DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
07/04/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1035 - FRIDAY, JULY 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (53-33) 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 11 0
Toronto Blue Jays (47-40) 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 7 X 15 16 2
Multi-HR Day for Palmer as Blue Jays Overpower Expos, 15-9
The Toronto Blue Jays dealt the Montreal Expos a 15-9 loss at SkyDome. Dean Palmer was the star on offense. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The 4th-place Blue Jays lifted their record to 47-40.

Toronto shortstop Jay Bell delivered a run-scoring double in the bottom of the eighth. Overall, he went 3 for 5, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 4.

"We take it day by day here," said Bell, "and today was a good one for us."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 4 13
G. Jefferies RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .262 8 28
J. Kent 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .247 17 50
M. Williams 1B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .275 22 63
R. Mondesi LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .223 15 49
M. Sweeney C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .215 12 30
L. Gomez 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .240 15 28
J. Hernandez SS 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 .239 18 42
B. Hunter CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .224 1 3
Totals 38 9 11 9 3 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hernandez 2 (18, 2nd Inning off B. Hickerson, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off S. Shirley, 1 on, 1 out) G. Jefferies (8, 1st Inning off B. Hickerson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Sweeney 2 , R. Mondesi 2 , J. Kent 2 , J. Jaha , J. Hernandez 8 , G. Jefferies 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Jaha
GIDP: L. Gomez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jefferies (33)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .262 10 40
W. Clark 1B 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 .252 15 44
M. McGwire DH 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .192 35 70
E. Burks RF 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 .247 14 39
J. Bell SS 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .194 2 9
L. Johnson CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 2 40
D. Palmer 3B 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .218 24 52
D. Bichette LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .370 5 13
D. Fletcher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 4 5
Totals 40 15 16 15 2 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (3, 8th Inning off M. Jeffcoat, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Clark (21, 8th Inning off D. Leiper, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Bichette (5, 4th Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) D. Palmer 2 (24, 2nd Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) E. Burks (14, 3rd Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bell (2, 5th Inning off P. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Clark (15, 3rd Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) M. McGwire (35, 3rd Inning off P. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 4 , D. Jeter 2 , D. Palmer 9 , L. Johnson , E. Burks 5 , J. Bell 7 , W. Clark 6 , M. McGwire 5
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , D. Palmer , E. Burks , J. Bell 2 , W. Clark 2 , M. McGwire 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Johnson
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (3) , J. Bell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Jeter-Clark)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Martinez 4.2 8 8 8 1 8 7 101 64 3.02   
K. Mercker 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 0.71   
M. Jeffcoat L (5-6) 1.1 4 4 4 0 2 0 29 21 3.38   
D. Leiper 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 22 13 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Martinez 23
Batters Faced: P. Martinez 23, K. Mercker 4, M. Jeffcoat 8, D. Leiper 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Martinez 5-1, K. Mercker 2-1, M. Jeffcoat 0-2, D. Leiper 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Martinez 101-64, K. Mercker 13-9, M. Jeffcoat 29-21, D. Leiper 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leiper 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Hickerson 2.0 7 7 6 1 1 2 55 32 3.94   
D. West 5.1 2 1 1 2 5 0 73 44 1.69   
S. Shirley W (2-3), BS (2) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 27 16 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hickerson 12
Batters Faced: B. Hickerson 15, D. West 19, S. Shirley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hickerson 2-3, D. West 4-6, S. Shirley 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hickerson 55-32, D. West 73-44, S. Shirley 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. West 2-1 , S. Shirley 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Palmer
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 71 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 35332
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