Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles
July 29, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1985 at Memorial Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 1 3 1
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 5 0 0 0
  Iorg 3b 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver dh 4 1 2 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 1 2
Whitt c 4 1 2 1
Barfield cf 2 0 0 0
Thornton rf 4 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Wiggins 2b 4 0 1 0
  Sheets ph 0 0 0 0
  Sakata pr 0 0 0 0
Lacy rf 1 0 0 0
  Shelby rf 3 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 5 0 1 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 1 2 1
Roenicke lf 2 0 0 0
  Dwyer ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Young dh 4 0 0 0
Rayford 3b 4 2 3 1
Dempsey c 3 0 1 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 2
Toronto 030 000 000 1490
Baltimore 001 110 000 0380
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key   8.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Henke  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (10-11) 10.0 9 4 4 2 6
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1, Baltimore 2.  PB–Whitt (1).  2B–Toronto Garcia (18,off Boddicker), Baltimore Rayford 2 (9,off Key 2).  HR–Toronto Upshaw (10,2nd inning off Boddicker 1 on, 0 out); Whitt (13,2nd inning off Boddicker 0 on, 0 out); Garcia (4,10th inning off Boddicker 0 on, 1 out), Baltimore Lynn (17,4th inning off Key 0 on, 2 out); Rayford (4,5th inning off Key 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Barfield (13,2nd base off Boddicker/Dempsey).  CS–Wiggins (2,2nd base by Key/Whitt).  T–2:37.  A–41,599.
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