Cleveland Indians vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 17, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1989 at Skydome. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 1, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Hinzo 2b 4 0 0 0
  Browne ph,2b 0 0 0 0
James cf 5 0 2 0
Carter dh 3 0 0 0
O'Brien 1b 4 0 0 0
Jacoby 3b 4 0 0 0
Snyder rf 4 0 0 0
Belle lf 3 1 2 1
Skinner c 3 0 0 0
  Clark ph 1 0 0 0
  Allanson c 0 0 0 0
Fermin ss 3 0 2 0
Black p 0 0 0 0
  Olin p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Bailes p 0 0 0 0
  Yett p 0 0 0 0
  Kaiser p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 3 0
Lawless 3b 3 0 1 0
Bell lf 5 0 1 0
McGriff 1b 5 0 2 1
Virgil dh 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 1 1 0
Borders c 3 0 0 0
  Felix pr 0 0 0 0
  Whitt c 1 0 0 0
Lee 2b 4 0 1 1
Hill rf 4 1 1 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Acker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
Cleveland 000 010 000 0163
Toronto 000 000 100 12102
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Black   7.0 7 1 1 1 2
  Olin   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Orosco   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Bailes  L (4-9) 1.1 1 1 0 0 0
  Yett   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Kaiser   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.1
10
2
1
1
3
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   7.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Acker  W (2-1) 3.0 1 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
6
1
1
4
6

  E–Jacoby 2 (16), Fermin (24), Lawless (3), Borders (6).  DP–Toronto 1.  HR–Cleveland Belle (7,5th inning off Stottlemyre 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lawless (1,off Black).  SB–Fermin (6,2nd base off Stottlemyre/Borders); Lawless (11,2nd base off Black/Skinner); Fernandez (19,2nd base off Black/Skinner).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Ken Kaiser, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–3:17.  A–49,501.
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