New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson dh 5 1 3 0
Randolph 2b 4 2 1 0
Mattingly 1b 5 1 2 2
Winfield rf 5 1 3 1
Clark lf 4 0 2 2
Ward cf 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Aguayo 3b 3 0 0 0
Skinner c 3 0 0 1
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Velarde ss 1 1 0 0
Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Righetti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 11 6
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 4 0 1 0
Bell lf 2 0 0 0
Whitt c 2 0 0 0
  Butera ph,c 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 3 2 1 0
Leach rf 3 1 2 0
  Campusano ph 1 0 0 0
Barfield cf 4 0 2 0
Lee 2b 3 0 1 3
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York 000 410 0016111
Toronto 000 010 200371
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (7-6) 6.0 5 3 2 3 2
  Shields   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Righetti  SV (16) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
4
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  L (6-2) 4.2 9 5 3 1 1
  Wills   2.1 1 0 0 0 3
  Ward   1.2 0 1 1 2 3
  Cerutti   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Bair   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
4
3
7

  E–Aguayo (3), Gruber (10).  DP–New York 2, Toronto 2.  2B–New York Mattingly (27,off Key).  3B–Toronto Barfield (4,off Rhoden).  SH–Skinner (3,off Key).  IBB–Aguayo (1,by Key).  SF–Lee (3,off Rhoden).  SB–Fernandez (9,2nd base off Shields/Skinner).  WP–Shields (3), Ward (7).  IBB–Key (1,Aguayo).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:20.  A–41,401.
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