Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
May 21, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 1997 at Yankee Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 3 1 1 0
Merced rf 4 1 1 0
Carter 1b 4 1 2 1
Sprague dh 2 1 1 3
  Delgado ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Brumfield lf 4 0 1 0
Santiago c 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Brito 3b 4 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 3 0 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Raines lf 4 0 0 0
Boggs 3b 3 0 1 1
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
O'Neill rf 3 0 0 0
Fielder dh 3 0 1 0
Jeter ss 3 0 0 0
Duncan 2b 3 1 1 0
Girardi c 3 0 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Toronto 004 000 000490
New York 000 000 010140
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (8-0) 8.0 4 1 1 3 12
  Plesac   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Timlin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
13
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  L (3-2) 7.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Boehringer   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1, New York 1.  2B–Toronto Nixon (4,off Rogers), New York Boggs (4,off Clemens).  HR–Toronto Sprague (8,3rd inning off Rogers 2 on, 2 out).  CS–Garcia (1,2nd base by Rogers/Girardi); Brumfield (1,2nd base by Boehringer/Girardi).  WP–Clemens (2).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:47.  A–19,863.
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