New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
April 12, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Yankees 12, Toronto Blue Jays 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 6 1 1 0
Meacham 2b 5 3 3 0
Mattingly 1b 6 2 5 1
Pagliarulo 3b 5 2 1 1
Washington cf,rf 4 1 2 2
Winfield rf 5 1 2 3
  Kelly cf 0 0 0 0
Cruz dh 5 1 3 1
Slaught c 4 0 1 2
Santana ss 5 1 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 12 18 10
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Liriano 2b 4 1 1 0
Beniquez dh 4 1 2 2
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
  Lee ss 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 4 1 1 1
Gruber 3b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 3 0
Campusano cf 4 0 0 0
Clancy p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 304 000 10412180
Toronto 000 002 001392
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  W (1-0) 9.0 9 3 3 0 6
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
6
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (0-2) 2.0 6 7 7 3 0
  Cerutti   7.0 12 5 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
18
12
9
4
7

  E–Lee 2 (2).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–New York Washington 2 (2,off Clancy,off Cerutti); Meacham 2 (3,off Clancy,off Cerutti); Pagliarulo (2,off Clancy); Winfield (3,off Cerutti); Cruz (1,off Cerutti); Slaught (4,off Cerutti); Henderson (6,off Cerutti); Mattingly (2,off Cerutti), Toronto Borders (1,off Candelaria).  HR–Toronto Beniquez (1,6th inning off Candelaria 1 on, 0 out); Fielder (1,9th inning off Candelaria 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Washington (1,by Clancy).  WP–Candelaria (2).  BK–Candelaria (3).  IBB–Clancy (2,Washington).  U-HP–Rocky Roe, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Derryl Cousins.  T–2:46.  A–24,116.
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