Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 4, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1985 at Exhibition Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 4 0 2 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 1 0
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Thornton dh 3 0 1 0
Jacoby 3b 4 2 2 1
Carter 1b,rf 4 1 1 0
Ayala lf 2 1 1 2
  Vukovich ph 1 0 0 0
  Nixon lf 1 1 1 2
Castillo rf 4 0 0 0
  Hargrove 1b 0 0 0 0
Willard c 4 0 0 0
Waddell p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
  Ruhle p 0 0 0 0
  Clark p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Easterly p 0 0 0 0
  Thompson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 10 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 2 0
Moseby cf 4 1 2 2
Mulliniks 3b 4 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 0 0
Bell lf 5 0 2 0
Oliver dh 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 2 1 2 0
Whitt c 3 0 2 0
  Burroughs ph 1 0 0 0
  Nicosia c 0 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 1
Fernandez ss 3 1 2 1
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 13 4
Cleveland 010 020 0025101
Toronto 010 020 0014131
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Waddell   5.0 7 3 3 1 2
  Von Ohlen   0.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Ruhle   2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Clark  W (2-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed   0.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Easterly   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Thompson  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
4
4
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key   5.1 7 3 3 1 4
  Lamp   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Henke  L (3-2) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
1
6

  E–Bernazard (14), Fernandez (27).  DP–Cleveland 3, Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Garcia (22,off Reed).  HR–Cleveland Jacoby (16,2nd inning off Key 0 on, 0 out); Ayala (2,5th inning off Key 1 on, 0 out); Nixon (3,9th inning off Henke 1 on, 1 out), Toronto Moseby (11,5th inning off Waddell 1 on, 1 out); Barfield (21,9th inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Upshaw (7,by Ruhle); Moseby (4,by Reed).  CS–Butler (16,2nd base by Key/Whitt); Barfield (6,2nd base by Waddell/Willard); Whitt (4,2nd base by Ruhle/Willard).  SB–Garcia (28,2nd base off Waddell/Willard); Bell (16,2nd base off Waddell/Willard); Moseby (32,2nd base off Ruhle/Willard).  WP–Key (6).  IBB–Ruhle (5,Upshaw); Reed (2,Moseby).  T–2:48.  A–25,361.
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