Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
September 6, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 7, Detroit Tigers 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 4 0 1 1
Moseby cf 4 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 2 1 1 0
  Fielder ph,dh 2 0 0 0
  Leach ph,dh 1 0 0 0
  Infante pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Bell lf 5 1 2 0
Whitt c 3 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 2
Barfield rf 4 1 1 0
Gruber 3b 4 1 1 0
Lee 2b 3 0 2 2
Key p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 5
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 0 1 0
Salazar ss 4 0 2 1
Lynn lf 4 0 0 0
Lemon rf 3 2 3 2
Knight 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bergman ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Herndon dh 3 0 0 0
  Lusader ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Heath c 2 0 0 0
  Sheridan ph 1 0 0 0
Brookens 3b 3 0 0 0
  Evans ph 0 0 0 0
Walewander 2b 3 1 2 0
  Bean ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Toronto 041 000 0117100
Detroit 000 100 110383
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Key  W (10-4) 7.0 8 3 3 1 5
  Castillo   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ward  SV (13) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
6
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (11-11) 2.0 6 5 4 1 2
  Gibson   5.2 3 1 1 3 5
  Henneman   1.1 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
4
7

  E–Lemon (7), Bergman (2), Alexander (2).  DP–Toronto 2.  2B–Toronto Bell (24,off Alexander); Mulliniks (18,off Alexander); McGriff (30,off Gibson).  HR–Detroit Lemon 2 (11,4th inning off Key 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Key 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McGriff (3,off Alexander); Lee (4,off Alexander).  WP–Henneman (6).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–John Shulock, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:57.  A–18,299.
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