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Retrosheet Boxscore: Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 10

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Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 10

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, July 17, 1996 (N) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards

TOR A    2  1  3    1  0  0    0  3  0  -  10 15  0
BAL A    1  6  0    0  0  0    1  1  2  -  11 11  1
BATTING
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nixon cf                      5   2   3   0       0   0       2   0
T. Perez 2b                   5   1   2   1       0   1       2   3
Samuel dh                     3   1   1   1       1   1       0   0
Carter 1b                     5   0   1   1       0   2       6   2
Sprague 3b                    4   0   0   0       1   1       1   2
Brumfield rf                  4   2   3   1       1   0       2   1
O'Brien c                     4   1   2   2       0   0       7   0
  Cedeno pr                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Martinez c                  1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
R. Perez lf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Gonzalez ss                   3   1   2   3       1   1       1   1
Hanson p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Spoljaric p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Castillo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Crabtree p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Timlin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38  10  15   9       4   7      26  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Spoljaric-T. Perez-Carter.
PB: Martinez (6).
BATTING - 
2B: T. Perez (6,off Mercker); R. Perez (8,off Mercker); Brumfield (8,off Haynes).
HR: O'Brien (10,3rd inning off Mercker 1 on 2 out); Gonzalez (7,4th inning
off Mercker 0 on 0 out).
SH: R. Perez (3,off Haynes).
SF: Samuel (1,off Mercker).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Nixon 3 (26,2nd base off Mercker/Hoiles,2nd base off Haynes/Hoiles,2nd
base off Orosco/Hoiles); Samuel (5,2nd base off Mercker/Hoiles); Carter
(6,2nd base off Mills/Hoiles).
CS: Gonzalez (4,2nd base by Mills/Hoiles).
Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Anderson cf                   4   2   1   0       1   1       1   0
Devereaux rf                  3   3   2   2       1   0       2   1
  Alomar ph                   0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
C. Ripken 3b                  4   0   1   0       1   1       1   3
Palmeiro 1b                   2   1   1   3       3   0       6   0
Bonilla dh                    4   1   2   2       0   1       0   0
Surhoff lf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
Hoiles c                      4   1   1   3       0   1       7   2
Huson 2b                      2   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
  B. Ripken ph,2b             2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Alexander ss                  2   0   0   0       0   2       2   3
  Polonia ph                  1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Mercker p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mills p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Haynes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orosco p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coppinger p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32  11  11  11       6   8      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Alexander (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Bonilla (14,off Crabtree).
HR: Hoiles (14,2nd inning off Hanson 1 on 0 out); Palmeiro (24,2nd inning off
Hanson 2 on 2 out); Devereaux (5,7th inning off Castillo 0 on 2 out).
SH: Alexander (2,off Hanson).
SF: Alomar (6,off Timlin); Bonilla (10,off Timlin).
GDP: Bonilla (6,off Spoljaric).
IBB: Palmeiro (7,by Timlin).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Anderson (15,3rd base off Hanson/O'Brien); Devereaux (7,2nd base off Hanson/O'Brien).
PITCHING
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hanson                        1.2   6   7   7   3   1   2  13
Spoljaric                     3.1   0   0   0   1   5   0  10
Castillo                      2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8
Crabtree                      1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4
Timlin L(0-3)                 0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6
Totals                        8.2  11  11  11   6   8   3  41
IBB: Timlin (1,Palmeiro).
Baltimore Orioles            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mercker                       3     6   7   6   2   2   2  18
Mills                         2.2   3   0   0   1   0   0  10
Haynes                        2     4   3   3   0   3   0   9
Orosco                        0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2
Coppinger W(5-0)              1.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9    15  10   9   4   7   2  44
Mercker faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Haynes 1-0; Orosco 1-1; Coppinger 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford
Time of Game: 3:35   Attendance: 45955
Starting Lineups:

   Toronto Blue Jays             Baltimore Orioles        
1. Nixon               cf        Anderson            cf
2. T. Perez            2b        Devereaux           rf
3. Samuel              dh        C. Ripken           3b
4. Carter              1b        Palmeiro            1b
5. Sprague             3b        Bonilla             dh
6. Brumfield           rf        Surhoff             lf
7. O'Brien             c         Hoiles              c
8. R. Perez            lf        Huson               2b
9. Gonzalez            ss        Alexander           ss
   Hanson              p         Mercker             p

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Nixon singled to center; T. Perez doubled [Nixon
to third]; Samuel lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Nixon
scored, T. Perez to third]; Carter grounded out (third to first)
[T. Perez scored]; Sprague walked; Brumfield forced Sprague
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2,
Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Anderson flied to right; Devereaux walked; C.
Ripken grounded out (second to first) [Devereaux to second];
Palmeiro walked; Bonilla singled to right [Devereaux scored,
Palmeiro to third, Bonilla out at second (right to shortstop)];
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 2, Orioles 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: O'Brien popped to shortstop; R. Perez doubled to
center; Gonzalez struck out; Nixon reached on an error by
Alexander [R. Perez scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Nixon stole
second; T. Perez was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 3, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Surhoff singled to left; Hoiles homered to
left-center [Surhoff scored]; Huson singled to right; Alexander
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Huson to second];
Anderson walked; Devereaux singled to center [Huson scored,
Anderson to second]; Anderson stole third and Devereaux stole
second; C. Ripken was called out on strikes; Palmeiro homered to
right [Anderson scored, Devereaux scored]; SPOLJARIC REPLACED
HANSON (PITCHING); Bonilla struck out; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Samuel walked; Carter popped to second; Samuel
stole second; Sprague popped to shortstop; Brumfield singled to
center [Samuel scored]; O'Brien homered to left [Brumfield
scored]; R. Perez flied to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue
Jays 6, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 3RD: Surhoff lined to third; Hoiles struck out; Huson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 6,
Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Gonzalez homered to left; MILLS REPLACED MERCKER
(PITCHING); Nixon grounded out (third to first); T. Perez lined
to left; Samuel grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 4TH: Alexander struck out; Anderson struck out;
Devereaux grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Carter singled to center; Sprague flied to left;
Carter stole second; Brumfield singled to right [Carter out at
home (right to catcher), Brumfield to second]; O'Brien popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 5TH: C. Ripken flied to left; Palmeiro walked; Bonilla
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Palmeiro out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7,
Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: R. Perez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gonzalez walked; Gonzalez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Nixon singled to left; HAYNES REPLACED MILLS
(PITCHING); Nixon stole second; T. Perez popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7.

ORIOLES 6TH: CASTILLO REPLACED SPOLJARIC (PITCHING); Surhoff
grounded out (first to pitcher); Hoiles flied to right; B.
RIPKEN BATTED FOR HUSON; B. Ripken grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles 7.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: B. RIPKEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Samuel was
called out on strikes; Carter struck out; Sprague struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles
7.

ORIOLES 7TH: Alexander struck out; Anderson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Devereaux homered to left-center; C. Ripken singled
to left; Palmeiro grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Blue Jays 7, Orioles 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Brumfield doubled to left; O'Brien singled to
left [Brumfield to third]; CEDENO RAN FOR O'BRIEN; R. Perez out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Cedeno to second];
Gonzalez singled to left [Brumfield scored, Cedeno scored,
Gonzalez out at second (left to second)]; Nixon singled to
catcher; OROSCO REPLACED HAYNES (PITCHING); Nixon stole second;
T. Perez singled to right [Nixon scored]; Samuel singled to left
[T. Perez to second]; COPPINGER REPLACED OROSCO (PITCHING);
Carter struck out; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Orioles
8.

ORIOLES 8TH: CRABTREE REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); MARTINEZ
REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING C ); Bonilla doubled to right; Surhoff
flied to center [Bonilla to third]; Hoiles grounded out (third
to first) [Bonilla scored]; B. Ripken struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Orioles 9.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Sprague flied to center; Brumfield walked;
Martinez struck out; R. Perez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Orioles 9.

ORIOLES 9TH: TIMLIN REPLACED CRABTREE (PITCHING); POLONIA BATTED
FOR ALEXANDER; Polonia singled to left; Anderson singled to
right [Polonia to third]; ALOMAR BATTED FOR DEVEREAUX; Alomar
out on a sacrifice fly to center [Polonia scored]; C. Ripken
walked [Anderson to second]; Martinez allowed a passed ball
[Anderson to third, C. Ripken to second]; Palmeiro was walked
intentionally; Bonilla out on a sacrifice fly to left [Anderson
scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Blue Jays 10, Orioles 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Blue Jays       10  15   0    7
 Orioles         11  11   1    4
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