Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 3, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1986 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 1, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Bernazard 2b 3 0 0 0
Butler cf 3 0 2 1
Franco ss 4 0 1 0
Carter 1b 4 0 1 0
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
Tabler dh 3 0 0 0
Snyder 3b 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 3 0 1 0
Bando c 3 0 1 0
Candiotti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 0 0 0
  Iorg 3b 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 3 0 0 1
Bell lf 4 1 2 0
Barfield rf 2 1 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 1 0 0 1
Whitt c 3 0 2 1
Garcia 2b 3 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 6 3
Cleveland 001 000 000170
Toronto 110 100 00x360
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Candiotti  L (13-10) 8.0 6 3 3 2 7
Totals 8.0 6 3 3 2 7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  W (5-10) 7.2 7 1 1 1 3
  Henke  SV (20) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 9.0 7 1 1 2 4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1, Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Bell 2 (35,off Candiotti 2).  HBP–Bernazard (6,by Stieb).  SF–Moseby (5,off Candiotti); Upshaw (3,off Candiotti).  CS–Butler (11,2nd base by Stieb/Whitt).  SB–Fernandez (22,2nd base off Candiotti/Bando); Barfield (7,2nd base off Candiotti/Bando).  HBP–Stieb (14,Bernazard).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Dale Ford, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:13.  A–31,532.

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