Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
May 24, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1988 at Arlington Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 13, Texas Rangers 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 1 2 1
  Infante ss 0 0 0 0
Moseby cf 4 2 3 0
Beniquez dh 4 1 1 2
Bell lf 4 2 1 1
Gruber 3b 5 2 3 4
McGriff 1b 4 2 1 1
Borders c 5 1 3 3
Campusano rf 4 1 1 0
Liriano 2b 4 1 1 1
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 13 16 13
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Brower cf 3 0 0 0
  McDowell ph,cf 2 1 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 1 0
Sierra rf 3 0 1 1
Incaviglia lf 3 0 1 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish dh 4 0 0 0
Stanley c 2 0 0 0
  Espy ph 1 0 1 0
Buechele 3b 3 1 1 1
  Kemp ph 1 0 0 0
Browne 2b 2 0 2 0
  Petralli ph 0 0 0 0
Hayward p 0 0 0 0
  Cecena p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Fossas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Toronto 200 100 01913161
Texas 000 010 010271
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti  W (2-2) 6.0 4 1 1 2 5
  Ward   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Wells   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Henke  SV (9) 1.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hayward  L (3-1) 8.0 10 6 6 2 1
  Cecena   0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Williams   0.1 2 3 3 1 1
  Fossas   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
13
13
4
2

  E–Borders (6), Sierra (1).  DP–Toronto 2, Texas 3.  2B–Toronto Bell (12,off Hayward); McGriff (11,off Hayward); Borders (4,off Cecena); Gruber (12,off Williams).  3B–Toronto Moseby (2,off Hayward).  HR–Texas Buechele (8,5th inning off Cerutti 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Beniquez (1,off Hayward).  IBB–Bell (1,by Williams).  SB–Moseby 2 (14,2nd base off Hayward/Stanley 2).  WP–Cerutti 2 (3), Hayward (2), Fossas (1).  IBB–Williams (1,Bell).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:17.  A–26,408.
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