Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
April 28, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1985 at Arlington Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, Texas Rangers 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 1 2 0
Bell lf 3 1 1 2
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Burroughs dh 3 0 0 0
  Matuszek ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Thornton pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 2 2 3
Martinez c 3 1 1 1
Iorg 3b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 6 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 2b 4 0 1 0
Ward cf 4 1 3 2
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Parrish rf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson dh 4 1 1 1
Dunbar lf 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 3 0 1 0
  Wright ph 1 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 3 1 3 0
  Jones ph 1 0 0 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0
  Harris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Toronto 000 013 002660
Texas 000 001 2003101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (3-0) 9.0 10 3 3 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mason  L (2-2) 5.2 5 4 4 2 3
  Harris   3.1 1 2 2 2 5
Totals
9.0
6
6
6
4
8

  E–Bell (7).  PB–Martinez (1).  2B–Texas Ward (3,off Alexander).  HR–Toronto Martinez (1,5th inning off Mason 0 on, 1 out); Bell (5,6th inning off Mason 1 on, 0 out); Upshaw 2 (4,6th inning off Mason 0 on, 2 out,9th inning off Harris 1 on, 0 out), Texas Johnson (4,6th inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out); Ward (1,7th inning off Alexander 1 on, 1 out).  CS–Tolleson (1,2nd base by Alexander/Martinez).  T–2:29.  A–11,324.
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