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Oakland Athletics @
Toronto Blue Jays
1997-04-16 Β· Night game Β· Rogers Centre Β· Att: 26139 Β· 60Β°F, dome Β· 2:48
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Oakland Athletics 4β3. Toronto Blue Jays put up 2 in the 5th. Tim Crabtree earned the win. Mark McGwire went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Tim Crabtree L: Billy Taylor SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Jim McKean Β· 1B: Ted Hendry Β· 2B: John Hirschbeck Β· 3B: Don Denkinger Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Damon Mashore | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dave Magadan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jason Giambi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Scott Brosius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rafael Bournigal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark McGwire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Otis Nixon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Carlos Garcia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Juan Samuel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Charlie O'Brien | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Carlos Delgado | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shawn Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Mohler | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Billy Taylor | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Damon Mashore: K
- Dave Magadan: W
- Jason Giambi: 5/P25F
- Jose Canseco: S8/G6M.1-3
- Matt Stairs: 6/P6
Bot 1
- Otis Nixon: 9/F9D
- Carlos Garcia: T7/F78D/R65
- Orlando Merced: 43/G4.3-H
- Joe Carter: 63/G6
Top 2
- Scott Brosius: 43/G4
- Scott Spiezio: K
- Rafael Bournigal: S5/G5L/R3
- Izzy Molina: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Ed Sprague: K
- Juan Samuel: 6/L6
- Robert Perez: 63/G6
Top 3
- Damon Mashore: S7/G56/R64
- Dave Magadan: PO1(E1).1-2
- Dave Magadan: W
- Jason Giambi: 5/P5F
- Jose Canseco: 8/F8LD
- Matt Stairs: D9/F9D/R3.2-H;1-3
- Scott Brosius: 8/F8LM
Bot 3
- Charlie O'Brien: W
- Alex Gonzalez: S9/L9S/R46.1-2
- Otis Nixon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Carlos Garcia: 3/P34S
Top 4
- Scott Spiezio: 43/G4M
- Rafael Bournigal: 53/G5S
- Izzy Molina: 6/L6
Bot 4
- Orlando Merced: 43/G4
- Joe Carter: 7/F7LD
- Ed Sprague: 8/F8LS
Top 5
- Damon Mashore: S4/G4/R3
- Dave Magadan: 8/F78S
- Jason Giambi: 4/P3DF
- Jose Canseco: 7/F7M
Bot 5
- Juan Samuel: S3/G3S/R1
- Robert Perez: K
- Charlie O'Brien: D7/G5L/R62.1-H
- Alex Gonzalez: S7/L7S/R5.2-3
- Otis Nixon: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
- Carlos Garcia: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Top 6
- Matt Stairs: 9/F9M
- Scott Brosius: W
- Scott Spiezio: W.1-2
- Rafael Bournigal: 6(B)4(2)/LDP/L6
Bot 6
- Orlando Merced: 31/G3L
- Joe Carter: K
- Ed Sprague: S8/G6M/R4
- Juan Samuel: S9/G34/R6.1-2
- Robert Perez: K
Top 7
- Izzy Molina: S8/L6MD/R64
- Damon Mashore: K
- Dave Magadan: S7/L7S.1-2
- Jason Giambi: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
- Jose Canseco: 7/SF/F7D/R65.3-H
- Matt Stairs: K
Bot 7
- Charlie O'Brien: 4/P6MD
- Alex Gonzalez: 9/F9LS
- Otis Nixon: K
Top 8
- Scott Brosius: 63/G6D
- Scott Spiezio: 7/F78D
- Mark McGwire: HR/F7D
- Izzy Molina: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Carlos Garcia: 63/G6
- Orlando Merced: 31/G34
- Joe Carter: W
- Ed Sprague: SB2/R4
- Ed Sprague: 63/G6
Top 9
- Damon Mashore: S9/L9S/R46
- Dave Magadan: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8LD/R6
- Jose Canseco: K
Bot 9
- Carlos Delgado: S8/G4M/R46
- Shawn Green: E4/TH/G4.1-3;B-2
- Charlie O'Brien: IW
- Alex Gonzalez: K
- Otis Nixon: S8/L8RM.3-H;2-3;1-2

















