Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles
August 18, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1989 at Memorial 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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Toronto Blue Jays 9, Baltimore Orioles 2

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Moseby cf 5 0 0 0
Wilson rf 5 3 2 3
Bell lf 5 2 4 3
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 0
Whitt c 5 0 2 0
Fernandez ss 5 0 0 1
Mazzilli dh 3 2 2 1
Mulliniks 3b 5 1 3 1
Lee 2b 3 1 1 0
Gozzo p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 9
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bradley lf 4 1 1 0
Jefferson rf 4 0 1 0
Ripken, Jr. ss 4 0 1 0
Orsulak dh 3 1 2 1
Milligan 1b 4 0 1 0
Worthington 3b 3 0 1 1
Devereaux cf 4 0 1 0
Melvin c 4 0 0 0
Gonzales 2b 2 0 0 0
  Sheets ph 1 0 1 0
  Ripken pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Holton p 0 0 0 0
  Thurmond p 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
Toronto 101 311 0029150
Baltimore 100 100 000291
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Gozzo  W (3-0) 7.0 8 2 2 1 2
  Wells   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Henke   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
7
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L (2-2) 3.0 7 5 5 2 5
  Holton   2.0 3 2 1 1 1
  Thurmond   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Schmidt   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
4
8

  E–Holton (1).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Mazzilli (1,off Johnson); Lee (8,off Holton); Bell (34,off Thurmond); Wilson (7,off Schmidt); Whitt (19,off Schmidt), Baltimore Worthington (21,off Gozzo); Orsulak (21,off Gozzo).  HR–Toronto Bell (13,1st inning off Johnson 0 on, 2 out); Wilson (1,3rd inning off Johnson 0 on, 1 out); Mazzilli (3,4th inning off Johnson 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Orsulak (4,off Gozzo).  SB–Wilson (5,2nd base off Holton/Melvin).  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Vic Voltaggio, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Dale Ford.  T–3:08.  A–31,668.
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