DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 94 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (2-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 2
Toronto Blue Jays (5-3) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 7 8 1
Multi-HR Day for McGwire as Blue Jays Overpower Athletics, 7-2
The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics, 7-2, at SkyDome. Toronto designated hitter Mark McGwire was named player of the game for his superb performance. He was 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. At 5-3, the Blue Jays have played well so far.

McGwire came through for Toronto with no one out in the bottom of the sixth. With Toronto tied 1-1, McGwire hit a solo home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Blue Jays up, 2-1.

"If we keep hitting the ball well, the wins will pile up," said Toronto skipper Jose Mata.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .250 0 1
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .323 3 7
J. Buhner RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .179 2 5
D. Justice LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .200 1 1
G. Pena 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .233 3 7
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .138 0 1
D. White CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .161 1 2
G. Litton SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 1
K. Manwaring C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2 1 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Justice (1, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Olerud (3, 1st Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) D. White (1, 7th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Olerud 5 , D. Justice 4 , K. Manwaring 2 , J. Buhner , D. White 4 , R. Henderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , H. Perry 2 , J. Olerud 2 , J. Buhner , D. White
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Justice (3) , R. Henderson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Perry (2) , K. Manwaring (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .250 2 8
W. Clark 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .316 5 9
M. McGwire DH 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .179 3 3
E. Burks RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .235 3 5
M. Simms LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .500 2 5
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .235 2 4
H. Villanueva C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 1
L. Johnson CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .267 1 6
T. Fernandez SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .107 0 2
Totals 32 7 8 7 5 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Jeter (2, 8th Inning off T. Van Poppel, 2 on, 2 outs) M. McGwire 2 (3, 4th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Moyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 5 , M. Simms , D. Palmer , L. Johnson 2 , M. McGwire 8
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Simms , W. Clark
Sac Bunt: T. Fernandez
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Simms (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Simms-Villanueva)
OF assists: 1 (Simms (Buhner at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Moyer L (0-2) 6.1 7 4 2 1 4 2 101 66 6.23   
T. Van Poppel 1.2 1 3 3 4 3 1 54 29 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Moyer 50
Batters Faced: J. Moyer 28, T. Van Poppel 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Moyer 8-7, T. Van Poppel 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Moyer 101-66, T. Van Poppel 54-29
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (1-1) 6.1 8 2 2 0 4 2 95 64 2.51   
S. Shirley H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 7 0.00   
S. Sullivan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4.50   
C. Brown SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 27 17 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 53
Batters Faced: M. Perez 27, S. Shirley 3, S. Sullivan 1, C. Brown 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 7-8, S. Shirley 0-0, S. Sullivan 0-0, C. Brown 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 95-64, S. Shirley 16-7, S. Sullivan 3-1, C. Brown 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Shirley 1-0 , S. Sullivan 1-0 , C. Brown 2-0
WP: S. Shirley
Balk: S. Shirley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark McGwire
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 66 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 34672
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