New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
September 17, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1990 at Skydome. 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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New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Kelly cf 5 0 1 1
Mattingly dh 4 1 2 0
Maas 1b 4 0 2 0
Hall lf 1 1 1 0
  Meulens lf 4 0 0 0
Nokes c 3 0 1 1
  Cerone ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Azocar ph 1 0 0 0
Barfield rf 1 1 1 2
Blowers 3b 3 0 0 0
  Balboni ph 1 0 0 0
Espinoza ss 4 1 1 0
Sax 2b 4 0 0 0
Adkins p 0 0 0 0
  Plunk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 1 1 0
Fernandez ss 3 1 1 0
Gruber 3b 3 0 2 1
McGriff 1b 4 0 0 0
Bell dh 4 1 0 0
Borders c 4 1 2 0
Williams rf 4 2 1 2
Lee 2b 4 0 2 1
Hill lf 4 0 0 0
Stottlemyre p 0 0 0 0
  Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
  Henke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 4
New York 030 010 000491
Toronto 030 010 11x690
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Adkins   4.0 5 4 3 3 2
  Plunk  L (5-3) 4.0 4 2 2 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
5
3
5
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Stottlemyre   6.0 8 4 4 5 4
  Cerutti  W (9-9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Ward   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Henke  SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
7
7

  E–Maas (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Kelly (32,off Stottlemyre); Mattingly (15,off Stottlemyre), Toronto Borders (24,off Adkins); Williams (8,off Adkins).  3B–Toronto Gruber (4,off Adkins); Wilson (4,off Adkins).  HR–New York Barfield (24,2nd inning off Stottlemyre 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mattingly (11,by Stottlemyre); Barfield (4,by Stottlemyre); Maas (9,by Stottlemyre).  SB–Fernandez 2 (19,2nd base off Adkins/Nokes 2).  WP–Adkins (1), Plunk (4).  BK–Plunk (2).  IBB–Stottlemyre 3 (4,Mattingly,Barfield,Maas).  U-HP–Steve Palermo, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Rich Garcia, 3B–Ted Hendry.  T–2:55.  A–49,902.
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