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Expos
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Montreal Expos, played on August 31, 1997 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Montreal Expos
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Montreal Expos |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Pettitte |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 55,707 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Larry Young 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Ted Barrett |
Montreal Expos Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Grudzielanek | Shortstop |
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| David Segui | First Baseman |
| Rondell White | Center Fielder |
| Jose Vidro | DH |
| Chris Widger | Catcher |
| F.P. Santangelo | Left Fielder |
| Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | Shortstop |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Williams | Center Fielder |
| Tino Martinez | First Baseman |
| Paul O'Neill | Right Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | DH |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Joe Girardi | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Expos
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 31, 1997
Top 1
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Pettitte
Lansing hits a line drive towards short. Jeter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Pettitte
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Segui vs. Pettitte
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Johnson
Jeter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Johnson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jeter moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jeter moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez strikes out. There goes Jeter. He's safe. There goes Williams. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Johnson
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. Johnson
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pettitte
White hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Vidro vs. Pettitte
Vidro strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Widger vs. Pettitte
Widger hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Santangelo vs. Pettitte
Santangelo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Pettitte
There goes White. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. White steals third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Strange vs. Pettitte
Strange strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Johnson
Curtis hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Girardi vs. Johnson
Girardi hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Johnson
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Pettitte
Lansing hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Pettitte
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Girardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Johnson
Jeter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Johnson
Boggs hits a line drive into left field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Pettitte
Segui hits a line drive into right field. O'Neill settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Pettitte
White hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Pettitte
Vidro hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Johnson
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Johnson
There goes O'Neill. The throw from Widger and he is safe. O'Neill steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Johnson
Strawberry hits a popup, foul, towards short. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Curtis vs. Johnson
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. O'Neill moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Girardi vs. Johnson
Girardi hits a fly ball into left field. Santangelo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Widger vs. Pettitte
Widger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Pettitte
Santangelo hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Pettitte
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Johnson
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jeter vs. Johnson
Jeter hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Johnson
Boggs hits a line drive into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Pettitte
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pettitte juggles the ball. That's an error on Pettitte. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Pettitte
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lansing moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Segui vs. Pettitte
Segui hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Johnson
Martinez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Johnson
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Pettitte
White hits a line drive towards third. Boggs reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vidro vs. Pettitte
Vidro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Widger vs. Pettitte
There's a wild pitch. Vidro moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Widger vs. Pettitte
Widger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jeter scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Santangelo vs. Pettitte
Santangelo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Bennett
Shayne Bennett now pitching.
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Bennett
Curtis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Girardi vs. Bennett
Girardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Curtis moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Bennett
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Curtis scores. Girardi moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Jeter vs. Bennett
There goes Sanchez. The throw from Widger and he is out, Grudzielanek applying the tag. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Jeter vs. Bennett
Jeter strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Pettitte
Strange hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Pettitte fires to first and picks off Strange. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Pettitte
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Nelson
Jeff Nelson now pitching.
There goes Grudzielanek. The throw from Girardi and he is safe. Grudzielanek steals second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lansing vs. Nelson
Lansing hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Nelson
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Segui vs. Stanton
Mike Stanton now pitching.
Segui takes first base on ball four. Lansing moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
White vs. Stanton
White hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. Lansing scores. Segui moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Vidro vs. Rivera
Mariano Rivera now pitching.
Vidro takes first base on ball four. Segui moves to third. White moves to second. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Rivera
Darrin Fletcher pinch hits for Chris Widger.
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Kline
Darrin Fletcher now catching. Steve Kline now pitching.
Boggs hits a line drive into center field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kline
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Kline
Martinez hits a popup beyond short. Grudzielanek can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Kline
There goes Martinez. The throw from Fletcher and he is out, Grudzielanek applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santangelo vs. Rivera
Santangelo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Rivera
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Rivera
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Expos, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Rivera
Lansing strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1997 -- Montreal at New York (D)
Montreal AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Grudzielanek M, ss 5 1 3 0 Jeter D, ss 3 1 0 0
Lansing M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero V, rf 4 0 1 0 Williams B, cf 4 1 2 1
Segui D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Martinez T, 1b 4 0 2 0
White R, cf 4 0 2 2 O'Neill P, rf 2 0 1 0
Vidro J, dh 3 0 1 0 Strawberry D, dh 3 0 0 0
Widger C, c 3 0 0 0 Curtis C, lf 3 1 1 0
Fletcher D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Girardi J, c 3 0 1 0
Santangelo F, lf 3 0 0 0 Sanchez R, 2b 3 0 1 1
Strange D, 3b 4 0 1 0
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35 2 9 2 29 3 8 2
Montreal 000 000 020 -- 2
New York 101 000 10x -- 3
Montreal IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson M (L) 6.0 4 2 2 2 2
Bennett S 1.0 3 1 1 0 2
Kline S 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte A (W) 7.1 6 1 1 1 4
Nelson J 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Stanton M* 0.0 1 0 0 2 0
Rivera M (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Pettitte A
DP -- Montreal 1, New York 1
LOB -- Montreal 9, New York 4
HR -- Williams B
SB -- Williams B, White R, O'Neill P, Grudzielanek M
CS -- Sanchez R, Martinez T
WP -- Johnson M, Pettitte A
T -- 2:58
A -- 55707
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