DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1393 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (66-50) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 7 0
Oakland Athletics (51-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pichardo Now 15-6 After Subduing Athletics
Toronto right-hander Hipolito Pichardo pitched his team to victory over the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum. The final score was 4-0. Steve Shirley notched his 24th save in 27 chances. The third-place Blue Jays have won 4 in a row.

Pichardo earned the win, going 8.2 strong innings for Toronto. The native of Esperanza, Dominican Republic allowed just 2 hits, while striking out 7. Oakland hitters did next to nothing against the right-hander.

"Everything felt in sync," said Pichardo.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .253 14 45
W. Clark 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .247 23 58
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 46 89
E. Burks RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 24 68
D. Bichette LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .223 10 27
D. Palmer 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .221 33 69
J. Bell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .154 2 14
J. Oliver C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .206 0 0
D. Jackson CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .230 5 19
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jackson (4, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Jeter (14, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Palmer (33, 5th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out) D. Jackson (5, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 4 , D. Palmer 4 , J. Bell , W. Clark 2 , D. Jackson 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , W. Clark
GIDP: M. McGwire
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bichette (Pena at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 5 33
G. Pena 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 28 59
J. Olerud 1B 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .234 13 43
J. Buhner RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .197 29 58
D. Justice LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .178 5 16
B. Santiago C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 16 37
H. Perry 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 11 37
D. White CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 13 34
B. Gil SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .165 4 22
Totals 28 0 2 0 4 7 7      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Pena (11, 9th Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Pena 2 , J. Buhner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Santiago
Hit by Pitch: G. Pena
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gil-Pena-Olerud)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (15-6) 8.2 2 0 0 4 7 0 111 63 2.71   
S. Shirley SV (24) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 83
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 32, S. Shirley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 11-7, S. Shirley 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 111-63, S. Shirley 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Pichardo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (7-9) 8.1 7 4 4 3 4 3 130 77 3.89   
W. VanLandingham 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 54
Batters Faced: B. Jones 34, W. VanLandingham 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 9-11, W. VanLandingham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 130-77, W. VanLandingham 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. VanLandingham 1-0
Balk: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hipolito Pichardo
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM EST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 35002
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