Toronto Blue Jays vs Milwaukee Brewers
May 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1988 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 7, Milwaukee Brewers 9

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 1
Moseby cf 4 1 1 0
Beniquez dh 1 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,dh 2 1 1 3
Bell lf 4 1 1 1
Fielder 1b 1 0 0 0
  McGriff ph,1b 3 1 1 1
Gruber 3b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 1 1 1
Campusano rf 4 0 1 0
Liriano 2b 4 1 1 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor dh 5 2 3 0
Surhoff c 4 1 1 1
Yount cf 3 1 1 1
Brock 1b 5 2 2 1
Braggs rf 5 3 2 1
Riles 3b 4 0 2 2
Sveum ss 4 0 2 2
  Castillo pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Gantner 2b 4 0 0 0
Felder lf 4 0 1 0
Higuera p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Clear p 0 0 0 0
  Crim p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 8
Toronto 100 010 140782
Milwaukee 005 020 11x9140
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre  L (1-6) 2.2 5 5 3 1 4
  Eichhorn   4.1 8 3 3 1 0
  Wells   1.0 1 1 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
6
3
4
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Higuera   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Jones  W (2-0) 5.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Clear   1.1 4 4 4 0 2
  Crim   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Plesac  SV (9) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
7
7
1
7

  E–Fernandez (6), Gruber (5).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Campusano (5,off Jones), Milwaukee Surhoff (4,off Stottlemyre); Brock (6,off Stottlemyre); Molitor (10,off Wells).  HR–Toronto Fernandez (2,1st inning off Higuera 0 on, 0 out); McGriff (10,5th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out); Borders (3,7th inning off Clear 0 on, 2 out); Mulliniks (4,8th inning off Clear 2 on, 1 out); Bell (7,8th inning off Crim 0 on, 1 out), Milwaukee Braggs (6,7th inning off Eichhorn 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Yount (2,by Wells).  SB–Molitor (12,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Borders).  WP–Clear (1).  IBB–Wells (7,Yount).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Greg Kosc, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–2:48.  A–10,523.
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