Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
June 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1988 at Tiger Stadium. The Detroit Tigers 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 5, Detroit Tigers 12

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 0 0
Moseby dh 5 1 1 0
Fielder 1b 3 0 0 0
  McGriff ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Bell lf 5 1 2 2
Gruber 3b 4 1 3 0
Barfield rf 3 0 1 0
  Mulliniks ph 1 0 0 0
Borders c 3 1 2 2
  Whitt ph 0 0 0 0
Campusano cf 3 0 1 0
  Leach ph 1 0 0 0
Lee 2b 4 0 1 1
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 2 0 1 2
  Sheridan ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Salazar lf 5 1 1 1
Trammell ss 5 3 3 0
Lemon rf 4 3 3 3
Herndon dh 2 1 1 0
  Evans ph,dh 2 1 1 3
Knight 1b 4 1 1 0
Heath c 4 1 1 0
Walewander 2b 4 1 2 0
Tanana p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 14 9
Toronto 010 110 2005112
Detroit 040 010 25x12144
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti   3.0 6 4 1 3 2
  Eichhorn   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Wells  L (3-4) 3.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Ward   0.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Ross   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
12
9
5
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Tanana   5.1 7 3 2 2 7
  King   0.2 2 2 2 2 1
  Hernandez  W (4-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Henneman   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
4
5
10

  E–Fielder (1), Gruber (7), Pettis (4), Brookens (5), Trammell (5), Heath (5).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Borders (5,off Tanana); Gruber (18,off Tanana), Detroit Lemon (18,off Eichhorn).  3B–Detroit Lemon (3,off Cerutti).  HR–Detroit Lemon (4,7th inning off Wells 1 on, 0 out); Evans (6,8th inning off Ward 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Borders (1,off Tanana).  SH–Sheridan (5,off Cerutti).  SB–Barfield (2,2nd base off Tanana/Heath); Walewander (4,2nd base off Ward/Borders).  CS–Brookens (3,2nd base by Cerutti/Borders); Pettis (6,2nd base by Cerutti/Borders).  WP–Cerutti (5), Eichhorn (3), Wells (5), Ward (3), King (2).  BK–Wells (2), Ward (2).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:59.  A–36,274.
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