Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
April 19, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1997 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 0

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 5 0 2 1
Merced rf 4 1 1 0
Carter 1b 4 1 2 0
Sprague 3b 4 1 2 2
Delgado dh 3 1 1 2
O'Brien c 4 0 0 0
Green lf 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez ss 4 1 2 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0
  Mercedes c 1 0 1 0
Greer lf 3 0 0 0
Stevens 1b 4 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 0 1 0
Clark dh 3 0 1 0
Sagmoen rf 3 0 0 0
Buford cf 3 0 0 0
Gil ss 4 0 0 0
Hill p 0 0 0 0
  Gunderson p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
Toronto 420 000 0006120
Texas 000 000 000040
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (3-0) 7.0 2 0 0 4 4
  Spoljaric   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hill  L (1-2) 7.0 11 6 6 2 3
  Gunderson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Vosberg   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Toronto Sprague (9,off Hill); Gonzalez 2 (4,off Hill,off Vosberg), Texas Mercedes (1,off Spoljaric).  3B–Toronto Garcia (2,off Hill).  HR–Toronto Delgado (2,1st inning off Hill 1 on, 2 out); Green (2,2nd inning off Hill 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Buford (1,by Crabtree).  HBP–Crabtree (1,Buford).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:39.  A–44,206.
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