DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3484 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (83-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 1
Baltimore Orioles (62-81) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Blue Jays Rally to Eke Out Win
Baltimore pitcher Dwight Gooden gave the Blue Jays all they could handle, but in the end, Toronto left Memorial Stadium with a 2-1 win. Gooden allowed 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 9 innings. Toronto occupies third place in the United League East Division at 83-60.

In the top of the tenth, Tony Womack had a big run-scoring single off Roger McDowell. With the single, the Toronto second baseman put his team in front, 2-1. He went 1 for 5 in the contest.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Baltimore skipper Daniel Ward, "and it cost us."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Womack 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .222 1 6
W. Clark 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .255 28 74
M. McGwire DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .208 56 106
E. Burks RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .279 28 83
D. Pasqua LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .193 7 26
J. Bell SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .197 8 29
D. Fletcher C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 15 29
S. Brosius 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .333 0 0
C. Espy CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 14 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Clark (28, 8th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Womack , S. Brosius , E. Burks , W. Clark 5 , C. Espy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McGwire
GIDP: M. McGwire
Sac Bunt: C. Espy
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Womack (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Pasqua (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Womack-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 13 48
B. Spiers 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .272 8 53
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 9 57
M. Franco 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .234 8 61
M. Nokes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 31 75
L. Mouton RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 16 50
   a-K. Gruber PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 27 76
   b-T. O'Leary RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 3 12
M. Tejada 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .289 4 17
A. Espinoza SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .215 3 38
   c-J. Leyritz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 3 16
E. Sprague Jr. DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 19 47
Totals 36 1 6 1 0 9 11      
a - K. Gruber pinch ran for L. Mouton in the 7th
b - T. O'Leary substituted for K. Gruber in the 8th
c - J. Leyritz pinch hit for A. Espinoza in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Spiers (26, 4th Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tejada , L. Mouton , M. Franco , J. Damon , B. Spiers 3
2-out RBI: M. Franco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Franco , E. Sprague Jr.
GIDP: E. Sprague Jr.
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spiers-Espinoza-Franco)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Grahe 5.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 75 53 3.23   
B. Hickerson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.97   
F. Wills W (9-7) 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 48 29 4.41   
S. Shirley SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grahe 62
Batters Faced: J. Grahe 19, B. Hickerson 4, F. Wills 10, S. Shirley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grahe 6-6, B. Hickerson 2-0, F. Wills 3-1, S. Shirley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grahe 75-53, B. Hickerson 12-9, F. Wills 48-29, S. Shirley 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hickerson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Gooden L (12-10) 9.0 5 2 2 4 14 1 135 82 2.64   
R. McDowell 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 79
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 35, R. McDowell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 11-1, R. McDowell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 135-82, R. McDowell 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. McDowell 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 35071
Special Notes: RP Bryan Hickerson was injured while pitching.
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