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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 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 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Polonia lf 4 0 1 1
Bernazard 2b 4 0 0 0
Canseco dh 3 0 0 0
Lansford 1b 4 2 3 1
Davis rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 2 0 0 1
Phillips 3b 3 0 0 0
Tettleton c 3 0 0 0
Griffin ss 3 1 1 0
Stewart p 0 0 0 0
  Eckersley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 3 1 0 0
Moseby cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 2 1
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 0 2 0
Mulliniks 3b 4 0 1 0
  Gruber pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Leach rf 4 0 0 0
McGriff dh 4 1 1 0
Upshaw 1b 3 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 1
Oakland 010 011 000351
Toronto 001 010 000260
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Stewart  W (18-9) 7.2 6 2 2 4 5
  Eckersley  SV (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
4
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  L (13-7) 9.0 5 3 3 2 6
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
6

  E–Bernazard (14).  DP–Oakland 1, Toronto 1.  2B–Oakland Griffin (20,off Stieb); Lansford (22,off Stieb), Toronto McGriff (15,off Stewart).  HR–Oakland Lansford (16,2nd inning off Stieb 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Murphy (2,off Stieb).  HBP–Canseco (2,by Stieb).  SH–Liriano (1,off Stewart).  WP–Stewart 2 (7).  HBP–Stieb (5,Canseco).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:40.  A–32,256.
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