July 31, 1997 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 14
@ANA 12 DET 4
TOR 2 KCR 3
BOS 2
(10) MIL 2
SEA 1 BAL 4
@OAK 0
(11) LAD 4
@CHC 1 FLA 1
ATL 0 MON 9
SDP 2 PHI 2
STL 1
(10) PIT 4
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 16,294

Thursday, July 31, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:09

Blue Jays

50-55

Lost 6

3rd, 17 GB

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

W: J Thompson (9-8), L: R Person (4-7), S: T Jones (19)

Tigers

49-56

Won 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .625   17    3   0   
M Duncan 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .565   11    2   1   
C Delgado 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .881   16   11   0   
J Carter LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .244  .684   14    3   0   2B
S Green DH                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .277  .835   15    0   0   SB
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .685    7    1   4   
J Brumfield RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .524   12    1   0   
B Santiago C                  2   0   0   1    0   1  .213  .568   10    3   1   SF
A Gonzalez SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .227  .660    9    0   1   

R Person P                                                               0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   2
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   5              111   24   9

BATTING

2B: J Carter (18, off J Thompson).

SF: B Santiago (2, off J Thompson).

TB: J Carter 3; S Green 2; E Sprague.

RBI: B Santiago (22); S Green (35).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Sprague-M Duncan-C Delgado.

E: P Quantrill ().

BASERUNNING

SB: S Green (9, 2nd base off J Thompson/R Casanova).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   3   2   1   1    1   0  .262  .676   23    0   0   3B
B Higginson RF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .881   19    4   0   2B
T Fryman 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .772   18    4   2   
T Clark 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .279  .938   11   10   0   2B
B Hamelin DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .926   15    0   0   GDP
D Easley 2B                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .840   10    2   2   
P Nevin LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .785   12    1   0   
R Casanova C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .719   10    5   0   
O Miller SS                   3   1   2   0    0   0  .243  .719    8    1   4   2B
  D Cruz SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .548         0   0   

J Thompson P                                                             0   1
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   4   6   3    2   4              126   27   9

BATTING

2B: T Clark (18, off R Person); O Miller (5, off R Person); B Higginson (19, off R Person).

3B: B Hunter (5, off R Person).

TB: T Clark 3; O Miller 3; B Hunter 3; B Higginson 2.

GIDP: B Hamelin (6).

RBI: B Higginson (63); T Clark (81); B Hunter (36).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

BASERUNNING

PO: O Miller (1st base by P Quantrill).

PITCHING

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 Person, L (4-7)              6     5   4   4    2   2   0   5.12   24   91-54   35· 4·15    7· 6· 7· 0     46    -     0.55  -0.17
P Quantrill                    1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    4   15-9     4· 0· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.02    3   14-8     3· 2· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     6   4   4    2   4   0          31  120-71   42· 6·23    9· 8· 8· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thompson, W (9-8)            7     4   2   2    1   3   0   3.03   26   80-52   37· 7· 8   10· 7· 5· 0     63    -     0.91   0.21
D Brocail, H (7)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.18    3    8-7     3· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
T Jones, S (19)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.91    5   23-12   10· 1· 1    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.16   0.08
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   0          34  111-71   50·11·10   11· 8· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Person (4).

IBB: None.

PO: P Quantrill (1; O Miller, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 16,294.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. M Duncan             2B    2. B Higginson          RF 
3. C Delgado            1B    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. J Carter             LF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. S Green              DH    5. B Hamelin            DH 
6. E Sprague            3B    6. D Easley             2B 
7. J Brumfield          RF    7. P Nevin              LF 
8. B Santiago           C     8. R Casanova           C  
9. A Gonzalez           SS    9. O Miller             SS 

   R Person             P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  4-2  1--  7  -12%  72% J Carter        T Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Delgado to 2B
   t 9   0  4-2  12-  7   11%  83% S Green         T Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  4   11%  69% B Higginson     R Person        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores
   t 9   1  4-2  12-  2    9%  92% E Sprague       T Jones         Lineout: RF
   b 2   1  0-2  -2-  1    9%  84% B Hunter        R Person        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Miller Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Robert Person facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  B Hunter        Walk
   R      1--  4   69%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores
   O      -2-  2   66%  T Fryman        Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   R      -2-  4   74%  T Clark         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Higginson Scores
   O      -2-  4   72%  B Hamelin       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  5   72%  D Easley        Walk
   O      12-  6   69%  P Nevin         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   71%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   73%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   74%  E Sprague       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Robert Person facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   73%  R Casanova      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   75%  O Miller        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  1   84%  B Hunter        Triple to RF (Line Drive); Miller Scores
   R      --3      86%  B Higginson     Wild Pitch; Hunter Scores
   O      ---  6   85%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   85%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   87%  J Brumfield     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   88%  B Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   87%  A Gonzalez      Walk
   O      1--  3   89%  O Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Robert Person facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   88%  T Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   87%  B Hamelin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   87%  D Easley        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Thompson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   89%  M Duncan        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   91%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Robert Person facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   90%  P Nevin         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   89%  R Casanova      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   89%  O Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   86%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   81%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive); Green to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B; Green to 3B; Sprague to 2B
   RO     -23  3   85%  B Santiago      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Green Scores
   O      -2-  4   88%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Robert Person facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   87%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  B Higginson     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   85%  T Fryman        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  1   90%  M Duncan        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   91%  C Delgado       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Robert Person facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   92%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  8   89%  B Hamelin       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   89%  D Easley        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   83%  J Carter        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   75%  S Green         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Carter Scores
   O      1--  1   80%  E Sprague       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  7   84%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging, Green Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   88%  B Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Robert Person pitching
   O      ---  4   87%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   86%  R Casanova      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   87%  O Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      88%  B Hunter        Miller Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Miller to 3B
   O      --3  6   85%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Brocail replaces Justin Thompson pitching; Deivi Cruz replaces Orlando Miller playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  1   89%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4   92%  O Nixon         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   94%  M Duncan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dan Plesac facing 2-3-4
                  Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      ---  4   93%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   92%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Todd Jones facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
          ---  4   84%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  7   72%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  7   83%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   92%  E Sprague       Lineout: RF
   O      12-  3  100%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199707310

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