Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
August 27, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1997 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 2, Toronto Blue Jays 13

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Durham 2b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
  Martin ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Belle lf 4 0 2 0
Ventura 3b 3 0 0 0
  Norton 3b 1 0 0 0
Cameron cf 3 1 2 0
Fabregas c 3 1 1 0
Mouton rf 3 0 1 1
Guillen ss 3 0 0 1
Drabek p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart cf 4 1 1 0
Duncan 2b 5 3 3 0
Cruz, Jr. lf 4 3 2 1
Carter dh 3 2 2 4
Delgado 1b 5 2 3 4
Sprague 3b 4 1 2 2
Green rf 5 0 0 0
Santiago c 4 1 1 2
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Hentgen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 13 14 13
Chicago 000 000 020263
Toronto 402 300 31x13140
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Drabek  L (10-9) 4.0 7 9 9 4 2
  Cruz   4.0 7 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
13
13
5
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen  W (14-8) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
2

  E–Belle (10), Fabregas (8), Mouton (4).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Chicago Belle (35,off Hentgen); Mouton (9,off Hentgen), Toronto Duncan (11,off Cruz); Delgado (28,off Cruz).  HR–Toronto Delgado 2 (28,1st inning off Drabek 2 on, 1 out,7th inning off Cruz 0 on, 1 out); Carter (20,4th inning off Drabek 2 on, 2 out); Santiago (10,7th inning off Cruz 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Stewart (4,2nd base off Drabek/Fabregas); Cruz (5,2nd base off Drabek/Fabregas).  WP–Drabek (11).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Fieldin Culbreth.  T–2:34.  A–30,219.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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