Blue Jays @ Royals
August 23, 1997

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Joe Carter Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .247
OBP .750 .299
At Bats 3 486
Hits 2 120
• Singles 2 77
• Doubles 0 22
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 0 34
RBI’s 1 85

Jeff Montgomery Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 10
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Kauffman Stadium - August 23, 1997
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Jeff Montgomery
Mike Sweeney
Jeff King
Jed Hansen
Dean Palmer
Jay Bell
Bip Roberts
Johnny Damon
Yamil Benitez
Joe Carter
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs
Count: 1-1, 0 Outs

Carter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hansen reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Montgomery covering, for the out.
Top 9 Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Paul Quantrill now pitching. Damon hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 7 Hansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duncan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Tim Crabtree now pitching. Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Green strikes out.
Top 7 Sprague hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to third.
Top 7 Delgado hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Carter moves to second.
Top 7 Hector Carrasco now pitching. Carter is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 King strikes out.
Bottom 6 Palmer hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Janzen covering, for the out.
Top 6 Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Duncan strikes out. There goes Stewart. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Top 6 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Janzen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duncan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Janzen covering, for the out.
Top 5 Santiago hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Green hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carter scores.
Top 5 Sprague hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Delgado hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Carter moves to second.
Top 5 Jamie Walker now pitching. Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Hansen strikes out. There goes Sweeney. The throw from Santiago to second, and Sweeney is out.
Bottom 4 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Benitez strikes out.
Top 4 Cruz strikes out.
Top 4 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Perez scores.
Top 4 Stewart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hansen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Benitez who is chasing the ball. Perez reaches third base with a triple. Sprague scores. Green goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Santiago hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sprague moves to third.
Top 4 Green hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sprague moves to second.
Top 4 Sprague takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Palmer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Marty Janzen now pitching. Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Delgado for the out.
Top 3 Carter strikes out.
Top 3 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Damon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Roberts scores.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Roberts moves to second.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Hansen hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Benitez strikes out.
Bottom 2 King strikes out.
Top 2 Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer juggles the ball. That's an error on Palmer. Perez moves to second.
Top 2 Perez is hit by the pitch.
Top 2 Santiago hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Green strikes out.
Bottom 1 Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Damon strikes out.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sprague hits a fly ball into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. Cruz scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Carter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Duncan scores. Cruz moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hansen misplays the ball. That's an error on Hansen. Duncan moves to third.
Top 1 Duncan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Stewart hits a line drive into right field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.