DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 3613 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (91-63) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Detroit Tigers (47-108) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 1
Extra-Inning Win by Tigers over Blue Jays
Toronto shortstop Jay Bell was sensational. He was 4-5 with a home run, a triple, 2 doubles, and a walk, while scoring 2 runs, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Detroit beat the Blue Jays, 7-4. Bell was named the player of the game despite the loss. Even with the win, the Tigers have a dismal 47-108 record.

Detroit took a 7-4 lead on Shannon Stewart's 7th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Toronto pitcher Bryan Hickerson in the bottom of the 13th.

"Wish we'd had more wins to celebrate like this one," said Stewart.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 .261 21 69
W. Clark 1B 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 .256 29 80
M. McGwire DH 6 0 0 0 0 3 3 .208 60 117
E. Burks RF 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 .277 31 93
D. Palmer 3B 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206 41 94
D. Fletcher C 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .277 15 32
J. Bell SS 5 2 4 1 1 0 1 .216 9 35
B. McRae LF 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .202 1 5
C. Espy CF 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 .400 0 5
Totals 48 4 10 4 7 11 22      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Burks (25, 3rd Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Bell 2 (12, 4th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Belcher, 0 on, 1 out) C. Espy (2, 7th Inning off T. Belcher, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Bell (3, 13th Inning off D. Weathers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (9, 9th Inning off R. Beltran, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. McRae , D. Fletcher , E. Burks 2 , J. Bell 11 , W. Clark , C. Espy 3
2-out RBI: E. Burks , J. Bell , C. Espy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Jeter 2 , B. McRae , D. Palmer 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Espy (2)
CS: C. Espy (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Espy (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Palmer-Jeter-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 .188 4 34
H. Battle 2B, 3B 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .196 12 40
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .186 4 36
   a-J. Herrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 4 11
   b-A. Arias 3B, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 3 28
T. Martinez 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .242 32 100
B. Grieve DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .238 20 69
S. Stewart LF 6 1 1 3 0 0 4 .272 7 39
S. Halter SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .192 9 52
B. Mayne C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .199 4 35
J. Orsulak RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238 6 39
Totals 46 7 11 7 3 8 17      
a - J. Herrera pinch hit for R. Johnson in the 10th
b - A. Arias substituted for J. Herrera in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Halter (23, 8th Inning off F. Wills, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Grieve (36, 3rd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 2 outs) H. Battle (25, 1st Inning off J. Grahe, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Mayne (20, 2nd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Stewart (7, 13th Inning off B. Hickerson, 2 on, 1 out) T. Martinez (32, 3rd Inning off J. Grahe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Brown , R. Johnson , S. Halter 3 , B. Grieve 3 , J. Orsulak , S. Stewart 4 , H. Battle 2 , B. Mayne 2 , T. Martinez 4
2-out RBI: B. Grieve , T. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown , S. Stewart , H. Battle , B. Mayne
GIDP: S. Stewart
Sac Fly: T. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: B. Grieve
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Johnson (14)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Halter (28)
OF assists: 1 (Brown (Bell at 3rd base))
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Grahe 5.0 9 4 4 0 4 1 76 51 4.31   
F. Wills 5.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 63 42 4.05   
C. Brown L (5-4) 2.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 31 18 3.59   
B. Hickerson 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 4 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grahe 37
Batters Faced: J. Grahe 24, F. Wills 17, C. Brown 9, B. Hickerson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grahe 5-5, F. Wills 6-5, C. Brown 5-2, B. Hickerson 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grahe 76-51, F. Wills 63-42, C. Brown 31-18, B. Hickerson 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hickerson 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Grahe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Belcher 7.0 6 3 3 2 6 0 111 70 5.22   
R. Beltran BS (12) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 25 18 3.69   
M. Brandenburg 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 32 18 3.70   
D. Weathers W (2-1) 2.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 46 27 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Belcher 57
Batters Faced: T. Belcher 28, R. Beltran 8, M. Brandenburg 7, D. Weathers 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Belcher 4-9, R. Beltran 2-2, M. Brandenburg 0-3, D. Weathers 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Belcher 111-70, R. Beltran 25-18, M. Brandenburg 32-18, D. Weathers 46-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Weathers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bell
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:19
Attendance: 32746
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