Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1985 at Exhibition 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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Cleveland Indians 2, Toronto Blue Jays 7

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 1 2 0
Franco ss 4 0 0 1
Jacoby 3b 4 1 2 0
Thornton dh 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
Vukovich rf 3 0 0 1
Carter lf 4 0 0 0
Bernazard 2b 3 0 1 0
Willard c 3 0 0 0
Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Barkley p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 2 2
Moseby cf 3 0 1 0
  Shepherd cf 1 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 2 1
Burroughs dh 2 1 1 1
  Matuszek ph,dh 1 1 0 0
Upshaw 1b 3 1 1 0
Martinez c 2 0 0 0
  Whitt ph,c 2 0 0 0
Iorg 3b 1 1 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,3b 1 1 1 2
Fernandez ss 3 1 2 1
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 7
Cleveland 100 001 000261
Toronto 000 122 11x7102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Clark  L (1-1) 4.1 5 3 3 2 2
  Barkley   2.1 4 3 3 2 4
  Easterly   1.1 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
7
6
5
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (6-2) 5.1 6 2 2 2 2
  Acker  SV (7) 3.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4

  E–Willard (1), Barfield (2), Upshaw (3).  DP–Cleveland 2.  PB–Willard (1).  2B–Cleveland Butler (11,off Alexander), Toronto Garcia (9,off Barkley); Barfield (8,off Barkley); Fernandez (7,off Easterly).  HR–Toronto Burroughs (3,4th inning off Clark 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Vukovich (1,off Acker).  CS–Butler (5,2nd base by Alexander/Martinez); Bernazard (4,3rd base by Alexander/Martinez).  SB–Garcia (15,2nd base off Barkley/Willard).  WP–Barkley (1), Alexander (4).  T–2:55.  A–24,166.
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