Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 5, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Toronto Blue Jays 6

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Young dh 4 1 1 0
Lacy rf 4 0 2 1
Ripken, Jr. ss 2 1 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Lynn cf 4 0 1 1
Knight 3b 4 0 1 0
Kennedy c 4 0 0 0
Gerhart lf 3 0 0 0
Burleson 2b 3 0 0 0
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
  McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 1
Moseby cf 5 0 0 0
Barfield rf 5 2 3 1
Bell lf 4 1 1 2
Fielder dh 4 1 2 1
Upshaw 1b 4 1 1 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 2 1
  Iorg pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Whitt c 3 1 0 0
Lee 2b 3 0 1 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Baltimore 100 000 010250
Toronto 014 001 00x6120
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L (5-3) 2.2 6 5 5 3 2
  Williamson   4.1 6 1 1 0 3
  McGregor   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
3
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (7-3) 9.0 5 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Gruber 2 (9,off Bell,off Williamson).  3B–Baltimore Lacy (1,off Key).  HR–Toronto Bell (18,3rd inning off Bell 1 on, 0 out); Fielder (5,3rd inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out); Barfield (13,6th inning off Williamson 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Fernandez (12,2nd base off Williamson/Kennedy); Lee (1,2nd base off Williamson/Kennedy).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Ken Kaiser.  T–2:37.  A–32,514.
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