Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
August 8, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1983 at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 11

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Collins 1b,lf 5 0 2 1
Moseby cf 5 1 2 1
Bonnell 3b 5 0 1 0
Johnson dh 4 0 2 1
Bell lf 2 0 1 0
  Upshaw ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Iorg 2b 3 0 1 0
  Orta ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Martinez c 2 1 1 0
  Whitt ph,c 1 0 0 0
Griffin ss 4 1 1 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Geisel p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Randolph 2b 4 1 1 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 2 0
  Milbourne 3b 0 0 0 0
Winfield lf 4 2 1 1
Griffey 1b 3 2 3 4
Baylor dh 5 2 2 1
Mattingly rf 5 2 2 1
Mumphrey cf 3 1 0 0
Cerone c 5 0 2 1
Robertson ss 3 0 0 1
Shirley p 0 0 0 0
  Frazier p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 9
Toronto 100 000 2003112
New York 500 021 21x11131
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (1-1) 0.0 4 5 5 1 0
  Geisel   3.2 3 0 0 1 2
  Jackson   2.1 3 3 3 2 3
  Moffitt   1.0 2 2 1 2 2
  Acker   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
11
9
6
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  W (4-6) 6.0 9 3 3 2 3
  Frazier  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
2
4

  E–Upshaw 2 (18), Randolph (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Toronto Bonnell (18,off Shirley); Moseby (22,off Shirley); Johnson (18,off Shirley); Collins (7,off Frazier), New York Nettles (9,off Geisel); Mattingly 2 (9,off Jackson,off Moffitt).  HR–New York Griffey (6,1st inning off Williams 3 on, 0 out); Baylor (15,1st inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out); Winfield (22,6th inning off Jackson 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Robertson (2,off Moffitt).  SB–Baylor (12,2nd base off Jackson/Martinez).  WP–Acker (1).  U-HP–Ted Hendry, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:15.  A–40,598.
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