Toronto Blue Jays vs Oakland Athletics
June 23, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1989 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Toronto Blue Jays 10, Oakland Athletics 8

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Felix cf 5 2 4 2
Fernandez ss 5 2 2 0
Gruber rf 5 2 3 3
Bell lf 4 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Borders c 4 1 2 1
  Whitt ph,c 1 0 1 1
Lee 3b 5 1 2 1
Brenly dh 2 0 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Liriano 2b 4 1 1 1
Wills p 0 0 0 0
  Buice p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 10 16 9
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Henderson R. lf 4 2 1 0
Henderson D. cf 5 1 1 0
Parker dh 4 1 2 1
McGwire 1b 4 0 1 1
Hassey c 4 2 1 0
Lansford 3b 3 1 1 1
Javier rf 3 0 0 1
Hubbard 2b 4 1 2 1
Gallego ss 3 0 1 3
  Phillips ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Young p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Corsi p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 10 8
Toronto 700 002 00110162
Oakland 600 001 0018100
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Wills   0.2 4 6 6 3 0
  Buice  W (1-0) 4.2 4 1 0 1 2
  Hernandez   1.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Henke  SV (3) 2.0 1 1 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
5
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Young  L (2-8) 0.2 5 7 7 2 1
  Dawley   4.1 5 0 0 1 1
  Corsi   4.0 6 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
10
10
3
3

  E–McGriff (13), Liriano (10).  DP–Toronto 2, Oakland 2.  2B–Toronto Fernandez (11,off C Young); Liriano (14,off C Young); Whitt (13,off Corsi).  3B–Oakland Gallego (2,off Wills).  SF–McGwire (6,off Wills).  SB–Felix (8,2nd base off Dawley/Hassey); Gruber (5,2nd base off Corsi/Hassey).  WP–Hernandez (1).  U-HP–Dan Morrison, 1B–Tim Welke, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:25.  A–27,795.
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