Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
June 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 1989 at Fenway Park. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 13, Boston Red Sox 11

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Felix rf 7 1 3 3
Fernandez ss 7 1 2 0
Gruber 3b 6 1 1 0
Bell lf 6 2 2 1
McGriff 1b 6 1 1 0
Moseby cf 4 3 1 2
Whitt c 5 2 2 4
Mulliniks dh 3 1 2 1
  Lawless pr,dh 1 1 1 0
Liriano 2b 5 0 1 1
Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 13 16 12
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Reed ss 6 1 1 1
Romero 2b 6 2 1 0
Boggs 3b 4 2 2 0
Greenwell lf 3 2 2 1
  Heep lf 0 0 0 0
  Barrett ph 1 0 0 0
  Horn 1b 1 0 0 0
Evans rf 3 1 2 2
  Kutcher rf 1 0 0 0
Burks cf 4 1 2 5
Quintana dh 5 1 1 0
Esasky 1b,lf 5 1 1 0
Gedman c 5 0 1 0
Smithson p 0 0 0 0
  Stanley p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Lamp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 11 13 9
Toronto 000 000 245 00213164
Boston 511 102 001 00011130
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez   0.1 3 5 5 3 0
  Hernandez   6.2 8 5 2 3 2
  Henke   1.2 2 1 1 3 0
  Wells   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Ward  W (2-6) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
12.0
13
11
8
10
5
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Smithson   6.0 4 2 2 3 5
  Stanley   1.2 5 4 4 1 1
  Murphy   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Smith   0.1 2 4 4 2 1
  Lamp  L (0-1) 3.2 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
12.0
16
13
13
6
7

  E–Bell (2), McGriff 3 (11).  DP–Toronto 1, Boston 1.  2B–Toronto Felix (2,off Stanley); Mulliniks (3,off Stanley); Bell (12,off Smith), Boston Quintana (1,off Hernandez).  HR–Toronto Whitt (5,9th inning off Smith 3 on, 1 out); Felix (4,12th inning off Lamp 1 on, 1 out), Boston Burks (7,1st inning off Sanchez 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Liriano (2,off Lamp); Kutcher (1,off Henke); Gedman (2,off Henke); Burks (2,off Ward).  SF–Evans (3,off Hernandez); Burks (3,off Hernandez).  IBB–Boggs (4,by Henke).  SB–Lawless (4,2nd base off Lamp/Gedman).  IBB–Henke (3,Boggs).  U-HP–Terry Cooney, 1B–Drew Coble, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–4:36.  A–33,760.
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