Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1986 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 3, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cangelosi cf 5 0 1 0
Guillen ss 5 0 0 0
Baines rf 5 1 1 1
Walker 1b 4 0 1 0
Bradley dh 4 0 1 0
  Nichols pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Kittle lf 4 0 1 0
Hulett 3b,2b 4 1 2 0
Skinner c 3 1 1 2
  Bonilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Fisk c 0 0 0 0
Cruz 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Tolleson 3b 1 0 0 0
Allen p 0 0 0 0
  McKeon p 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 8 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Garcia 2b 4 0 0 1
Mulliniks dh 5 1 2 0
Moseby cf 5 1 2 3
Bell lf 5 0 2 0
Leach 1b 5 0 1 0
Barfield rf 2 0 0 0
Whitt c 5 0 0 0
Iorg 3b 5 2 3 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 2 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 12 4
Chicago 000 002 001 00380
Toronto 200 100 000 014120
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Allen   5.2 8 3 3 5 1
  McKeon   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Nelson  L (4-2) 4.1 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.2
12
4
4
6
2
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   9.0 6 3 3 0 4
  Eichhorn   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Henke  W (4-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
8
3
3
0
6

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Chicago Hulett (7,off Alexander), Toronto Iorg (1,off Allen); Moseby (8,off Nelson).  HR–Chicago Skinner (1,6th inning off Alexander 1 on, 0 out); Baines (8,9th inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Moseby (7,1st inning off Allen 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez 2 (3,off Allen,off Nelson).  SF–Garcia (2,off Allen).  CS–Barfield (4,2nd base by Allen/Skinner).  WP–Allen (3).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–John Hirschbeck, 3B–Rocky Roe.  T–3:21.  A–40,145.
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