Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
April 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1988 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 3, New York Yankees 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 3 1
Moseby cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Borders c 5 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 2 0
  Campusano cf 0 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 0 0 0
Fielder 1b 3 0 1 0
Beniquez dh 4 1 1 0
Gruber 3b 4 1 1 1
Lee 2b 4 1 2 1
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 3 1 1 0
Randolph 2b 3 0 1 0
Mattingly 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark dh 3 0 0 1
Winfield rf 4 1 2 1
Kelly cf 4 0 0 0
Pagliarulo 3b 4 0 1 0
Slaught c 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph 1 0 0 0
  Skinner c 1 0 1 0
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
  Meacham ss 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Toronto 030 000 0003101
New York 000 000 110271
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti  W (1-0) 6.1 4 1 1 1 3
  Ward   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wells   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Eichhorn   0.2 1 1 1 0 2
  Henke  SV (5) 1.2 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
1
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (1-2) 8.0 9 3 2 2 6
  Guante   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
3
8

  E–Fernandez (5), Winfield (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Beniquez (1,off Candelaria); Gruber (6,off Candelaria); Bell (7,off Candelaria), New York Skinner (2,off Henke).  3B–New York Pagliarulo (1,off Cerutti).  HR–New York Winfield (6,7th inning off Cerutti 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Moseby (1,by Guante).  SF–Clark (1,off Henke).  HBP–Randolph (1,by Eichhorn).  SB–Fernandez (1,2nd base off Candelaria/Slaught).  CS–Fielder (1,2nd base by Candelaria/Slaught).  BK–Eichhorn (1), Guante (1).  HBP–Eichhorn (2,Randolph).  IBB–Guante (1,Moseby).  U-HP–Durwood Merrill, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Terry Cooney, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:14.  A–24,046.
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