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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 12, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Sellers |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,403 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Dale Ford 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Rick Reed |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Sam Horn | DH |
| Todd Benzinger | Right Fielder |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John Marzano | Catcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 12, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sellers
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greenwell. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Sellers
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Sellers
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Sellers
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fernandez scores. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Sellers
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Sellers
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mulliniks vs. Sellers
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. Bell scores. McGriff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Sellers
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Burks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. Burks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burks tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stieb
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Sellers
Iorg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Sellers
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Sellers
Moseby hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Sellers
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sellers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Stieb
Horn strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Benzinger vs. Stieb
Benzinger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mulliniks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Stieb
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Marzano vs. Stieb
Marzano hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Greenwell scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sellers
Bell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Barrett reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Sellers
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burks throws the ball in to Barrett who tags McGriff trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Sellers
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Sellers
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Stieb
Evans hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Sellers
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Sellers
Iorg hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Benzinger. Iorg reaches second base with a double. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Sellers
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. Upshaw scores. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Sellers
Moseby hits a fly ball into right field. Benzinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Iorg tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Sellers
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sellers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Horn vs. Stieb
Horn hits a line drive towards the mound. Stieb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Stieb
Benzinger hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Stieb
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Marzano vs. Stieb
There's a wild pitch. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Marzano vs. Stieb
Marzano hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Sellers
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Sellers
McGriff takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Barfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Crawford
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Crawford
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Crawford
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Stieb
Evans strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Crawford
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Crawford
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Crawford
Whitt hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Stieb
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Horn vs. Stieb
Horn is hit by the pitch. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Benzinger vs. Stieb
Benzinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Stieb
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg fields it and throws to second for the out. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Marzano vs. Stieb
Marzano strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Crawford
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Crawford
There's a wild pitch. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Crawford
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Crawford
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Crawford
Upshaw hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Stieb
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Stieb
Barrett hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Gardner
Kelly Gruber pinch runs for Tony Fernandez.
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gruber moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching. Kelly Gruber now playing shortstop. Rick Leach now playing right field.
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Musselman
Greenwell hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Horn vs. Musselman
Horn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops it up and throws to first, with Musselman covering, for the out. Greenwell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Benzinger vs. Musselman
Benzinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. Greenwell scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Musselman
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Gardner
Leach hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Upshaw vs. Gardner
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Marzano vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Marzano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Eichhorn
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Eichhorn
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1987 -- Toronto at Boston (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 5 1 3 1 Burks E, cf 5 1 1 0
Gruber K, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Barrett M, 2b 5 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 1 2 1 Boggs W, 3b 3 0 1 1
Whitt E, c 5 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 4 1 2 1
Bell G, lf 5 2 2 1 Greenwell M, lf 2 2 1 0
McGriff F, dh 3 3 3 1 Horn S, dh 3 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 3 1 1 3 Benzinger T, rf 4 0 0 1
Leach R, rf 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 0 1 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 5 0 3 3 Marzano J, c 4 0 1 1
Upshaw W, 1b 5 1 1 0
Iorg G, 2b 4 1 1 0
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40 10 17 10 33 4 8 4
Toronto 400 230 100 -- 10
Boston 110 000 020 -- 4
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (W) 7.0 6 2 2 3 8
Musselman J 1.0 2 2 1 0 1
Eichhorn M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sellers J (L)* 4.0 10 8 8 2 3
Crawford S 3.0 3 2 2 1 1
Gardner W 2.0 4 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Bell G
DP -- Toronto 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Toronto 7, Boston 7
2B -- Fernandez T, Mulliniks R, Burks E, Evans D, Iorg G, McGriff F
HR -- Barfield J, Evans D
SF -- Boggs W, Moseby L
HBP -- by Stieb D (Horn S)
WP -- Stieb D, Crawford S
T -- 2:56
A -- 33403
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