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1997 Toronto Blue Jays (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1996/1998)
76-86, Finished 5th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 654 runs, Allowed 694 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Managed by Cito Gaston and Mel Queen

Ballpark: Skydome (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,589,297 (6th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Batting Orders are the starting batting orders for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game (# = Opp. LHS) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1.Tue,4/1 vs CHW L (5-6) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
2.Wed,4/2 vs CHW W (6-1)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Perez-LF Gonzalez-SS
3.Fri,4/4 vs MIL W (6-2)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Perez-LF Gonzalez-SS
4.Sat,4/5 vs MIL L (2-5) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
5.Sun,4/6 vs MIL L (2-4) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
6.Wed,4/9 at CHW W (5-0)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Perez-LF Gonzalez-SS
7.Thu,4/10 at CHW W (4-0) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
8.Sun,4/13 at MIL L (2-3) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
9.Mon,4/14 vs KCR L (2-3)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Perez-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
10.Tue,4/15 vs KCR L (5-7)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Perez-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
11.Wed,4/16 vs OAK W (4-3)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Perez-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
12.Thu,4/17 vs OAK W (5-4) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
13.Fri,4/18 at TEX W (6-5) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
14.Sat,4/19 at TEX W (6-0) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
15.Sun,4/20 at TEX L (5-10) Brumfield-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Gonzalez-SS Green-LF Mosquera-C
16.Mon,4/21 at ANA L (4-5)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Brumfield-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
17.Tue,4/22 at ANA W (7-6)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Brumfield-LF Perez-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
18.Wed,4/23 at ANA L (4-5)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Brumfield-LF Samuel-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS
19.Fri,4/25 vs SEA L (8-13) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
20.Sat,4/26 vs SEA W (4-3) Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Green-LF Mosquera-C Gonzalez-SS
21.Sun,4/27 vs SEA L (1-2)# Garcia-2B Brumfield-CF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Perez-RF O'Brien-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS
22.Tue,4/29 at KCR L (5-6)# Nixon-CF Garcia-2B Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Brumfield-LF O'Brien-C Brito-SS
23.Wed,4/30 at KCR W (1-0) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
24.Thu,5/1 at KCR L (0-8)# Brumfield-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Perez-LF Garcia-2B
25.Fri,5/2 vs MIN L (2-3) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Green-LF O'Brien-C Garcia-2B
26.Sat,5/3 vs MIN W (6-5)# Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Brumfield-LF Garcia-2B
27.Sun,5/4 vs MIN W (1-0) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
28.Mon,5/5 vs DET W (3-1) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
29.Tue,5/6 vs DET W (2-1)# Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Perez-LF Garcia-2B
30.Wed,5/7 at CLE L (1-7) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
31.Thu,5/8 at CLE W (4-3) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Brito-2B
32.Fri,5/9 at MIN W (4-1) Nixon-CF Brito-SS Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
33.Sat,5/10 at MIN W (6-4)# Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Brumfield-LF Garcia-2B
34.Sun,5/11 at MIN W (3-2)# Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Brumfield-LF Garcia-2B
35.Mon,5/12 at MIN L (2-12) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
36.Tue,5/13 at DET L (0-4) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Brito-2B
37.Wed,5/14 at DET W (7-2) Nixon-CF Brumfield-LF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Brito-SS Garcia-2B
38.Fri,5/16 vs CLE W (5-2) Nixon-DH Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Brumfield-CF Santiago-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
39.Sat,5/17 vs CLE L (1-8) Nixon-CF Gonzalez-SS Merced-RF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Brumfield-DH O'Brien-C Green-LF Garcia-2B
40.Sun,5/18 vs CLE L (6-8) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
41.Tue,5/20 at NYY W (2-0)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Brumfield-LF Perez-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
42.Wed,5/21 at NYY W (4-1)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-DH Brumfield-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-3B Garcia-2B
43.Fri,5/23 vs ANA L (2-12) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Delgado-DH Santiago-C Green-LF Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
44.Sat,5/24 vs ANA L (1-3)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Sierra-LF Brumfield-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
45.Sun,5/25 vs ANA W (4-3) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
46.Mon,5/26 vs TEX W (8-1) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
47.Tue,5/27 vs TEX L (5-15) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
48.Wed,5/28 vs NYY L (4-6)# Brumfield-CF Samuel-DH Carter-1B Sprague-3B Sierra-RF Santiago-C Perez-LF Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
49.Thu,5/29 vs NYY L (0-4) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
50.Fri,5/30 at OAK L (7-12) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
51.Sat,5/31 at OAK W (13-3) Brumfield-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
52.Sun,6/1 at OAK L (2-8) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Green-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
53.Mon,6/2 at SEA L (0-3)# Nixon-CF Brumfield-RF Carter-1B Sprague-3B Sierra-DH Perez-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
54.Tue,6/3 at SEA L (3-6)# Brumfield-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Samuel-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
55.Thu,6/5 vs OAK L (3-4) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-DH Delgado-1B Garcia-2B Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-3B
56.Fri,6/6 vs OAK W (4-1) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-DH Delgado-1B Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B Brito-3B
57.Sat,6/7 vs OAK W (3-1) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
58.Sun,6/8 vs OAK L (5-7) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
59.Tue,6/10 vs SEA W (8-3)# Nixon-CF Brumfield-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
60.Wed,6/11 vs SEA L (1-5)# Brumfield-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Sierra-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
61.Fri,6/13 at PHI L (3-4) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B Williams-P
62.Sat,6/14 at PHI W (3-2) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B Person-P
63.Sun,6/15 at PHI W (11-1) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B Hentgen-P
64.Mon,6/16 vs ATL L (0-3)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
65.Tue,6/17 vs ATL L (7-8) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Green-DH Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
66.Wed,6/18 vs ATL W (5-3) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-3B Delgado-1B Santiago-C Green-DH Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
67.Fri,6/20 vs BAL W (3-0) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-DH Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-3B Garcia-2B
68.Sat,6/21 vs BAL L (1-5) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-DH Delgado-1B Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-3B Garcia-2B
69.Sun,6/22 vs BAL L (2-5) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Sprague-DH Delgado-1B O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-3B Garcia-2B
70.Mon,6/23 vs BOS L (6-7) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF Santiago-C Brito-2B Perez-SS
71.Tue,6/24 vs BOS L (6-9) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
72.Wed,6/25 vs BOS L (12-13) Brumfield-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Perez-2B
73.Thu,6/26 at BAL W (3-0) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
74.Fri,6/27 at BAL W (2-1) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
75.Sat,6/28 at BAL W (5-2)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
76.Sun,6/29 at BAL W (3-2) Nixon-CF Brumfield-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
77.Mon,6/30 vs MON L (1-2) Nixon-CF Merced-DH Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-RF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
78.Tue,7/1 vs MON L (1-2) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
79.Wed,7/2 vs MON W (7-6) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
80.Thu,7/3 vs NYY L (1-3)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
81.Fri,7/4 vs NYY W (1-0) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Garcia-2B
82.Sat,7/5 vs NYY L (0-8)# Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF Santiago-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
83.Sun,7/6 vs NYY W (2-0) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-LF Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-DH O'Brien-C Gonzalez-SS Brito-2B
84.Thu,7/10 at BOS L (7-8) Nixon-CF Merced-RF Carter-DH Delgado-1B Sprague-3B Green-LF O'Brien-C