Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
September 5, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 5, 1988 at Tiger Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 5, Detroit Tigers 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 3 4
Moseby cf 5 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 3 0 2 0
  Fielder ph,dh 0 0 0 0
  Infante pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Bell lf 5 0 1 0
Whitt c 5 1 1 1
McGriff 1b 4 2 1 0
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Gruber 3b 4 0 0 0
Lee 2b 4 1 3 0
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 1 0
  Bergman ph 1 0 0 0
Salazar ss 4 0 1 2
  Trammell ph 0 0 0 0
Lynn lf 5 1 1 1
Lemon rf 4 1 1 0
Knight 1b 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Herndon dh 1 0 0 1
  Murphy ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Heath c 3 0 0 0
  Nokes ph,c 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 2 1 1 0
  Sheridan ph 0 0 0 0
Morris p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4
Toronto 030 001 000 15121
Detroit 100 021 000 0450
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan   6.1 5 4 2 4 2
  Stottlemyre  W (4-8) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Ward  SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
10.0
5
4
2
6
5
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Morris   8.0 11 4 4 5 4
  Hernandez  L (5-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
5
5

  E–Lee (10).  DP–Toronto 2, Detroit 3.  2B–Toronto Fernandez (33,off Morris); Mulliniks (17,off Morris); Lee (14,off Morris), Detroit Salazar (12,off Flanagan); Lemon (24,off Flanagan).  HR–Toronto Whitt (12,10th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 0 out), Detroit Lynn (19,1st inning off Flanagan 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Fielder (1,by Hernandez).  IBB–Fernandez (2,by Morris).  SF–Herndon (3,off Flanagan).  SB–Fernandez (13,2nd base off Morris/Heath).  HBP–Hernandez (3,Fielder).  IBB–Morris (6,Fernandez).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:25.  A–21,913.
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