Oakland Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 28, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 28, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia cf 4 2 1 1
  Cey ph 0 0 0 0
  Javier pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Davis rf 4 1 2 1
Canseco lf 4 0 1 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson dh 5 1 2 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1
Tettleton c 3 0 2 0
Griffin ss 4 0 1 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Leiper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Mulliniks 3b 3 0 0 0
  Gruber 3b 1 0 0 0
Upshaw 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 1
Barfield rf 3 1 1 1
Moseby cf 3 0 0 0
  Fielder ph 1 0 0 0
Whitt c 3 0 0 0
McGriff dh 2 1 0 0
Lee 2b 2 0 0 0
  Leach ph 1 0 0 0
  Iorg 2b 0 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
Oakland 100 000 2104110
Toronto 011 000 001342
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (6-4) 8.0 3 3 3 1 10
  Howell   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Leiper  SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
2
11
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (7-3) 7.1 11 4 3 2 6
  Musselman   1.2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
4
6

  E–Lee 2 (2).  DP–Toronto 2.  PB–Whitt (4).  2B–Oakland M Davis (14,off Clancy); Phillips (9,off Clancy), Toronto Fernandez 2 (7,off Stewart 2); Bell (9,off Howell).  HR–Oakland Polonia (3,1st inning off Clancy 0 on, 0 out), Toronto Barfield (12,2nd inning off Stewart 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lansford (2,off Clancy); M Davis (1,off Musselman).  IBB–McGwire (2,by Musselman).  SB–Lansford (10,2nd base off Clancy/Whitt).  IBB–Musselman (4,McGwire).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:35.  A–27,017.
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