Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
June 15, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 15, 1997 at Veteran's Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 11, Philadelphia Phillies 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 2 2 2 1
  Brumfield cf 1 0 0 0
Merced rf 3 2 2 0
  Perez rf 1 0 0 0
Carter lf 4 1 1 2
  Green lf 1 1 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 1 1 1
  Brito 3b 1 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 1 0 0
O'Brien c 4 1 1 2
Gonzalez ss 5 2 3 4
Garcia 2b 5 0 0 0
Hentgen p 5 0 0 0
Totals 40 11 12 11
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Otero cf 3 0 0 0
  Plantenberg p 0 0 0 0
Sefcik ss 4 0 1 0
Brogna 1b 4 0 1 0
Rolen 3b 4 0 2 0
May rf 4 0 0 0
Jefferies lf 3 1 1 0
Jordan 2b 4 0 1 0
Parent c 4 0 0 0
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Blazier p 1 0 0 0
  Butler ph 1 0 0 1
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
  Amaro, Jr. ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
Toronto 403 012 01011122
Philadelphia 000 010 000162
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  W (7-3) 9.0 6 1 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
2
6
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (4-7) 2.0 6 7 3 2 1
  Blazier   3.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Harris   2.0 2 2 2 2 3
  Plantenberg   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
11
7
4
5

  E–Sprague (6), Delgado (2), Rolen (10), Jordan (2).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Philadelphia Rolen (13,off Hentgen).  HR–Toronto Gonzalez (5,5th inning off Blazier 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Delgado (5,by Harris).  SB–Nixon (28,2nd base off Leiter/Parent).  IBB–Harris (1,Delgado).  U-HP–Ron Barnes, 1B–Rich Rieker, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Mark Hirschbeck.  T–2:40.  A–30,516.
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