Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 18, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Boggs 3b 4 0 1 0
Romero 2b 5 1 2 0
Buckner 1b 5 1 1 0
  Dodson 1b 0 0 0 0
Rice lf 5 1 0 0
Baylor dh 3 3 2 1
Evans rf 4 0 0 1
Henderson cf 3 0 1 0
Sheaffer c 4 0 2 2
Owen ss 4 0 1 1
Sellers p 0 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Schiraldi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 5
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 3 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Moseby cf 5 0 1 0
Leach lf 3 1 2 0
  Bell ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 3 2 2 2
McGriff dh 4 1 2 0
Whitt c 3 0 2 2
Sharperson 2b 3 0 1 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 4
Boston 100 130 1006100
Toronto 030 100 0004122
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Sellers  W (1-0) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3
  Sambito   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Schiraldi  SV (2) 2.1 3 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
4
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (1-2) 4.0 7 5 2 3 1
  Musselman   4.0 2 1 1 2 5
  Henke   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
3
5
8

  E–Moseby (1), Sharperson (3).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Boston Owen (2,off Clancy); Baylor (4,off Clancy); Sheaffer (1,off Musselman), Toronto McGriff (3,off Sellers); Upshaw (2,off Sellers); Whitt (3,off Sellers); Sharperson (3,off Sellers).  HR–Toronto Upshaw (4,2nd inning off Sellers 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Boggs (2,by Clancy).  SB–Moseby (4,2nd base off Schiraldi/Sheaffer).  CS–Whitt (1,2nd base by Sellers/Sheaffer).  BK–Schiraldi (1).  IBB–Clancy (1,Boggs).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–3:08.  A–39,107.
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