Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
August 9, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1988 at Yankee Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 1 3 1
Lee 2b 5 0 1 1
Gruber 3b 5 0 2 1
Bell lf 5 0 1 0
  Thornton lf 0 0 0 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Fielder dh 4 1 2 0
  Mulliniks ph,dh 0 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 2 0
Butera c 3 1 1 2
  Whitt c 1 0 1 0
Ducey cf 4 2 2 1
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 16 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Mattingly 1b 5 1 2 0
Winfield rf 3 0 0 0
Clark dh 3 1 1 1
Slaught c 4 1 2 2
Ward cf 2 0 0 0
  Washington ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Aguayo 3b 4 0 1 0
Velarde 2b 4 0 1 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 0 0
Candelaria p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Guetterman p 0 0 0 0
  Guante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Toronto 000 015 0006161
New York 001 002 0003100
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  W (11-8) 5.0 7 3 3 2 4
  Ward  SV (8) 4.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
2
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Candelaria  L (12-7) 5.1 11 5 5 0 5
  Shields   1.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Guetterman   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Guante   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
16
6
6
2
7

  E–Gruber (13).  DP–Toronto 1, New York 1.  2B–Toronto Fernandez (27,off Shields).  3B–Toronto Gruber (4,off Candelaria); Butera (1,off Candelaria).  HR–New York Clark (22,6th inning off Flanagan 0 on, 0 out); Slaught (7,6th inning off Flanagan 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Henderson (3,by Flanagan).  SB–Gruber (19,2nd base off Shields/Slaught).  CS–Henderson (12,2nd base by Flanagan/Butera).  WP–Ward (9), Guetterman (2).  BK–Flanagan (4), Candelaria (12).  HBP–Flanagan (4,Henderson).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–3:14.  A–30,089.
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