The 1997

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

season was the franchise's 21st season of

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing fifth in the

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

East with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses. With a massive redesign of their logos and uniforms, the Blue Jays attempted to re-establish themselves in the American League East by signing

Roger Clemens William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Boston Red Sox. Clemens was one of the most dominant pi ...

via free agency and bringing All-Stars Carlos García and

Orlando Merced Orlando Luis Merced Villanueva (born November 2, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990–1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Minnesota ...

through trade. Although Clemens rejuvenated himself with the Blue Jays (en route to one of the best-ever single seasons by a starting pitcher, winning the Cy Young Award and the pitchers' triple crown), both Garcia and Merced ended up being flops as dismal overall hitting and an inconsistent bullpen doomed the Blue Jays once again to a last-place finish. 1997 also marked the end of the road for manager

Cito Gaston Clarence Edwin "Cito" Gaston (; born March 17, 1944) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. His major league career as a player lasted from 1967 to 1978, most notably with the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves. He spent his en ...

, being fired near the end of the season (Gaston would eventually return to the team in 2008). Longtime fan-favourite

Joe Carter Joseph Chris Carter (born March 7, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays ...

also played in his final season for the Blue Jays, as he was released at the end of the season.

Offseason

*October 2, 1996: Dane Johnson was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays. * November 14, 1996:

Dan Plesac Daniel Thomas Plesac (born February 4, 1962) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from 1986 to 2003. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and ...

was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Carlos Garcia and Orlando Merced to the Toronto Blue Jays for players to be named later, José Silva, Brandon Cromer (minors), and Jose Pett (minors). The Toronto Blue Jays sent Mike Halperin (minors) (December 11, 1996), Abraham Nunez (December 11, 1996), and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. *November 27, 1996: Jeff Ware was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Toronto Blue Jays. * December 9, 1996:

Benito Santiago Benito Santiago Rivera (born March 9, 1965), is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2005, most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres, with whom he was a fou ...

signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. * December 13, 1996:

signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. *December 18, 1996: Juan Samuel was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. * December 20, 1996: John Olerud was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with cash to the New York Mets for Robert Person.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

*Joe Carter *Carlos Delgado *Carlos Garcia * Alex Gonzalez *Shawn Green *Pat Hentgen *Orlando Merced *Otis Nixon *Benito Santiago *Ed Sprague

Interleague Play

*June 30 – The first

interleague Interleague play in Major League Baseball refers to regular-season baseball games played between an American League (AL) team and a National League (NL) team. Interleague play was first introduced during the 1997 Major League Baseball season. Pri ...

game between the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays took place at the SkyDome. The Expos won the game by a score of 2-1.

Expos vs. Jays

June 30, SkyDome, Toronto, Ontario

Batting

Pitching

Canada Day Game

The Blue Jays and Expos played to a sold-out Skydome crowd on Canada Day. Legendary

would get the start as the Blue Jays donned red uniforms for the second time. Montreal pitcher

Jeff Juden Jeffrey Daniel Juden (born January 19, 1971) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Milwauke ...

would have a no-hitter through the first six innings until

Shawn Green Shawn David Green (born November 10, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder. Green was a 1st round draft pick and a two-time major league All-Star. He drove in 100 runs four times and scored 100 runs four times, hit ...

would hit a dramatic home run to break Juden's bid for a no-hitter.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*May 11, 1997: Rubén Sierra was signed as a free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.Rubén Sierra Statistics
Baseball-Reference.com *June 3, 1997:

Orlando Hudson Orlando Thill Hudson (born December 12, 1977) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball from 2002–2012 with the Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, ...

was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1997 amateur draft. Player signed May 20, 1998. *June 5, 1997: Ryan Thompson was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Manto. *June 16, 1997: Rubén Sierra was released by the Toronto Blue Jays. *July 25, 1997: Omar Daal was selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Montreal Expos. *July 29, 1997: Mariano Duncan was traded by the New York Yankees with cash to the Toronto Blue Jays for Angel Ramirez (minors). *July 31, 1997: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Mike Timlin to the Seattle Mariners for Jose Cruz. *August 8, 1997: Tilson Brito was selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays. *August 12, 1997:

Otis Nixon Otis Junior Nixon (born January 9, 1959) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1983), Cleveland Indians (1984–87), Montreal Expos (1988–90), Atlanta Brav ...

was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Bobby Cripps (minors).

Roster

Game log

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(6-0) , , Swindell (2-2) , , Crabtree (2) , , 20,932 , , 18-15 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 34 , , May 11 , , @

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(7-0) , , Hershiser (3-2) , , Timlin (5) , , 35,195 , , 21-17 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 39 , , May 17 , , Indians , , 8 – 1 , , Lopez (1-2) , , Williams (1-3) , , , , 36,220 , , 21-18 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 40 , , May 18 , , Indians , , 8 – 6 , , Ogea (4-3) , , Carpenter (0-2) , ,

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(3-7) , , Hentgen (8-4) , , Slocumb (10) , , 27,605 , , 33-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 73 , , June 26 , , @

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(12-2) , , Erickson (10-3) , , Timlin (7) , , 47,617 , , 34-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 74 , , June 27 , , @

, , 2 – 1 , ,

(3-5) , , Kamieniecki (6-4) , , Spoljaric (2) , , 47,900 , , 35-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 75 , , June 28 , , @

, , 5 – 2 , , Williams (3-7) , , Key (11-4) , , Timlin (8) , , 47,687 , , 36-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 76 , , June 29 , , @

, , 3 – 2 , , Escobar (1-0) , , Benítez (0-3) , , Timlin (9) , , 47,763 , , 37-39 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 77 , , June 30 , ,

Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

, , 2 – 1 , , Martínez (10-3) , , Hentgen (8-5) , , , , 37,430 , , 37-40 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 78 , , July 1 , ,

, , 2 – 1 , , Juden (10-2) , ,

(12-3) , , Urbina (15) , , 50,436 , , 37-41 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 79 , , July 2 , ,

, , 7 – 6 (13), , Timlin (2-0) , ,

Telford Telford () is a town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, about east of Shrewsbury, south west of Stafford, north west of Wolverhampton and from Birmingham in t ...

(2-2) , , , , 34,176 , , 38-41 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 80 , , July 3 , ,

, , 3 – 1 , , Wells (9-4) , , Williams (3-8) , ,

(27) , , 31,227 , , 38-42 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 81 , , July 4 , ,

, , 1 – 0 , , Escobar (2-0) , ,

(8-4) , , , , 34,134 , , 39-42 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 82 , , July 5 , ,

, , 8 – 0 , , Pettitte (9-5) , , Hentgen (8-6) , , , , 44,206 , , 39-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 83 , , July 6 , ,

, , 2 – 0 , ,

(13-3) , , Mendoza (3-4) , , , , 41,137 , , 40-43 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 84 , , July 10 , , @

, , 8 – 7 (11), , Eshelman (3-3) , , Timlin (2-1) , , , , 30,913 , , 40-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 85 , , July 11 , , @

, , 8 – 4 , , Hentgen (9-6) , , Wasdin (3-4) , , , , 32,543 , , 41-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 86 , , July 12 , , @

, , 3 – 1 , ,

(14-3) , , Sele (10-7) , , Spoljaric (3) , , 33,106 , , 42-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 87 , , July 13 , , @

, , 3 – 2 , , Williams (4-8) , ,

(3-10) , , Escobar (1) , , 32,418 , , 43-44 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 88 , , July 14 , , @

, , 9 – 5 , , Mathews (2-1) , ,

(3-6) , , , , 47,042 , , 43-45 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 89 , , July 15 , , @

, , 8 – 4 , , Boskie (5-3) , ,

(3-6) , , , , 47,062 , , 43-46 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 90 , , July 16 , , @ Rangers , , 6 – 0 , , Oliver (6-9) , , Hentgen (9-7) , , , , 45,313 , , 43-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 91 , , July 17 , , @ Rangers , , 9 – 1 , ,

(15-3) , , Burkett (7-8) , , , , 46,239 , , 44-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 92 , , July 18 , , @

, , 2 – 1 , , Williams (5-8) , , Watson (8-6) , , Escobar (2) , , 26,087 , , 45-47 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 93 , , July 19 , , @

, , 5 – 4 , ,

(4-4) , , Timlin (2-2) , , , , 28,288 , , 45-48 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 94 , , July 20 , , @

, , 9 – 5 , , Finley (8-6) , ,

(0-5) , , , , 19,671 , , 45-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 95 , , July 22 , , Brewers , , 5 – 2 , , Hentgen (10-7) , , Eldred (9-10) , , Escobar (3) , , 33,181 , , 46-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 96 , , July 23 , , Brewers , , 8 – 0 , ,

(16-3) , , McAndrew (1-1) , , , , 31,580 , , 47-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 97 , , July 24 , , Brewers , , 5 – 4 , , Williams (6-8) , , Mercedes (3-6) , , Escobar (4) , , 30,114 , , 48-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 98 , , July 25 , , Royals , , 2 – 1 , ,

(4-6) , , Rusch (3-6) , , Escobar (5) , , 31,308 , , 49-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 99 , , July 26 , , Royals , , 6 – 5 , , Timlin (3-2) , , Carrasco (0-1) , , , , 34,133 , , 50-49 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 100 , , July 27 , , Royals , , 3 – 2 , , Olson (1-0) , , Quantrill (4-3) , , , , 32,341 , , 50-50 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 101 , , July 28 , , @ Brewers , , 1 – 0 , , Woodard (1-0) , ,

(16-4) , ,

Fetters Legcuffs are physical restraints used on the ankles of a person to allow walking only with a restricted stride and to prevent running and effective physical resistance. Frequently used alternative terms are leg cuffs, (leg/ankle) shackles, foot ...

(3) , , , , 50-51 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 102 , , July 28 , , @ Brewers , , 9 – 3 , , Adamson (3-1) , , Flener (0-1) , , , , 18,034 , , 50-52 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 103 , , July 29 , , @ Brewers , , 2 – 0 , , Mercedes (4-6) , , Williams (6-9) , ,

(4) , , 22,549 , , 50-53 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 104 , , July 29 , , @ Brewers , , 4 – 2 , ,

(6-10) , , Carpenter (0-3) , ,

(5) , , 12,237 , , 50-54 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 105 , , July 31 , , @

, , 4 – 2 , , Thompson (9-8) , ,

(4-7) , , Jones (19) , , 16,294 , , 50-55 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 106 , , August 1 , , @

, , 7 – 5 , , Hentgen (11-7) , , Miceli (2-2) , , Escobar (6) , , 23,682 , , 51-55 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 107 , , August 2 , , @

, , 8 – 7 , , Brocail (3-4) , , Quantrill (4-4) , , Jones (20) , , 22,254 , , 51-56 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 108 , , August 3 , , @

, , 5 – 2 , , Blair (11-4) , , Williams (6-10) , , Jones (21) , , 27,848 , , 51-57 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 109 , , August 4 , , @

, , 9 – 3 , , Radke (16-5) , , Carpenter (0-4) , , , , 19,018 , , 51-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 110 , , August 5 , , @

, , 8 – 3 , ,

(5-7) , ,

Miller A miller is a person who operates a mill, a machine to grind a grain (for example corn or wheat) to make flour. Milling is among the oldest of human occupations. "Miller", "Milne" and other variants are common surnames, as are their equivalent ...

(0-2) , , , , 17,920 , , 52-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 111 , , August 6 , , Indians , , 6 – 3 , , Hentgen (12-7) , , Lopez (3-5) , , Escobar (7) , , 36,463 , , 53-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 112 , , August 7 , , Indians , , 4 – 0 , ,

(17-4) , ,

Smiley A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such a ...

(1-1) , , , , 35,194 , , 54-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 113 , , August 8 , ,

, , 6 – 3 , , Williams (7-10) , , Blair (11-5) , , Escobar (8) , , 30,228 , , 55-58 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 114 , , August 9 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Sanders (4-9) , , Carpenter (0-5) , , Jones (23) , , 37,166 , , 55-59 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 115 , , August 10 , ,

, , 4 – 2 , , Thompson (11-8) , ,

(5-8) , , , , 32,354 , , 55-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 116 , , August 11 , ,

, , 8 – 2 , , Hentgen (13-7) , , Jarvis (0-2) , , , , 30,105 , , 56-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 117 , , August 12 , ,

, , 9 – 1 , ,

(18-4) , , Bowers (0-2) , , , , 33,108 , , 57-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 118 , , August 13 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Quantrill (5-4) , , Trombley (1-2) , , , , 31,292 , , 58-60 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 119 , , August 15 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 4 (10), , Assenmacher (4-0) , , Crabtree (2-3) , , , , 43,011 , , 58-61 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 120 , , August 16 , , @ Indians , , 8 – 4 , , Shuey (3-1) , , Quantrill (5-5) , , , , 42,908 , , 58-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 121 , , August 17 , , @ Indians , , 10 – 5 , ,

(19-4) , ,

Wright Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word 'wryhta' or 'wyrhta', meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker (for example, a shipwright i ...

(3-2) , , , , 42,861 , , 59-62 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 122 , , August 18 , , @ Indians , , 5 – 3 , , Hershiser (11-5) , , Williams (7-11) , ,

Mesa A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a ...

(6) , , 42,471 , , 59-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 123 , , August 19 , , @

, , 6 – 5 , , Carpenter (1-5) , ,

Cruz Cruz is a surname of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portugu ...

(0-1) , , Escobar (9) , , , , 60-63 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 124 , , August 19 , , @

, , 5 – 3 , , Bere (1-0) , ,

(0-6) , , Karchner (7) , , 19,643 , , 60-64 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 125 , , August 20 , , @

, , 12 – 6 , , Baldwin (9-13) , ,

(5-9) , , , , 20,003 , , 60-65 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 126 , , August 21 , , @

, , 6 – 3 , , Drabek (10-8) , , Hentgen (13-8) , , Karchner (8) , , 20,120 , , 60-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 127 , , August 22 , , @ Royals , , 5 – 3 , ,

(20-4) , , Rosado (8-10) , , Escobar (10) , , 29,604 , , 61-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 128 , , August 23 , , @ Royals , , 6 – 5 , , Janzen (1-0) , ,

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People * Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) * Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California ...

(3-3) , , Quantrill (5) , , 19,249 , , 62-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 129 , , August 24 , , @ Royals , , 11 – 8 (13), , Crabtree (3-3) , , Casian (0-2) , , , , 14,434 , , 63-66 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 130 , , August 26 , ,

, , 8 – 5 , , Baldwin (10-13) , , Williams (7-12) , , Karchner (10) , , 31,198 , , 63-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 131 , , August 27 , ,

, , 13 – 2 , , Hentgen (14-8) , , Drabek (10-9) , , , , 30,219 , , 64-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 132 , , August 28 , ,

, , 3 – 2 (11), , Quantrill (6-5) , , McElroy (0-3) , , , , 36,181 , , 65-67 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 133 , , August 29 , , Marlins , , 8 – 0 , , Leiter (9-9) , ,

(5-10) , , , , 29,223 , , 65-68 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 134 , , August 30 , , Marlins , , 4 – 1 , , Fernandez (17-9) , , Carpenter (1-6) , , Nen (32) , , 35,229 , , 65-69 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , August 31 , , Marlins , , 8 – 3 , ,

(9-0) , , Williams (7-13) , , , , 31,125 , , 65-70 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 136 , , September 1 , , @

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, , 3 – 0 , , Isringhausen (2-0) , , Hentgen (14-9) , ,

Franco Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ref ...

(34) , , 19,196 , , 65-71 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 137 , , September 2 , , @

, , 8 – 5 , , Acevedo (2-1) , ,

(20-5) , , Wendell (5) , , 17,635 , , 65-72 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 3 , , @

, , 4 – 2 , , Mlicki (7-10) , , Quantrill (6-6) , ,

(35) , , 14,513 , , 65-73 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 139 , , September 4 , , Rangers , , 6 – 2 , , Helling (2-1) , , Carpenter (1-7) , , , , 26,178 , , 65-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 140 , , September 5 , , Rangers , , 5 – 1 , , Williams (8-13) , , Pavlik (2-4) , , , , 27,121 , , 66-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 141 , , September 6 , , Rangers , , 2 – 1 , , Hentgen (15-9) , , Burkett (7-12) , , Escobar (11) , , 31,232 , , 67-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 142 , , September 7 , , Rangers , , 4 – 0 , ,

(21-5) , , Oliver (11-11) , , , , 30,212 , , 68-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 143 , , September 8 , ,

, , 12 – 10 , , Plesac (1-3) , ,

(4-5) , , Escobar (12) , , 25,775 , , 69-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 144 , , September 9 , ,

, , 2 – 0 , , Carpenter (2-7) , ,

(7-12) , , , , 25,674 , , 70-74 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , 3 – 2 , , Mathews (5-2) , , Plesac (1-4) , , , , 4,764 , , 70-75 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , 8 – 7 , , Mathews (6-2) , , Escobar (2-1) , , , , 6,135 , , 70-76 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 147 , , September 12 , , @ Mariners , , 7 – 3 , , Ayala (10-4) , ,

(21-6) , , , , 37,044 , , 70-77 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 148 , , September 13 , , @ Mariners , , 6 – 3 , , Escobar (3-1) , , Ayala (10-5) , , , , 51,631 , , 71-77 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 14 , , @ Mariners , , 3 – 2 , , Timlin (6-4) , , Risley (0-1) , , Slocumb (24) , , 45,477 , , 71-78 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 150 , , September 15 , , @ Mariners , , 7 – 3 , , Cloude (3-2) , , Williams (8-14) , , Slocumb (25) , , 41,684 , , 71-79 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 17 , , @

, , 4 – 3 , , Mahay (3-0) , , Quantrill (6-7) , ,

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

(9) , , 23,648 , , 71-80 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 152 , , September 18 , , @

, , 3 – 2 , , Corsi (4-2) , , Escobar (3-2) , , , , 27,990 , , 71-81 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 153 , , September 19 , , @

, , 3 – 0 , , Daal (1-0) , , Gooden (8-5) , , Escobar (13) , , 31,195 , , 72-81 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 20 , , @

, , 4 – 3 (11), ,

Banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Becaus ...

(3-0) , , Janzen (1-1) , , , , 38,332 , , 72-82 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 155 , , September 21 , , @

, , 5 – 4 (10), , Boehringer (3-2) , , Almanzar (0-1) , , , , 40,038 , , 72-83 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 22 , , @

, , 8 – 1 , , Wells (15-10) , , Hentgen (15-10) , , , , 23,380 , , 72-84 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 23 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Rodríguez (2-1) , ,

(21-7) , ,

(44) , , 29,276 , , 72-85 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 24 , ,

, , 9 – 3 , , Kamieniecki (10-6) , , Daal (1-1) , , , , 27,443 , , 72-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 159 , , September 25 , ,

, , 4 – 3 , , Carpenter (3-7) , , Mussina (15-8) , , Escobar (14) , , 28,324 , , 73-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 160 , , September 26 , ,

, , 3 – 0 , , Williams (9-14) , ,

Henry Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

(7-3) , , , , 34,155 , , 74-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 161 , , September 27 , ,

, , 12 – 5 , , Janzen (2-1) , , Corsi (5-3) , , , , 37,401 , , 75-86 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 162 , , September 28 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Plesac (2-4) , ,

(6-10) , , , , 40,251 , , 76-86 , -

Player stats

Batting

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average'' 1997 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics and Roster
''Baseball-Reference.com''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average''

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

=Relief pitchers

= ''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Award winners

Pitcher of the Month In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Pitcher of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding pitchers, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL began awarding the honor in , and the A ...

Award, May *Roger Clemens,

Award, August *Roger Clemens, Cy Young Award *Roger Clemens, MLB Leader, 21 Wins *Roger Clemens, AL Strikeout Crown, 292 Strikeouts *Roger Clemens, AL ERA Crown, 2.05 *Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Complete Games (9) *Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Shutouts (3) *Roger Clemens, American League Leader, Innings Pitched (264)

All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

* Roger Clemens, P *

Pat Hentgen Patrick George Hentgen (born November 13, 1968) is an American former professional baseball pitcher, and currently a special assistant with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Blue Jays, St. Louis C ...

, P

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

References

External links

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