August 7, 1997 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 8
@KCR 4 BOS 7
@MIN 6 OAK 5
MIL 4
(13) SEA 3
CHW 2 NYY 4
@TEX 2 TOR 4
CLE 0 ATL 3
STL 0 CHC 6
SFG 3 CIN 7
SDP 0 LAD 9
@MON 4 NYM 12
COL 4 PHI 6
HOU 5
(11) PIT 5
FLA 1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 35,194

Thursday, August 7, 1997, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:11

Indians

57-52

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0
Blue Jays       0  2  0   1  0  0   1  0  X    4  9  0

W: R Clemens (17-4), L: J Smiley (10-11)

Blue Jays

54-58

Won 3

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Grissom CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .677   10    1   0   
B Giles LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .875   16    0   0   
M Ramirez RF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .338  .968   19    1   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   3  .289 1.042   24   11   0   
D Justice DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .312  .965   17    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .766   15    0   3   
S Alomar C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .344  .953   15    7   1   GDP
J Branson 2B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .152  .462   16    2   2   2B
O Vizquel SS                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .723    5    2   3   HBP

J Smiley P                                                               0   2
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   0   5   0    3  10              137   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Branson (4, off R Clemens).

HBP: O Vizquel (2, by R Clemens).

TB: J Branson 2; M Williams; D Justice; O Vizquel; B Giles.

GIDP: S Alomar (14).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J Branson-J Thome.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .631    9    1   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .240  .561    8    1   5   
J Cruz LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .264  .846   14    3   0   
J Carter DH                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .244  .703   20    0   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .860   11    7   0   2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .703   11    0   0   GDP
S Green RF                    3   1   2   1    0   1  .287  .862   10    3   0   2B
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .211  .650   10   10   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 2   1   0   0    1   0  .245  .709   16    2   2   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   4   9   4    1   8              109   27   8

BATTING

2B: C O'Brien (10, off J Smiley); J Carter (19, off J Smiley); C Delgado (23, off J Smiley); S Green (14, off J Smiley).

TB: S Green 3; C Delgado 3; C O'Brien 2; J Carter 2; J Cruz; M Duncan; O Nixon.

GIDP: E Sprague (8).

RBI: M Duncan (15); S Green (38); C O'Brien (22); C Delgado (61).

2-out RBI: M Duncan; C O'Brien.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Duncan-A Gonzalez-C Delgado.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Smiley, L (10-11)            7     9   4   4    1   6   0   5.15   30   99-76   50·12·14   12· 3· 8· 0     48    -     0.54  -0.09
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.18    3   10-8     2· 5· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   4   4    1   8   0          33  109-84   52·17·15   13· 3· 8· 0           -

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (17-4)            9     5   0   0    3  10   0   1.69   35  137-81   37·19·25   10· 7· 4· 0     84    -     0.89   0.41
Totals                         9     5   0   0    3  10   0          35  137-81   37·19·25   10· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Clemens (9; O Vizquel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 35,194.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Grissom            CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. B Giles              LF    2. M Duncan             2B 
3. M Ramirez            RF    3. J Cruz               LF 
4. J Thome              1B    4. J Carter             DH 
5. D Justice            DH    5. C Delgado            1B 
6. M Williams           3B    6. E Sprague            3B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. S Green              RF 
8. J Branson            2B    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   J Smiley             P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  -2-  1    9%  71% C Delgado       J Smiley        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  2    9%  77% S Alomar        R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   2  0-2  1--  1    9%  85% C O'Brien       J Smiley        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Green Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  123  1    8%  55% M Grissom       R Clemens       Flyball: RF
   b 2   0  0-0  --- 10    6%  61% J Carter        J Smiley        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  M Grissom       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  M Ramirez       Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  D Justice       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   53%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   49%  J Branson       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Justice to 3B
          -23  1   48%  O Vizquel       Hit By Pitch
   O      123  1   55%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
          --- 10   61%  J Carter        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  1   71%  C Delgado       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Carter Scores
   O      -2-  2   69%  E Sprague       Lineout: RF; Delgado to 3B
   R      --3  3   75%  S Green         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Delgado Scores
   O      -2-  4   73%  C O'Brien       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   70%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   66%  B Giles         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   70%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  7   73%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   76%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   74%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   73%  M Duncan        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   74%  J Cruz          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   72%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   68%  M Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   77%  S Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  4   75%  J Branson       Walk
          1--  1   73%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Branson to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  M Grissom       Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Smiley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  C Delgado       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   75%  E Sprague       Lineout: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  1   76%  S Green         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  1   85%  C O'Brien       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Green Scores
   O      -2-  4   83%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   85%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   87%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
          ---  6   86%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  4   88%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smiley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   86%  M Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   88%  M Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   90%  S Alomar        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   91%  J Branson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smiley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   90%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B (Short RF Line)
          ---  3   91%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   89%  E Sprague       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   91%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   93%  M Grissom       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   94%  B Giles         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smiley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   93%  S Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   93%  C O'Brien       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          --- 10   93%  A Gonzalez      Walk
          1--  1   93%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Gonzalez to 2B
   R      12-  1   97%  M Duncan        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gonzalez Scores; Nixon to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   97%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  D Justice       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Paul Shuey facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Shuey replaces John Smiley pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Carter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  C Delgado       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   98%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5  100%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199708070

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