Hernandez
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Devil Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Hernandez
Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. McCracken settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Canseco moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/19/1998 -- Toronto at Tampa Bay (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Stewart S, lf 5 0 2 1 McCracken Q, cf-lf 3 1 2 0 Lennon P, rf 3 1 2 0 Boggs W, dh 4 0 0 1 Green S, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Smith B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Canseco J, dh 5 1 2 2 McGriff F, 1b 4 2 2 2 Delgado C, 1b 5 0 0 0 Sorrento P, rf 2 0 0 0 Cruz J, cf 3 2 1 0 Trammell B, ph 1 1 1 3 Fernandez T, 3b 4 0 2 2 Kelly M, rf 0 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 4 0 0 0 Ledesma A, ss 4 1 1 0 Grebeck C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Butler R, lf 3 0 1 1 Gonzalez A, ss 4 0 0 0 Winn R, cf 0 0 0 0 Flaherty J, c 4 0 0 0 Cairo M, 2b 2 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 10 5 31 7 8 7 Toronto 000 131 000 -- 5 Tampa Bay 011 000 14x -- 7 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Williams W 7.0 3 3 3 3 4 Quantrill P 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 VanRyn B (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 Almanzar C 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Alvarez W 5.1 9 5 5 2 7 White R 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Lopez A (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez R (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th E -- McGriff F, McCracken Q, Gonzalez A LOB -- Toronto 8, Tampa Bay 4 2B -- Lennon P 2, Fernandez T 2, Stewart S 3B -- Ledesma A HR -- McGriff F, Canseco J, Trammell B CS -- Stewart S SF -- Butler R T -- 3:01 A -- 35689
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