Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles
September 10, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 10, 1988 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles 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 4, Baltimore Orioles 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 0 2 1
Moseby cf 5 0 2 0
Barfield rf 3 1 1 0
  Leach ph 1 0 0 0
Bell lf 4 0 1 1
Borders c 3 0 0 0
  Whitt ph,c 1 0 0 0
Fielder dh 3 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,dh 1 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 3 1
Gruber 3b 4 1 1 1
Lee 2b 4 1 1 0
Musselman p 0 0 0 0
  Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Eichhorn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 11 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Stanicek lf 4 2 2 1
Ripken 2b 4 1 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 1 1 0
Murray dh 3 0 2 2
Tettleton c 2 1 0 0
  Kennedy ph,c 1 0 0 0
Davis rf 2 0 0 0
  Orsulak ph,rf 2 0 1 2
Gerhart cf 3 0 0 1
Traber 1b 3 1 1 0
Schu 3b 4 1 1 0
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Niedenfuer p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Williamson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 6
Toronto 100 010 0024112
Baltimore 100 060 00x781
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Musselman  L (5-4) 4.1 6 7 4 3 1
  Wills   2.2 2 0 0 0 3
  Eichhorn   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
7
4
3
5
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard  W (8-11) 7.0 8 2 2 1 1
  Olson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Niedenfuer   0.1 3 2 2 0 1
  Thurmond   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Williamson  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
3

  E–Fernandez (10), Gruber (14), Stanicek (2).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Barfield (21,off Ballard); Lee (15,off Ballard), Baltimore Traber (5,off Musselman); Orsulak (19,off Wills).  HR–Toronto McGriff (33,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 0 out); Gruber (15,9th inning off Niedenfuer 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Murray (2,off Musselman); Gerhart (3,off Wills).  IBB–C Ripken (6,by Musselman); Tettleton (2,by Musselman).  SB–Schu (6,3rd base off Musselman/Borders); Stanicek (10,2nd base off Musselman/Borders).  IBB–Musselman 2 (2,C Ripken,Tettleton).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–John Hirschbeck, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–2:46.  A–21,945.
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