California Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
May 31, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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California Angels 2, Toronto Blue Jays 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 0 0
White rf 4 0 1 0
Downing dh 3 1 1 1
DeCinces 1b 4 1 1 1
Miller lf 4 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
  Fimple c 1 0 0 0
Howell 3b 3 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 2 1
Moseby cf 4 1 1 0
Fielder 1b 3 1 0 0
Bell lf 4 2 2 3
Barfield rf 4 1 2 1
Gruber 3b 4 0 2 1
Leach dh 4 0 0 0
Iorg 2b 4 1 1 0
DeWillis c 2 0 0 0
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 10 6
California 000 100 001240
Toronto 000 250 00x7102
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (4-2) 4.2 7 6 3 0 4
  Cook   3.1 3 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
10
7
4
1
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti  W (2-2) 9.0 4 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
3

  E–Fernandez (5), Cerutti (1).  DP–California 1.  PB–Boone (2).  2B–California Schofield (5,off Cerutti), Toronto Moseby (9,off Candelaria); Barfield (8,off Cook).  3B–Toronto Bell (3,off Candelaria).  HR–California Downing (14,4th inning off Cerutti 0 on, 0 out); DeCinces (5,9th inning off Cerutti 0 on, 2 out), Toronto Bell (16,5th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 2 out).  SH–DeWillis (1,off Candelaria).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:15.  A–40,313.
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