DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/29/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1607 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (60-73) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
Toronto Blue Jays (77-56) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Gooden Masters Toronto in Complete Game Win
Getting an impressive start from Dwight Gooden, Baltimore beat Toronto by the score of 5-1. After today's action, Baltimore sits at 60-73, while Toronto falls to 77-56.

Gooden's performance can only be described as masterful. He notched 11 strikeouts in 9 innings while allowing 2 hits. Gooden, who is a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, goes to 12-8 on the year with 194 strikeouts.

"Got a lot of swings and misses today," said Gooden.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 12 45
B. Spiers 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .271 8 50
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 9 56
M. Franco 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .227 8 51
K. Gruber 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .269 25 68
L. Mouton RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .226 16 48
M. Nokes C 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .224 28 66
A. Espinoza SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .216 3 37
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .157 19 46
Totals 32 5 9 5 5 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Gruber (24, 2nd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (8, 2nd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Espinoza , L. Mouton , M. Franco 5 , E. Sprague Jr. 2 , M. Nokes , K. Gruber 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Sprague Jr. , K. Lofton , B. Spiers
Sac Bunt: J. Damon
Sac Fly: M. Nokes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Gruber (12)
CS: K. Lofton (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 19 59
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 26 68
M. McGwire DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .214 55 104
E. Burks RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .283 27 81
D. Pasqua LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .188 6 20
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .218 38 84
D. Fletcher C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 13 23
J. Bell SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .178 5 23
D. Jackson CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 8 30
Totals 29 1 2 1 4 11 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: D. Fletcher , W. Clark
2-out RBI: E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Pasqua
Team LOB: 5
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Gooden W (12-8) 9.0 2 1 1 4 11 0 115 74 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 86
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 7-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 115-74
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Grahe L (1-1) 5.0 4 3 3 5 2 1 75 47 3.20   
C. Brown 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 48 31 3.72   
S. Shirley 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grahe 44
Batters Faced: J. Grahe 22, C. Brown 13, S. Shirley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grahe 5-6, C. Brown 6-1, S. Shirley 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grahe 75-47, C. Brown 48-31, S. Shirley 8-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 35742
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