Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Indians
August 6, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1987 at Cleveland Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cleveland Indians 14

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
  Mulliniks ss 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 1 1 0
  McGriff 1b 0 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 2 2 1
Bell lf 3 0 1 2
Fielder 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b,cf 4 1 1 0
Beniquez dh 1 1 1 1
  Leach ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Moore c 4 0 1 0
Iorg 2b 3 0 1 1
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Gordon p 0 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 2 2 0
Hinzo 2b 5 1 2 1
Tabler 1b 4 2 2 0
Jacoby 3b 4 2 1 1
Hall lf 5 2 2 1
Castillo dh 3 1 2 2
  Parsons ph,dh 2 1 1 4
Snyder rf 4 2 2 2
Bell ss 4 1 1 2
Allanson c 4 0 1 0
Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 14 16 13
Toronto 200 010 110591
Cleveland 410 144 00x14160
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (10-8) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0
  Gordon   4.1 5 3 3 0 1
  Lavelle   1.0 5 6 6 1 1
  Eichhorn   2.1 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
16
14
14
2
5
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Bailes  W (5-4) 5.0 5 3 3 2 2
  Jones   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Vande Berg   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Stewart   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5

  E–McGriff (2).  DP–Cleveland 3.  2B–Toronto Bell (19,off Bailes), Cleveland Castillo 2 (12,off Clancy,off Lavelle); Hall (11,off Gordon); Snyder (18,off Lavelle).  HR–Toronto Beniquez (5,5th inning off Bailes 0 on, 0 out); Barfield (22,8th inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 1 out), Cleveland Snyder (25,4th inning off Gordon 0 on, 0 out); Bell (1,5th inning off Lavelle 1 on, 2 out); Parsons (1,6th inning off Eichhorn 3 on, 2 out).  SB–Butler 2 (20,2nd base off Clancy/Moore,2nd base off Gordon/Moore).  WP–Clancy (6), Eichhorn (3).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:01.  A–7,978.
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