Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 26, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1997 at Skydome. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 5 1 3 0
Martinez rf 3 1 2 1
  Lewis ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Thomas dh 5 3 3 2
Belle lf 5 2 3 1
Fabregas c 5 1 2 1
Cameron cf,rf 4 0 1 2
Norton 3b 5 0 2 0
Valdez 1b 5 0 1 1
Guillen ss 5 0 0 0
Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Darwin p 0 0 0 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Karchner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 17 8
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 4 2 1 0
Duncan 2b 4 1 2 1
Cruz, Jr. lf 3 0 0 2
Carter dh 4 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 0 1
Sprague 3b 4 1 1 1
Green rf 3 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 3 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Janzen p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Chicago 311 002 0018170
Toronto 101 100 011592
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baldwin  W (10-13) 7.0 6 4 4 4 2
  Darwin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  McElroy   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Karchner  SV (10) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (7-12) 3.1 10 5 5 1 2
  Janzen   3.2 4 2 2 0 3
  Plesac   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Crabtree   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
17
8
8
2
5

  E–Santiago (2), Williams (1).  DP–Chicago 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Chicago F Thomas (29,off Williams); Durham 2 (22,off Williams 2); Belle 2 (34,off Williams,off Crabtree); Norton (2,off Janzen), Toronto Carter (24,off Baldwin).  3B–Chicago Cameron (3,off Williams).  HR–Chicago F Thomas (30,6th inning off Janzen 1 on, 2 out), Toronto Sprague (14,4th inning off Baldwin 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Cruz (4,off Baldwin); Delgado (3,off McElroy).  SB–Cameron (18,2nd base off Williams/Santiago).  WP–Baldwin (13), J Darwin (2).  BK–Baldwin (3).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–3:12.  A–31,198.
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