Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
May 27, 1997
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
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J. Burkettloss:R. PersonScoring Summary
TEXTOR
1Ivan Rodriguez doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Otis Nixon. Damon Buford scores. [1 run]10- 1Rusty Greer doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Joe Carter. Ivan Rodriguez scores. [1 run]20
- 2Charlie O'Brien singles on a line drive to left fielder Rusty Greer. Carlos Delgado scores. [1 run]21
- 4Damon Buford hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball . Domingo Cedeno scores. Billy Ripken to 3rd. [1 run]31
- 4Ivan Rodriguez strikes out swinging. Billy Ripken scores. Damon Buford to 3rd. Ivan Rodriguez to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Robert Person. [1 run]41
- 4Rusty Greer singles on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Damon Buford scores. Ivan Rodriguez to 3rd. [1 run]51
- 4Juan Gonzalez doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Ivan Rodriguez scores. Rusty Greer scores. [2 runs]71
- 5Billy Ripken out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Orlando Merced. Lee Stevens scores. [1 run] [2 outs]81
- 5Orlando Merced doubles (14) on a line drive to center fielder Damon Buford. Otis Nixon scores. [1 run]82
- 7Domingo Cedeno triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Orlando Merced. Dean Palmer scores. Lee Stevens scores. [2 runs]102
- 7Billy Ripken singles on a ground ball to third baseman Ed Sprague. Domingo Cedeno scores. [1 run]112
- 8Will Clark singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Brumfield. Mike Devereaux scores. Juan Gonzalez to 2nd. [1 run]122
- 8Dean Palmer singles on a line drive to left fielder Shawn Green. Juan Gonzalez scores. Warren Newson to 2nd. [1 run]132
- 8Lee Stevens singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Brumfield. Warren Newson scores. Dean Palmer to 2nd. [1 run]142
- 8Domingo Cedeno singles on a line drive to right fielder Robert Perez. Dean Palmer scores. Lee Stevens to 2nd. [1 run]152
- 8Carlos Delgado hits a home run (8). Tilson Brito scores. [2 runs]154
- 9Carlos Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Damon Buford. Charlie O'Brien scores. [1 run] [2 outs]155
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Damon BufordCF | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
| 2Ivan RodriguezC | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .340 |
| 3Rusty GreerLF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Mike DevereauxLF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| 4Juan GonzalezDH | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Mike SimmsPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| 5Will Clark1B | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .346 |
| Warren NewsonPR-RF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| 6Dean Palmer3B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 7Lee StevensRF-1B | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| 8Domingo Cedeno2B | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| 9Billy RipkenSS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| TOTAL | 16 | 43 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John BurkettRHP | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 4.75 |
| Matt WhitesideRHP | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6.00 |
| Xavier HernandezRHP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.10 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 138 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Otis NixonCF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Jacob BrumfieldCF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| 2Orlando MercedRF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Robert PerezRF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| 3Joe CarterLF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| Shawn GreenLF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| 4Ed Sprague Jr.3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Tilson Brito3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| 5Carlos Delgado1B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| 6Ruben SierraDH | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| 7Charlie O'BrienC | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 |
| 8Alex GonzalezSS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 |
| 9Carlos Garcia2B | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 |
| TOTAL | 10 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert PersonRHP | 3.2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 4.85 |
| Paul SpoljaricLHP | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2.53 |
| Tim CrabtreeRHP | 2.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6.75 |
| Dan PlesacLHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5.40 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 180 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningTEXTOR
- TOP 1
- FIELD ERROR — Damon Buford reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Alex Gonzalez.00
- DOUBLE — Ivan Rodriguez doubles (13) on a line drive to center fielder Otis Nixon. Damon Buford scores. [1 run]10
- DOUBLE — Rusty Greer doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Joe Carter. Ivan Rodriguez scores. [1 run]20
- POP OUT — Juan Gonzalez pops out to shortstop Alex Gonzalez. [1 out]20
- GROUNDOUT — Will Clark grounds out, second baseman Carlos Garcia to first baseman Carlos Delgado. Rusty Greer to 3rd. [2 outs]20
- POP OUT — Dean Palmer pops out to first baseman Carlos Delgado. [3 outs]20
- BOTTOM 1
- STRIKEOUT — Otis Nixon strikes out swinging. [1 out]20
- FLYOUT — Orlando Merced flies out to left fielder Rusty Greer. [2 outs]20
- GROUNDOUT — Joe Carter grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Will Clark. [3 outs]20
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Team Stats
Game Details
Tuesday, May 27, 1997 · 7:05 PM
Rogers Centre · Toronto, ON
attendance: 28,126 (57.1%)
weather: 57 degrees, unknown