California Angels vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 2, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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 6, Toronto Blue Jays 7

California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf,rf 2 0 1 0
  Armas ph,rf 2 0 1 0
  Boone c 0 0 0 0
Howell 3b 2 1 0 0
  DeCinces ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Ray 2b 5 1 1 0
Joyner 1b 5 1 1 1
Buckner dh 3 0 0 1
  McLemore pr,dh 0 0 0 0
White rf,cf 5 1 2 2
Pettis cf 1 0 0 0
  Downing ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Schofield ss 3 1 1 0
Fimple c 3 0 1 0
  Hendrick ph,rf 1 1 1 2
Reuss p 0 0 0 0
  Fraser p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 9 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 4 1 0 1
Moseby cf 4 1 2 1
Fernandez ss 3 0 1 1
  Thornton pr 0 1 0 0
  Lee ss 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 1 1 2
  Ducey lf 0 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 1 1 1 1
  Leach ph 1 0 1 1
  Upshaw 1b 2 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Beniquez dh 3 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 1 1 0
Moore c 0 1 0 0
  Whitt ph,c 2 0 0 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 7
California 002 010 021691
Toronto 014 000 02x771
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   2.0 4 5 4 1 1
  Fraser   5.0 2 0 0 1 4
  Buice  L (5-6) 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
7
6
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb   3.0 3 2 2 6 3
  Cerutti   4.1 4 2 2 0 2
  Henke   0.1 1 1 1 0 1
  Wells  W (1-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
6
8

  E–Reuss (1), Liriano (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–California Jones (5,off Stieb); Joyner (29,off Stieb); White (30,off Stieb); Schofield (16,off Cerutti); Ray (3,off Wells), Toronto Moseby (18,off Fraser).  3B–Toronto Gruber (3,off Reuss).  HR–California White (22,5th inning off Cerutti 0 on, 2 out); Hendrick (5,8th inning off Henke 1 on, 1 out), Toronto Fielder (12,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on, 1 out); Bell (42,8th inning off Buice 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Howell (2,by Stieb).  IBB–Buckner (2,by Stieb).  HBP–Stieb (6,Howell).  IBB–Stieb (2,Buckner).  U-HP–Jim Evans, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:04.  A–33,408.
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