Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
September 20, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 1987 at Yankee 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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Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 5 1 1 2
Beniquez dh 3 0 2 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 0 0
Bell lf 4 1 1 2
Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0
  Upshaw 1b 1 1 1 1
Barfield rf 4 1 3 0
Gruber 3b 2 0 0 0
Moore c 3 1 1 1
  Whitt c 1 0 0 0
Ducey cf 4 0 1 0
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 4 0 0 0
Randolph 2b 3 1 0 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 2 0
Winfield rf 4 0 1 0
Ward lf 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Buhner cf 3 0 0 0
  Pasqua ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 1 1 0
Skinner c 2 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Easler ph 1 0 0 0
  Cerone c 0 0 0 0
Meacham ss 3 0 2 1
  Salas ph 1 0 0 0
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Clements p 0 0 0 0
  Fulton p 0 0 0 0
  Filson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
Toronto 000 200 3106100
New York 000 011 000270
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key   5.0 4 2 2 3 4
  Wells  W (3-3) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Henke   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
5
10
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (1-1) 6.2 7 5 5 3 7
  Clements   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Fulton   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Filson   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 2, New York 3.  2B–New York Meacham (6,off Key).  HR–Toronto Bell (46,4th inning off Leiter 1 on, 0 out); Liriano (2,7th inning off Leiter 1 on, 2 out); Upshaw (15,8th inning off Fulton 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gruber (1,off Leiter).  WP–Key (8), Leiter (2).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Larry Young, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:55.  A–45,267.
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