1991 AL Game: Tor. @ Det.

August 16, 1991

  The Toronto Blue Jays come into Detroit for a 3 game Series starting today. It'll be the last time the two teams are scheduled to play each other this season. The 2nd place Blue Jays were hoping to gain some ground on the 1st place Tigers but Detroit got off to a fast start in tonight's game and led 4-0 after 2 innings, chasing starter Jimmy Key from the mound. Cecil Fielder hit a solo homer in the 1st and added a 2-run shot in the 7th to lead the Tigers to a 7-3 victory. The homeruns were Fielder's 42nd and 43rd of the season, tops in the AL. Pitcher John Cerutti went 7 innings for the Win. Toronto now falls 9 games behind Detroit in the AL East.

BOXSCORE: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays At 1991 Detroit Tigers            8/16/1991
 
  Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.White CF          5  1  3  0 .267     M.Cuyler CF         5  1  2  1 .262  
  R.Alomar 2B         4  0  1  0 .270     T.Phillips 2B       4  1  1  0 .267  
  J.Carter RF         3  1  2  1 .267     A.Trammell SS       4  1  1  1 .256  
  C.Maldonado LF      3  1  1  0 .222     C.Fielder 1B        4  2  2  3 .262  
  K.Gruber 3B         4  0  0  0 .240     M.Tettleton DH      4  0  1  1 .238  
  E.Sprague 1B        4  0  1  1 .264     T.Fryman 3B         3  0  0  0 .270  
  P.Tabler DH         2  0  0  0 .199     P.Incaviglia LF     0  1  0  0 .235  
  P.Borders C         3  0  0  0 .232   A-J.Moses PR,LF       2  0  0  0 .000  
B-R.Mulliniks PH      1  0  0  0 .260     R.Deer RF           3  1  1  0 .223  
  M.Lee SS            4  0  1  0 .257     A.Allanson C        4  0  1  1 .279  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  9  2                 Totals      33  7  9  7
 
A-Pinch Ran For Incaviglia In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Borders In 9th Inning
 
Blue Jays....... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 1 0  -  3  9  0
Tigers.......... 2 2 0  0 1 0  2 0    -  7  9  0
 
Blue Jays (61-56)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Key LOSS(11-5)          1 1/3   5   4   4   0   0   1  38   3.36
J.Acker                   4 2/3   4   3   3   3   3   1  74   3.87
D.Weathers                2       0   0   0   0   4   0  27   6.23
Totals                    8       9   7   7   3   7   2
 
Tigers (70-47)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Cerutti WIN(7-2)        7       9   3   3   3   1   0 111   4.17
D.Gakeler                 2       0   0   0   0   2   0  23   5.24
Totals                    9       9   3   3   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,266 DATE- Friday, August 16th 1991 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Rich Garcia, Steve Palermo, Mike Reilly, Larry Young
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Blue Jays: 7  Tigers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blue Jays: 0  Tigers: 2
DOUBLES- J.Carter(28th), C.Maldonado(7th), R.Deer(17th)
TRIPLES- J.Carter(2nd), M.Cuyler(7th)
HOME RUNS- C.Fielder-2(43rd)
RBIs- J.Carter(69th), E.Sprague(14th), M.Cuyler(44th), A.Trammell(36th),
      C.Fielder-3(109th), M.Tettleton(64th), A.Allanson(17th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Phillips(13th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Carter
WALKS- C.Maldonado, P.Tabler-2, T.Fryman, P.Incaviglia, R.Deer
HIT BY PITCH- P.Incaviglia
STRIKE OUTS- E.Sprague, R.Mulliniks, M.Lee, T.Phillips, A.Trammell, M.Tettleton,
             T.Fryman-2, R.Deer, A.Allanson
GIDP- D.White, R.Alomar
WILD PITCHES- J.Key, D.Gakeler
2-out RBI- C.Fielder, E.Sprague, M.Tettleton
RLISP 2-out- C.Maldonado, A.Trammell-2, P.Borders, M.Cuyler, J.Moses, P.Tabler
TEAM RISP- Blue Jays: 1 for 7  Tigers: 3 for 12
 
First baseman Cecil Fielder knocked 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the Detroit
Tigers topped the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 7 to 3 at Tiger
Stadium.
 
Fielder had a good evening at the plate.  He delivered a solo blast in the 1st
inning and smashed a two-run homer in the 7th inning.  Both teams totaled 9
hits on the night.  
 
John Cerutti(7-2) picked up the victory, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. The
loss was charged to Jimmy Key(11-5).  He gave up 4 runs and 5 hits in 1 and
1/3 innings.