DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/05/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1333 - MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Detroit Tigers (50-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays (64-48) 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 X 8 12 1
Victory Pushes Blue Jays Record to 64-48
Toronto Blue Jays starter Frank Wills was in fine form against the Detroit Tigers at SkyDome, leading his team to a 8-3 win. At 64-48, the Blue Jays are currently third in the United League East Division.

Toronto catcher Hector Villanueva helped the Blue Jays go up, 2-0, in the bottom of the second inning. With the game tied, Villanueva hit a 2-run home run off Detroit pitcher Jose DeLeon.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Villanueva told reporters after the game.
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 9 40
T. Graffanino 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184 6 33
M. McGwire 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .262 37 82
K. Puckett DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 15
D. Fletcher C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .244 16 47
R. Thompson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .148 1 1
   a-A. Arias PH, SS 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310 0 1
K. Seitzer 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 9
   b-C. Martinez PH, 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .167 0 3
J. Phillips RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .104 0 3
D. Jackson CF 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .181 8 30
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 9      
a - A. Arias pinch hit for R. Thompson in the 7th
b - C. Martinez pinch hit for K. Seitzer in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Arias (3, 7th Inning off F. Wills, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (37, 8th Inning off D. Kiecker, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McGwire 4 , J. Phillips , D. Jackson 2 , A. Arias 3
2-out RBI: M. McGwire , J. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McGwire
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: D. Fletcher (8) , R. Thompson (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .309 15 42
W. Clark 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .262 21 65
R. Gant LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .263 32 77
E. Burks RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .261 26 72
S. Mack CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .250 17 41
D. Tartabull DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .227 23 64
H. Villanueva C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .207 26 59
D. Palmer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .228 24 64
C. Ripken Jr. SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .222 4 6
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 11 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Ripken Jr. 2 (4, 5th Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off L. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) H. Villanueva (26, 2nd Inning off J. DeLeon, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Palmer (24, 2nd Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Gant (32, 4th Inning off J. DeLeon, 1 on, 1 out) W. Clark (21, 2nd Inning off J. DeLeon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr. 8 , D. Jeter , H. Villanueva 4 , D. Palmer 5 , R. Gant 5 , E. Burks , W. Clark 4 , D. Tartabull 2
2-out RBI: C. Ripken Jr. , W. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ripken Jr. , S. Mack 2 , E. Burks
Hit by Pitch: D. Jeter
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (29)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gant (7)
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. DeLeon L (4-16) 4.2 10 7 7 1 6 5 83 55 5.74   
L. Thomas 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 43 25 3.46   
H. Carrasco 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 12 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. DeLeon 21
Batters Faced: J. DeLeon 27, L. Thomas 10, H. Carrasco 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. DeLeon 5-3, L. Thomas 3-1, H. Carrasco 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. DeLeon 83-55, L. Thomas 43-25, H. Carrasco 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Carrasco 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. DeLeon
Balk: J. DeLeon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Wills W (7-5) 6.2 3 2 2 2 5 0 80 55 3.65   
D. Kiecker 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 1 27 21 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Wills 63
Batters Faced: F. Wills 26, D. Kiecker 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Wills 6-9, D. Kiecker 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Wills 80-55, D. Kiecker 27-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kiecker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Wills
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 36673
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