Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
August 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1983 at Cleveland Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 9, Cleveland Indians 6

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Collins lf 3 1 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 1 1 3
Moseby cf 3 1 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 2 2 1
Orta rf 3 1 1 0
  Bonnell rf 1 1 1 2
Johnson dh 4 0 1 1
Whitt c 3 1 0 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 2
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 9 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 5 2 2 1
Bannister 2b 3 0 2 1
  Trillo 2b 1 0 0 0
Tabler lf 3 0 1 0
  Hargrove 1b 1 0 0 0
Thornton dh 5 0 1 1
Perkins 1b 4 1 2 0
  Castillo rf 0 0 0 0
Thomas cf 3 1 0 0
Franco ss 4 1 2 1
Essian c 3 1 1 1
  Hassey ph,c 1 0 0 0
Vukovich rf,lf 4 0 1 1
Brennan p 0 0 0 0
  Eichelberger p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Toronto 050 000 040992
Cleveland 040 100 1006121
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Acker   5.1 7 4 3 0 4
  McLaughlin  W (6-2) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Brennan   2.0 4 5 1 2 1
  Eichelberger   5.0 2 1 1 2 1
  Anderson  L (0-4) 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
  Spillner   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
9
5
5
3

  E–Collins (2), Mulliniks (5), Perkins (2).  DP–Toronto 1, Cleveland 1.  2B–Toronto Mulliniks (26,off Brennan); Upshaw (18,off Anderson), Cleveland Bannister 2 (20,off Williams,off Acker).  IBB–Whitt (3,by Brennan).  SH–Bannister (6,off Acker).  CS–Orta (2,2nd base by Eichelberger/Essian); Perkins (3,2nd base by Acker/Whitt).  SB–Franco (22,2nd base off McLaughlin/Whitt).  IBB–Brennan (1,Whitt).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:03.  A–9,666.
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