Toronto Blue Jays vs Boston Red Sox
August 5, 1996 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1996 at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Toronto Blue Jays 1, Boston Red Sox 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Nixon cf 4 0 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 1 0
Delgado dh 4 0 1 0
Carter lf 4 0 0 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 1
Green rf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez ss 2 0 1 0
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Guzman p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bragg cf,rf 3 0 2 1
O'Leary rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Jefferson dh 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 3 1 1 0
Naehring 3b 3 0 0 0
Greenwell lf 4 1 1 0
  Tinsley cf 0 0 0 0
Stanley c 1 0 0 0
  Haselman pr,c 2 1 1 0
Frye 2b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez ss 3 0 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 7 1
Toronto 000 000 100161
Boston 030 000 00x371
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Guzman  L (9-7) 7.0 7 3 0 2 9
  Timlin   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
7
3
0
3
9
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  W (9-10) 9.0 6 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
8

  E–Gonzalez (15), Haselman (2).  DP–Toronto 1.  2B–Toronto Green (19,off Wakefield); Delgado (25,off Wakefield).  HR–Toronto Olerud (17,7th inning off Wakefield 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Vaughn (10,by Guzman).  SB–Greenwell (3,Home off Guzman/Martinez); Stanley (1,2nd base off Guzman/Martinez); Bragg (9,2nd base off Guzman/Martinez); Frye (4,2nd base off Guzman/Martinez).  IBB–Guzman (2,Vaughn).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Dave Phillips, 2B–Rocky Roe, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:22.  A–23,884.
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