Toronto Blue Jays vs Seattle Mariners
July 23, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1988 at Kingdome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 2 3 0
Moseby cf 5 2 3 1
Bell lf 5 1 1 2
  Campusano lf 0 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 5 0 1 1
Fielder dh 4 0 1 0
Lee 2b 3 0 3 0
McGriff 1b 1 0 0 0
Barfield rf 3 0 0 0
Butera c 4 0 1 0
Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 13 4
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Reynolds 2b 4 0 0 0
Cotto cf 4 0 0 0
Coles rf 3 1 2 1
Balboni 1b 3 1 1 1
Davis dh 3 0 0 0
Buhner lf 3 0 0 0
Quinones ss 4 0 1 0
Presley 3b 4 0 1 0
Bradley c 4 0 1 0
Trout p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Toronto 201 020 0005130
Seattle 000 010 010262
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Musselman  W (2-0) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3
  Clancy   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
4
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Trout  L (4-6) 4.0 9 5 4 2 1
  Reed   5.0 4 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
5
4

  E–Reynolds (10), Quinones (12).  DP–Toronto 1, Seattle 3.  2B–Toronto Moseby 3 (13,off Trout 2,off Reed); Lee 2 (8,off Trout 2); Butera (1,off Reed), Seattle Presley (14,off Musselman).  HR–Toronto Bell (13,3rd inning off Trout 0 on, 2 out), Seattle Coles (1,5th inning off Musselman 0 on, 2 out); Balboni (11,8th inning off Clancy 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Barfield (4,by Trout).  HBP–Buhner (4,by Musselman).  SB–Fernandez (7,2nd base off Reed/Bradley); McGriff (1,2nd base off Reed/Bradley); Bradley (1,2nd base off Musselman/Butera).  CS–Lee (2,2nd base by Reed/Bradley).  WP–Trout (5), Reed (1).  HBP–Musselman (1,Buhner).  IBB–Trout (1,Barfield).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Terry Craft.  T–2:38.  A–17,979.
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