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Blue Jays Game Summary
The Toronto Blue Jays decisively defeated the Cleveland Indians, 5 to 2, on May 16, 1997.
Game Info
May 16, 1997
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Grissom CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
B. Giles PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Fernandez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Thome 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Williams 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
D. Justice LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Ramirez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Franco DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. Alomar Jr. C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
O. Vizquel SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
O. Merced RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
E. Sprague 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
C. Delgado 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
J. Brumfield CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
B. Santiago C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Green LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Garcia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Batting
HR: M. Williams
RBI: M. Williams 2
Batting
2B: C. Delgado, O. Merced
3B: C. Delgado
HR: A. Gonzalez, E. Sprague
RBI: J. Brumfield, C. Delgado, A. Gonzalez 2, E. Sprague
Baserunning
SB: J. Brumfield
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Hershiser (L) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 |
E. Plunk | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Clemens (W) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.29 |
D. Plesac | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
T. Crabtree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Timlin (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Grissom CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
B. Giles PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
T. Fernandez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Thome 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Williams 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 | .750 | 1.667 |
D. Justice LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
M. Ramirez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Franco DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
S. Alomar Jr. C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
O. Vizquel SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Batting
HR: M. Williams
RBI: M. Williams 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Hershiser (L) | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 |
E. Plunk | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Nixon DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
A. Gonzalez SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
O. Merced RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .667 |
E. Sprague 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
C. Delgado 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.250 |
J. Brumfield CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
B. Santiago C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
S. Green LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Garcia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Batting
2B: C. Delgado, O. Merced
3B: C. Delgado
HR: A. Gonzalez, E. Sprague
RBI: J. Brumfield, C. Delgado, A. Gonzalez 2, E. Sprague
Baserunning
SB: J. Brumfield
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Clemens (W) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.29 |
D. Plesac | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 |
T. Crabtree | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Timlin (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
