Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays
July 20, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1996 at Skydome. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Curtis lf,cf 5 2 1 1
Lewis 2b 4 0 0 0
Fryman 3b 3 0 1 1
Fielder 1b 4 0 1 0
Williams dh 5 0 0 0
Nieves rf 4 1 1 1
Ausmus c 3 1 1 0
Cruz ss 4 1 1 0
Bartee cf 2 0 0 0
  Clark ph 0 0 0 0
  Higginson lf 1 0 1 0
Sager p 0 0 0 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Olson p 0 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 3
Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Brumfield cf 4 0 0 0
Perez T. 2b 5 0 0 0
Delgado dh 3 0 0 0
Carter lf,1b 5 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 5 1 2 0
Olerud 1b 2 0 0 0
  Samuel ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Green rf 3 1 2 0
  Perez R. ph,rf 2 1 1 0
O'Brien c 4 1 2 4
  Cedeno pr 0 0 0 0
  Martinez c 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 2 0
Flener p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 4
Detroit 000 000 031 1570
Toronto 020 000 002 0492
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Sager   8.0 5 3 3 3 6
  Myers   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Olson  W (2-0) 0.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Lima  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
4
8
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Flener   7.0 3 3 2 4 4
  Quantrill  L (4-10) 2.1 4 2 1 1 1
  Timlin   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
7
5
3
6
6

  E–T Perez (7), Carter (7).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Detroit Ausmus (2,off Flener).  HR–Detroit Nieves (13,9th inning off Quantrill 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Brumfield (1,by Olson).  WP–Timlin (1).  IBB–Olson (4,Brumfield).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–Ted Barrett, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Tim McClelland.  T–2:55.  A–36,220.
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