DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 3563 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (68-82) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 11 0
Toronto Blue Jays (89-61) 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Blue Jays Get Win, Extend Streak to 5
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics, 8-4, at SkyDome. Toronto center fielder Cecil Espy earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He was 2-3 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Melido Perez got credit for the win, improving to 15-12. He allowed 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings. Oakland's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

With one out in the bottom of the third, Ellis Burks put Toronto in front, 4-2, with a solo home run. The Blue Jays went on to win the ballgame.

"I like seeing our guys get a return on what they've put in," said Toronto manager Jose Mata.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .215 6 44
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .190 31 74
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .244 21 74
J. Buhner RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .202 37 77
D. Justice LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .192 11 28
B. Santiago C 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .215 21 52
H. Perry 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .196 16 48
G. Kingsale CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .167 0 1
B. Gil SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .164 7 29
Totals 34 4 11 4 6 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Perry (20, 2nd Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Santiago 2 (26, 6th Inning off P. Combs, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off P. Combs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , H. Perry 3 , B. Gil 2 , J. Olerud 2 , D. Justice , B. Santiago 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , G. Pena , J. Olerud , D. Justice , B. Santiago
GIDP: G. Kingsale , J. Buhner
Sac Fly: R. Henderson
Hit by Pitch: D. Justice
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
PB: B. Santiago
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .263 21 68
W. Clark 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .257 29 78
M. McGwire DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 58 111
E. Burks RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .275 30 89
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 41 94
D. Fletcher C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276 15 30
B. McRae LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .200 1 4
T. Womack 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .221 1 7
C. Espy CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .444 0 2
Totals 34 8 10 8 1 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter 2 (25, 1st Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 1 out) T. Womack (3, 4th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 1 out) B. McRae (2, 2nd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Espy (1, 4th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Burks (30, 3rd Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 0 on, 1 out) W. Clark (29, 4th Inning off T. Stottlemyre, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 4 , T. Womack 2 , B. McRae 2 , D. Fletcher , E. Burks 5 , W. Clark 4 , C. Espy 3
2-out RBI: E. Burks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Palmer , W. Clark
Hit by Pitch: D. Fletcher
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Palmer-Womack-Clark, Palmer-Womack-Clark)
OF assists: 1 (Espy (Santiago at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Stottlemyre L (7-16) 3.1 9 8 8 0 0 2 80 48 4.37   
W. VanLandingham 3.2 1 0 0 1 6 0 56 36 3.84   
J. Wright 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stottlemyre 8
Batters Faced: T. Stottlemyre 20, W. VanLandingham 13, J. Wright 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stottlemyre 6-4, W. VanLandingham 3-2, J. Wright 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stottlemyre 80-48, W. VanLandingham 56-36, J. Wright 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wright 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Stottlemyre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (15-12) 5.0 4 3 3 4 6 0 100 62 3.86   
P. Combs 2.1 6 1 1 2 0 0 43 20 3.38   
C. Brown SV (5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 15 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 49
Batters Faced: M. Perez 23, P. Combs 13, C. Brown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 4-4, P. Combs 3-2, C. Brown 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 100-62, P. Combs 43-20, C. Brown 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Combs 1-1 , C. Brown 2-0
WP: M. Perez
Hit Batsmen: M. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cecil Espy
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 36154
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