Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers
August 28, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 6, Texas Rangers 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 0
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 2 0 0 0
  Fielder ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Leach ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Lee ph,dh 2 0 0 1
Bell lf 6 1 1 1
Whitt c 4 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 2 0
Barfield rf 4 1 2 0
Gruber 3b 5 1 1 3
Liriano 2b 5 1 1 1
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
McDowell cf 5 0 0 0
Fletcher ss 4 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 3 2 0 0
Sierra rf 5 0 1 0
Petralli c 5 1 3 1
Incaviglia dh 4 0 1 1
  Brower pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Espy lf 5 1 1 0
Buechele 3b 4 1 1 3
Wilkerson 2b 4 0 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Vande Berg p 0 0 0 0
  Mohorcic p 0 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  McMurtry p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 7 5
Toronto 000 000 401 01690
Texas 100 004 000 00571
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb   6.0 6 5 5 2 6
  Cerutti   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Henke  W (2-3) 3.1 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
11.0
7
5
5
2
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman   5.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Vande Berg   1.1 2 3 3 2 2
  Mohorcic   0.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Williams   1.2 1 1 1 3 0
  McMurtry  L (2-2) 2.1 1 1 0 3 1
Totals
11.0
9
6
5
8
7

  E–McMurtry (2).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Texas Petralli (13,off Stieb).  HR–Toronto Bell (17,7th inning off Vande Berg 0 on, 0 out); Gruber (14,7th inning off Mohorcic 2 on, 1 out), Texas Buechele (15,6th inning off Stieb 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Incaviglia (3,off Stieb).  HBP–Fletcher (8,by Stieb).  WP–Williams (4).  BK–McMurtry (2).  HBP–Stieb (10,Fletcher).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Terry Cooney, 2B–Al Clark, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:41.  A–10,166.
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