Atlanta Braves vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1997 at Skydome. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lofton cf 4 1 2 1
  Mordecai pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Tucker lf,rf 5 1 1 1
  McGriff 1b 0 0 0 0
Lockhart dh 5 1 3 2
Jones C. 3b,lf,rf 5 0 0 0
Klesko 1b,lf 4 1 1 3
Jones A. rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Blauser ss 3 1 3 0
Perez c 2 1 0 1
Lemke 2b 3 0 1 0
Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Bielecki p 0 0 0 0
  Wohlers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 1 3 1
Merced rf 4 0 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 0 1
Sprague 3b 4 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 1 1 1
Santiago c 4 1 0 0
Green dh 4 3 3 3
Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 2 0
Andujar p 0 0 0 0
  Spoljaric p 0 0 0 0
  Janzen p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
Atlanta 300 100 4008121
Toronto 012 000 1307121
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Maddux  W (8-3) 6.0 7 3 3 0 5
  Bielecki   2.0 4 4 2 0 3
  Wohlers  SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
5
1
9
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (0-3) 4.0 7 4 1 0 2
  Spoljaric   3.0 3 4 4 2 3
  Janzen   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Timlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
2
6

  E–Blauser (10), Sprague (7).  DP–Atlanta 2, Toronto 2.  2B–Atlanta Blauser (16,off Andujar).  3B–Atlanta Lockhart (1,off Spoljaric), Toronto Sprague (3,off Maddux).  HR–Atlanta Klesko (12,1st inning off Andujar 2 on, 2 out), Toronto Green 2 (6,2nd inning off Maddux 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Bielecki 1 on, 2 out); Delgado (13,8th inning off Bielecki 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lemke (7,off Spoljaric).  SF–Perez (1,off Andujar); Carter (5,off Maddux).  SB–Blauser (2,2nd base off Janzen/Santiago); Gonzalez (11,2nd base off Maddux/Perez); Green (3,2nd base off Bielecki/Perez); Nixon (29,2nd base off Bielecki/Perez); Garcia (7,2nd base off Wohlers/Perez).  WP–Wohlers (3), Andujar (1).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Durwood Merrill, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:45.  A–31,356.
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