DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/21/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 3625 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (92-63) 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 10 17 1
Detroit Tigers (47-109) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Tigers Fall to Perez and Blue Jays, 10-1
Toronto got a strong outing from Melido Perez as the Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers, 10-1, at Tiger Stadium. The Blue Jays bumped their record to 92-63 with this latest triumph.

Perez gave Toronto a solid start. The right-hander, who is listed at 6' 4", 195 lbs, allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 8.2 innings.

"We played hard and won," said Perez. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 5 .260 21 69
W. Clark 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .258 29 80
M. McGwire DH 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .212 61 119
E. Burks RF 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 .280 32 96
D. Bichette LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .253 12 35
D. Palmer 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .205 41 94
J. Bell SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .219 9 35
J. Oliver C 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .261 1 4
C. Espy CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .400 0 6
Totals 43 10 17 10 3 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Clark (37, 5th Inning off V. Eshelman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Oliver (1, 9th Inning off M. Brandenburg, 1 on, 1 out) E. Burks (32, 3rd Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 1 out) M. McGwire (61, 1st Inning off V. Eshelman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bichette , D. Jeter , J. Oliver 6 , E. Burks 6 , J. Bell 2 , W. Clark 3 , C. Espy 2 , M. McGwire 6
2-out RBI: J. Oliver , C. Espy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , D. Palmer 2
GIDP: M. McGwire
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bell (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Bell-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Brown CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .187 4 34
H. Battle 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .195 12 40
R. Johnson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .187 4 36
T. Martinez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 32 100
   a-A. Arias PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 3 28
B. Grieve DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .239 21 70
S. Stewart LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .269 7 39
S. Halter SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 9 52
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .198 4 35
J. Orsulak RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 6 39
   b-J. Barry PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .186 2 19
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 10 12      
a - A. Arias pinch hit for T. Martinez in the 7th
b - J. Barry pinch hit for J. Orsulak in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Grieve (21, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Johnson , S. Halter , B. Grieve 5 , J. Orsulak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Brown
GIDP: T. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Halter-Battle-Arias)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (16-12) 8.2 5 1 1 1 9 1 102 68 3.74   
P. Combs 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 78
Batters Faced: M. Perez 32, P. Combs 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 9-7, P. Combs 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 102-68, P. Combs 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Combs 1-0
WP: M. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
V. Eshelman L (8-15) 4.2 12 8 8 0 1 2 95 68 4.74   
L. Thomas 1.2 1 0 0 2 4 0 35 17 4.61   
M. Brandenburg 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 1 40 25 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Eshelman 9
Batters Faced: V. Eshelman 26, L. Thomas 8, M. Brandenburg 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Eshelman 6-7, L. Thomas 0-1, M. Brandenburg 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Eshelman 95-68, L. Thomas 35-17, M. Brandenburg 40-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Thomas 2-1
WP: V. Eshelman , L. Thomas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melido Perez
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 32983
Special Notes: RP Larry Thomas was injured while pitching.
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