Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
July 9, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1998 at Tiger Stadium. 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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Toronto Blue Jays 3, Detroit Tigers 4

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 3 1 2 0
Green cf 4 0 1 1
Canseco rf 4 1 1 0
Delgado 1b 3 0 1 1
Stanley dh 4 0 0 0
Fernandez 2b 4 1 1 0
Sprague 3b 4 0 2 0
Fletcher c 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Person p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 2
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 4 1 2 0
Easley 2b 4 0 2 2
Higginson rf 4 0 0 0
Clark 1b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez lf 2 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
Berroa dh 3 1 2 1
  Bartee pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 1 0
Cruz ss 4 1 0 0
Thompson p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Toronto 200 000 100382
Detroit 100 100 11x481
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   6.2 4 3 2 2 6
  Quantrill   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Plesac  L (3-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
  Person   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
3
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson   7.0 8 3 3 2 3
  Anderson  W (2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Jones  SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5

  E–Delgado (4), Sprague (13), Hunter (2).  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Toronto Stewart (12,off Thompson); Green (17,off Thompson); Canseco (12,off Thompson); Fernandez (21,off Thompson), Detroit Easley (17,off Williams).  HR–Detroit Berroa (1,4th inning off Williams 0 on, 2 out); Clark (18,8th inning off Plesac 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Delgado (5,by Anderson).  CS–Stewart (11,2nd base by Thompson/Bako); Bartee (3,2nd base by Williams/Fletcher).  IBB–Anderson (2,Delgado).  U-HP–Dale Ford, 1B–Ted Hendry, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:45.  A–16,012.
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