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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on May 2, 1998 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 2, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 2, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Oquist |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 10,729 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Shannon Stewart | Center Fielder |
Felipe Crespo | Right Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
Mike Stanley | DH |
Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
Tim Johnson | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rickey Henderson | Left Fielder |
Rafael Bournigal | Shortstop |
Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
Matt Stairs | DH |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Dave Magadan | Third Baseman |
Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
Ryan Christenson | Center Fielder |
Art Howe | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 2, 1998
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Oquist
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crespo vs. Oquist
There goes Stewart. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Stewart steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Crespo vs. Oquist
Crespo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Oquist
Canseco strikes out. There goes Crespo. The throw from Macfarlane to second, and Crespo is out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Delgado vs. Oquist
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Clemens
Bournigal hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Clemens
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grieve for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oquist
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Oquist
Sprague hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Oquist
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Clemens
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Clemens
Giambi hits a line drive into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Clemens
Magadan 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 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Oquist
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Oquist
Stewart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve who is chasing the ball. Stewart reaches third base with a triple. Gonzalez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Crespo vs. Oquist
Crespo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Crespo reaches second base with a double. Stewart scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Canseco vs. Oquist
Canseco hits a line drive into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Delgado vs. Oquist
Delgado hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Clemens
Spiezio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sprague settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Clemens
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Clemens
Christenson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oquist
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Oquist
Sprague hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Oquist
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Clemens
Bournigal hits a fly ball into right field. Crespo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Clemens
Grieve 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 -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Clemens
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Oquist
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez bunts in front of the plate. Macfarlane juggles the ball. That's an error on Macfarlane. Fletcher moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Oquist
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Crespo vs. Oquist
Crespo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Canseco vs. Oquist
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bournigal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher scores. Gonzalez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Delgado vs. Oquist
Delgado hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Clemens
Giambi hits a line drive into right field. Crespo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Clemens
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Clemens
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Oquist
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Oquist
Sprague hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sprague reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Oquist
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sprague moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Oquist
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sprague tags and scores. Fernandez tags and moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Oquist
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Stewart vs. Oquist
Stewart hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Stewart reaches second base with a double. Grieve throws the ball in to Magadan who tags Stewart trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gonzalez scores. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Clemens
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Christenson vs. Clemens
Christenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clemens
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Clemens
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Small
Aaron Small now pitching. Jack Voigt now playing left field.
Crespo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Small
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Small
Delgado hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Clemens
Felipe Crespo now playing left field. Shawn Green now playing right field.
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Clemens
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Clemens
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Clemens
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Small
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Small
Sprague hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Small
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Voigt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Quantrill
Paul Quantrill now pitching.
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Quantrill covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Quantrill
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Quantrill
Kevin Mitchell pinch hits for Ryan Christenson.
Mitchell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Mohler
Mike Mohler now pitching. Kevin Mitchell now playing left field. Jack Voigt now playing center field.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Mohler
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Mohler
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Magadan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Crespo vs. Mohler
Crespo hits a fly ball into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Green vs. Mohler
Green strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Voigt vs. Quantrill
Voigt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Voigt for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bournigal vs. Quantrill
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Quantrill
Grieve hits a fly ball into left field. Crespo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/2/1998 -- Toronto at Oakland (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Stewart S, cf 5 1 3 2 Henderson R, lf 3 0 0 0 Crespo F, rf-lf 4 0 2 2 Voigt J, lf-cf 1 0 0 0 Canseco J, lf 4 0 1 1 Bournigal R, ss 4 0 0 0 Green S, rf 1 0 0 0 Grieve B, rf 4 0 1 0 Delgado C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Stairs M, dh 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 4 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Magadan D, 3b 3 0 0 0 Fernandez T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Spiezio S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fletcher D, c 2 2 1 1 Macfarlane M, c 1 0 0 0 Gonzalez A, ss 2 2 2 1 Christenson R, cf 2 0 0 0 Mitchell K, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 7 11 7 28 0 1 0 Toronto 002 013 001 -- 7 Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Clemens R (W) 7.0 1 0 0 2 7 Quantrill P 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Oquist M (L) 6.0 9 6 5 2 4 Small A 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Mohler M 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Macfarlane M DP -- Oakland 1 LOB -- Toronto 5, Oakland 3 2B -- Crespo F, Sprague E, Gonzalez A 2, Stewart S 3B -- Stewart S SB -- Stewart S CS -- Crespo F SH -- Gonzalez A SF -- Fletcher D, Crespo F T -- 2:31 A -- 10729
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