Toronto Blue Jays vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 31, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1988 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers 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 2, Milwaukee Brewers 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 2 1
Moseby cf 5 0 1 0
Mulliniks dh 2 1 1 0
  Liriano ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Leach ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bell lf 3 0 1 0
Whitt c 3 0 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Barfield rf 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 4 1 1 0
Lee 2b 4 0 1 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Molitor 3b 4 0 1 0
Leonard lf 4 1 2 0
Yount cf 4 2 2 2
Deer rf 3 1 1 0
Young dh 2 0 0 0
Meyer 1b 3 0 1 1
  Brock 1b 0 0 0 0
Surhoff c 4 0 1 1
Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Sveum ss 3 0 0 0
August p 0 0 0 0
  Nieves p 0 0 0 0
  Crim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 9 4
Toronto 000 001 001290
Milwaukee 200 001 01x491
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan  L (11-12) 7.0 9 4 4 1 6
  Cerutti   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
2
7
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
August  W (8-6) 5.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Nieves   3.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Crim  SV (8) 1.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
9

  E–Leonard (3).  PB–Surhoff (8).  2B–Toronto Mulliniks (15,off August); Gruber (30,off Crim), Milwaukee Leonard (15,off Flanagan); Deer (23,off Flanagan).  HR–Milwaukee Yount (11,8th inning off Flanagan 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bell (5,by August).  SH–Young (1,off Flanagan); Brock (1,off Cerutti).  SB–Leonard (9,3rd base off Flanagan/Whitt); Surhoff (17,2nd base off Flanagan/Whitt).  CS–Leonard (3,2nd base by Flanagan/Whitt).  IBB–August (4,Bell).  U-HP–Larry Young, 1B–Dan Morrison, 2B–Dave Phillips, 3B–Steve Palermo.  T–2:41.  A–11,993.
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