Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 30, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 0, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak rf 3 0 0 0
Stanicek 2b 2 0 0 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 3 0 0 0
Murray 1b 3 0 0 0
Kennedy c 3 0 0 0
Sheets dh 3 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 0 0 0
Gerhart lf 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington 3b 2 0 0 0
  Traber ph 1 0 1 0
Ballard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 0 1 0
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 3 2 2 1
Gruber 3b 4 0 2 3
Barfield rf 4 0 1 0
Bell lf 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 0 0 0
Fielder dh 3 0 1 0
Liriano 2b 2 1 1 0
Ducey cf 3 1 1 0
Stieb p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 8 4
Baltimore 000 000 000011
Toronto 100 030 00x480
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Ballard  L (8-12) 8.0 8 4 4 2 3
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb  W (16-8) 9.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
4

  E–Stanicek (4).  DP–Baltimore 2, Toronto 2.  3B–Toronto Fernandez (3,off Ballard); Gruber (5,off Ballard).  HBP–Orsulak (3,by Stieb).  WP–Ballard (2).  HBP–Stieb (13,Orsulak).  U-HP–Drew Coble, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Don Denkinger, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–1:52.  A–32,374.
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