Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
June 12, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1989 at Skydome. 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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Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 5 0 0 0
Williams K. lf 2 1 1 0
  Sheridan lf 2 0 1 0
Lemon dh 6 1 1 0
Moreland 1b 5 0 1 0
Ward rf 5 2 1 1
Heath c 6 0 5 2
Schu 3b 6 0 1 0
Pedrique 2b 5 0 1 0
  Whitaker ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Brumley ss 5 0 2 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson p 0 0 0 0
  Williams F. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 4 14 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Felix cf 6 0 1 1
Fernandez ss 5 2 1 0
Gruber rf 6 0 5 3
Bell lf 5 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 4 1 1 1
Whitt c 5 0 2 0
  Brenly c 0 0 0 0
Mulliniks dh 4 0 1 0
  Borders ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Lee 3b 5 1 2 0
Liriano 2b 5 1 2 0
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 5 15 5
Detroit 100 010 001 014140
Toronto 100 110 000 025152
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander   8.0 11 3 3 1 1
  Henneman   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Gibson  L (2-4) 1.2 1 2 2 1 2
  Williams   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.2
15
5
5
2
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti   5.2 6 2 0 4 4
  Wells   4.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Henke  W (4-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
11.0
14
4
2
5
7

  E–Lee 2 (5).  DP–Detroit 1.  2B–Toronto Fernandez (9,off Alexander); Liriano (12,off Gibson); Gruber (8,off F Williams).  HR–Detroit Ward (2,9th inning off Wells 0 on, 1 out), Toronto McGriff (14,5th inning off Alexander 0 on, 2 out).  SB–K Williams (8,2nd base off Cerutti/Whitt); Pettis (11,2nd base off Cerutti/Whitt); Ward (1,2nd base off Henke/Brenly); Whitt (2,2nd base off Alexander/Heath).  CS–Pettis (4,2nd base by Wells/Whitt).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Don Denkinger, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–4:23.  A–48,531.
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