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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 16, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 16, 1997 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Orel Hershiser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 35,195 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Brian O'Nora 1B: Jim McKean 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marquis Grissom | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thome | First Baseman |
| Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
| David Justice | Left Fielder |
| Manny Ramirez | Right Fielder |
| Julio Franco | DH |
| Sandy Alomar | Catcher |
| Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
| Mike Hargrove | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Otis Nixon | DH |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Orlando Merced | Right Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Jacob Brumfield | Center Fielder |
| Benito Santiago | Catcher |
| Shawn Green | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Garcia | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
May 16, 1997
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome hits a line drive beyond second. Garcia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Grissom moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Merced throws the ball in to Gonzalez who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Grissom scores. Thome moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hershiser
Merced hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Delgado reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brumfield vs. Hershiser
Brumfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hershiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Hershiser
Santiago takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Green vs. Hershiser
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Delgado moves to third. Santiago moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Garcia vs. Hershiser
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome hits a line drive towards left. Green chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Green. Thome moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hershiser
Merced takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Merced moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez 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 -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Hershiser
Brumfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Hershiser
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hershiser
Green strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Clemens
Thome 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hershiser
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Clemens
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Justice vs. Clemens
Justice hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Clemens
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Franco vs. Clemens
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hershiser
Merced hits a fly ball into left field. Justice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Hershiser
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Delgado vs. Hershiser
Delgado hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez who is chasing the ball. Delgado reaches third base with a triple. Sprague goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Brumfield vs. Hershiser
Brumfield hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Delgado tags and scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Santiago vs. Hershiser
Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alomar vs. Clemens
Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Clemens
Vizquel hits a line drive towards short. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Clemens
Grissom hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez 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
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Hershiser
Green hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Hershiser
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Hershiser
Nixon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Hershiser
Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Merced vs. Hershiser
Merced hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thome vs. Plesac
Dan Plesac now pitching.
Thome strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Plesac
Williams hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Justice vs. Plesac
Justice hits a fly ball into right field. Merced settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ramirez for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Plunk
Eric Plunk now pitching.
Sprague hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Plunk
Delgado strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brumfield vs. Plunk
Brumfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Santiago vs. Plunk
There goes Brumfield. The throw from Alomar and he is safe. Brumfield steals second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Santiago vs. Plunk
Santiago strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Plunk
Green is walked intentionally. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Plunk
Garcia hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Timlin
Mike Timlin now pitching.
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Alomar vs. Timlin
Alomar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Delgado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Timlin
Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Giles vs. Timlin
Brian Giles pinch hits for Marquis Grissom.
Giles hits a line drive into center field. Brumfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1997 -- Cleveland at Toronto (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Grissom M, cf 2 1 0 0 Nixon O, dh 4 1 2 0
Giles B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 4 1 1 2
Fernandez T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Merced O, rf 3 0 1 0
Thome J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 2 3 1
Williams M, 3b 3 1 2 2 Delgado C, 1b 4 1 2 1
Justice D, lf 4 0 1 0 Brumfield J, cf 2 0 1 1
Ramirez M, rf 4 0 0 0 Santiago B, c 3 0 0 0
Franco J, dh 3 0 1 0 Green S, lf 3 0 0 0
Alomar Jr. S, c 3 0 1 0 Garcia C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Vizquel O, ss 4 0 1 0
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32 2 7 2 31 5 10 5
Cleveland 100 000 010 -- 2
Toronto 000 002 21x -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Hershiser O (L) 7.0 8 4 4 2 2
Plunk E 1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (W) 7.0 6 1 1 3 4
Plesac D 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
Crabtree T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Timlin M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Green S
DP -- Cleveland 2, Toronto 2
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Toronto 7
2B -- Merced O, Delgado C
3B -- Delgado C
HR -- Gonzalez A, Williams M, Sprague E
SB -- Brumfield J
SF -- Brumfield J
HBP -- by Clemens R (Grissom M), by Hershiser O (Brumfield J)
T -- 3:00
A -- 35195
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