Toronto Blue Jays vs New York Yankees
July 31, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1989 at Yankee Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 5

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Fernandez ss 5 1 1 1
Liriano 2b 4 0 2 0
Gruber lf 4 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 3 2 0 0
Whitt dh 5 1 1 0
Moseby cf 5 2 2 2
Mulliniks 3b 5 0 2 2
Myers c 4 0 2 0
Hill rf 3 0 2 1
Flanagan p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Sax 2b 5 1 1 3
Espinoza ss 4 1 2 0
  Polonia ph 1 0 0 0
Mattingly 1b 3 0 0 0
Balboni dh 4 0 1 1
Barfield rf 3 1 2 0
Hall lf 4 0 0 0
Slaught c 4 0 1 0
Velarde 3b 4 1 1 0
Kelly cf 4 1 1 1
Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Toronto 100 320 0006120
New York 040 010 000590
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan   4.1 8 5 5 2 1
  Wells  W (5-4) 3.2 1 0 0 0 5
  Henke  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
7
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hawkins  L (12-10) 4.1 8 6 6 3 2
  Plunk   4.2 4 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
6

  E–None.  2B–Toronto Myers 2 (2,off Hawkins,off Plunk); Mulliniks (7,off Hawkins), New York Espinoza 2 (11,off Flanagan 2); Barfield (11,off Flanagan).  HR–Toronto Fernandez (8,1st inning off Hawkins 0 on, 0 out); Moseby (8,5th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 1 out), New York Sax (4,2nd inning off Flanagan 2 on, 2 out).  SB–Liriano (11,2nd base off Plunk/Slaught).  CS–Gruber (4,2nd base by Plunk/Slaught).  WP–Wells (3).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Jim McKean, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Larry Young.  T–3:15.  A–21,019.
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