New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 11, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 11, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 4 1 2 0
Randolph 2b 5 1 2 0
Mattingly 1b 6 2 3 2
Winfield rf 5 1 3 0
Ward cf 2 0 1 0
  Washington ph 0 0 0 0
  Kittle ph 0 0 0 0
  Kelly pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Buhner lf 4 0 0 1
  Pasqua ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 0 0
Tolleson ss 2 0 0 0
  Destrade ph 0 0 0 0
  Meacham pr,ss 2 0 0 0
John p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 12 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 5 1 1 0
Moseby cf 3 2 2 0
Fernandez ss 4 2 3 1
  Lee ss 1 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 1
Fielder 1b 3 0 2 2
  Mulliniks ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw pr,1b 1 1 1 0
Barfield rf 5 0 1 0
Beniquez dh 3 0 1 0
  McGriff ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 0 0
Moore c 3 0 0 0
  Whitt c 2 0 1 1
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Nunez p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 5
New York 000 110 120 05122
Toronto 200 020 100 16131
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
John   6.1 10 5 4 3 3
  Allen   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Righetti  L (7-4) 2.2 2 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.2
13
6
5
5
7
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan   5.1 8 2 2 2 5
  Eichhorn   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Musselman   1.2 1 2 2 2 1
  Nunez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wells  W (2-3) 1.2 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
7
9

  E–Kelly (1), Tolleson (15), Gruber (13).  DP–New York 3, Toronto 2.  2B–New York Henderson 2 (16,off Flanagan 2); Winfield (20,off Flanagan); Cerone (11,off Flanagan), Toronto Beniquez (11,off John); Moseby (22,off John).  HR–New York Mattingly (25,8th inning off Musselman 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Kittle (1,by Musselman).  IBB–Ward (1,by Flanagan); Bell (6,by John); Gruber (1,by Righetti).  SB–Henderson (29,3rd base off Flanagan/Moore); Upshaw (10,2nd base off Righetti/Cerone).  WP–John 3 (9), Flanagan (2), Musselman (5).  HBP–Musselman (3,Kittle).  IBB–John (6,Bell); Righetti (4,Gruber); Flanagan (2,Ward).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Rocky Roe, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–4:16.  A–38,540.
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