DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/11/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3518 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (85-61) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 1
Baltimore Orioles (63-83) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Orioles Hapless Against Blue Jays, Pichardo
Toronto Blue Jays starter Hipolito Pichardo was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Baltimore Orioles, 4-0. The Blue Jays bumped their record to 85-61 with this latest triumph.

Pichardo, a native of Esperanza, Dominican Republic, was dealing all game. He kept Baltimore hitters off-balance, while giving the Blue Jays 8 quality innings. Pichardo threw 110 pitches, allowing 4 hits and striking out 4.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Pichardo said.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .259 21 64
W. Clark 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254 28 74
M. McGwire DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .209 57 109
E. Burks RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274 29 84
D. Bichette LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 11 30
   a-D. Pasqua PR, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .201 7 27
D. Palmer 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .214 41 91
J. Bell SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .207 8 32
J. Oliver C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .213 0 0
D. Jackson CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .228 10 34
Totals 39 4 10 3 3 8 19      
a - D. Pasqua pinch ran for D. Bichette in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jackson (7, 3rd Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Burks (29, 4th Inning off S. Avery, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette 2 , D. Palmer , E. Burks 4 , J. Bell 2 , W. Clark , D. Jackson 2 , M. McGwire , D. Pasqua
2-out RBI: D. Pasqua
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , D. Palmer , W. Clark , D. Jackson 2 , M. McGwire
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Clark (11)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Clark (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 13 49
B. Spiers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 8 53
K. Lofton CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 10 58
M. Franco 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .239 8 61
K. Gruber 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 27 77
L. Mouton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .215 16 50
M. Nokes C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .226 32 80
A. Espinoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 38
   a-M. Tejada PH, SS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 4 17
E. Sprague Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .161 19 48
Totals 31 0 4 0 3 5 12      
a - M. Tejada pinch hit for A. Espinoza in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (17, 4th Inning off H. Pichardo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Franco 3 , M. Nokes , K. Gruber
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Sprague Jr. , K. Gruber
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Lofton (14)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Avery (3) , M. Tejada (5)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Pichardo W (19-8) 8.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 110 71 2.41   
C. Brown 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 12 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Pichardo 76
Batters Faced: H. Pichardo 30, C. Brown 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Pichardo 11-8, C. Brown 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Pichardo 110-71, C. Brown 19-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Avery L (13-10) 6.2 6 2 1 2 4 1 105 64 3.46   
J. Tavarez 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 23 16 2.99   
J. Nelson 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 26 16 4.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Avery 58
Batters Faced: S. Avery 29, J. Tavarez 5, J. Nelson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Avery 5-11, J. Tavarez 0-0, J. Nelson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Avery 105-64, J. Tavarez 23-16, J. Nelson 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tavarez 1-0 , J. Nelson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hipolito Pichardo
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 35207
Special Notes: LF Dante Bichette was injured while running the bases.
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