Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles
September 21, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 21, 1987 at Memorial Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 1

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 4 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Lee ss 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 3 1
  Ducey pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Whitt c 4 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 1 1 0
Mulliniks 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gruber 3b 0 0 0 0
Leach dh 3 0 0 1
Upshaw 1b 3 0 1 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek 2b 3 0 0 0
Dwyer rf 3 1 1 1
  Lacy ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Lynn dh 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 0 0
Sheets lf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 2 0 1 0
  Gonzales pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Kennedy c 2 0 0 0
Hart cf 3 0 0 0
Boddicker p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 3 1
Toronto 000 010 001270
Baltimore 000 100 000130
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb   7.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Musselman   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Ward   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Cerutti  W (11-4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Henke  SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
3
3
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Boddicker  L (10-10) 8.1 7 2 2 1 8
  Williamson   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  DP–Toronto 1, Baltimore 2.  2B–Toronto Upshaw (22,off Boddicker); Bell (31,off Boddicker); Mulliniks (25,off Boddicker); Moseby (25,off Boddicker).  HR–Baltimore Dwyer (15,4th inning off Stieb 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Fernandez (4,off Boddicker); Kennedy (1,off Musselman).  HBP–Knight (5,by Stieb).  IBB–Stanicek (1,by Musselman).  HBP–Stieb (7,Knight).  IBB–Musselman (11,Stanicek).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Steve Palermo, 2B–Dan Morrison, 3B–Al Clark.  T–2:36.  A–13,683.
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