Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins
July 16, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1987 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 1
Moseby cf 3 2 0 0
Barfield rf 5 0 4 1
Bell lf 4 0 2 1
Whitt c 5 0 2 1
Upshaw 1b 5 0 2 0
McGriff dh 2 2 1 1
Iorg 2b 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 0 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 12 5
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Gladden lf 4 1 1 0
  Bush ph 1 0 0 0
Lombardozzi 2b 3 0 2 2
Puckett dh 4 0 0 0
Gaetti 3b 4 0 0 0
Hrbek 1b 4 0 2 0
Brunansky rf 3 0 1 0
Davidson cf 3 0 0 0
  Smalley ph 1 0 0 0
Gagne ss 3 0 1 0
  Larkin ph 1 0 0 0
Butera c 2 1 1 0
  Laudner ph 0 0 0 0
Blyleven p 0 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Atherton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Toronto 100 120 0105122
Minnesota 001 010 000280
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (10-6) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Eichhorn   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Musselman   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Henke  SV (18) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (8-7) 7.2 10 5 5 6 5
  Schatzeder   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Atherton   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
5

  E–Upshaw 2 (5).  DP–Toronto 2, Minnesota 4.  2B–Toronto Bell (15,off Blyleven); Barfield (13,off Blyleven), Minnesota Lombardozzi (8,off Key).  3B–Minnesota Lombardozzi (3,off Key).  HR–Toronto McGriff (9,4th inning off Blyleven 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Gruber (4,by Blyleven).  SH–Butera (1,off Key).  SB–Moseby (19,2nd base off Blyleven/Butera); Fernandez (24,2nd base off Blyleven/Butera).  HBP–Blyleven (6,Gruber).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–3:04.  A–34,334.
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