Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
July 17, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 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 9, Texas Rangers 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 5 2 1 0
Merced rf 4 1 2 1
  Brumfield rf 0 1 0 0
Carter lf 4 2 3 2
  Perez lf 1 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 5 2 3 5
Sprague 3b 4 0 1 0
  Brito ph,3b 0 0 0 1
Green dh 5 0 3 0
O'Brien c 5 0 0 0
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Clemens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 15 9
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cedeno 2b 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0
  Simms rf 1 0 0 0
Greer lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez rf 3 0 1 0
  Stevens 1b 1 0 0 0
Clark 1b 3 0 0 0
  Gil ss 1 0 0 0
Palmer 3b 3 1 2 1
  Mercedes c 1 0 0 0
Newson dh 0 0 0 0
Ripken ss,3b 3 0 1 0
Buford cf 3 0 1 0
Burkett p 0 0 0 0
  Vosberg p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Sturtze p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Toronto 201 010 4019150
Texas 000 010 000152
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens  W (15-3) 9.0 5 1 1 3 10
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
3
10
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Burkett  L (7-8) 6.0 9 5 5 0 5
  Vosberg   0.1 0 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez   0.0 4 2 2 0 0
  Sturtze   2.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
1
5

  E–Palmer (10), Ripken (3).  DP–Toronto 1, Texas 1.  2B–Toronto Delgado (20,off Burkett); Gonzalez (16,off Burkett).  HR–Toronto Merced (9,1st inning off Burkett 0 on, 1 out); Delgado 2 (21,1st inning off Burkett 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Hernandez 2 on, 1 out), Texas Palmer (11,5th inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Brito (2,off Sturtze).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Drew Coble.  T–2:55.  A–46,239.
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