Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 19, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1986 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Franco ss 5 1 1 0
Thornton dh 4 1 1 0
Hall lf 4 3 4 1
  Butler pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Tabler 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter rf 5 0 2 3
Jacoby 3b 3 0 2 0
Bando c 3 0 1 2
  Allanson c 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 13 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 5 0 1 1
Moseby cf 5 0 2 0
Mulliniks 3b 3 1 0 0
  Gruber ph 1 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 1 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 2 2
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Johnson dh 3 1 2 1
Whitt c 4 0 1 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 2 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Cleveland 013 010 0016131
Toronto 200 100 0104110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-3) 8.0 10 4 4 3 4
  Bailes  SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (0-6) 7.0 10 5 5 5 6
  Acker   2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
6
8

  E–Hall (3).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Cleveland Hall (9,off Stieb), Toronto Bell (9,off Niekro); Fernandez (7,off Niekro).  3B–Cleveland Hall (1,off Stieb).  HR–Toronto C Johnson (5,8th inning off Niekro 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bernazard (4,off Acker).  HBP–Tabler (2,by Stieb).  SB–Butler (9,2nd base off Acker/Whitt); Moseby (12,2nd base off Niekro/Bando).  CS–Nixon (1,3rd base by Acker/Whitt).  HBP–Stieb (5,Tabler).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rick Reed, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–2:49.  A–27,202.
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