Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
September 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 4, Detroit Tigers 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 2 0
Green rf 4 1 2 0
Canseco dh 5 0 0 0
Delgado 1b 3 2 2 3
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 1 1 1
Fernandez 3b 3 0 1 0
Fletcher c 3 0 1 0
Grebeck 2b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0
Carpenter p 0 0 0 0
  Van Ryn p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Person p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Hunter cf 5 1 3 0
Higginson lf 5 0 2 1
  Bartee pr 0 1 0 0
Encarnacion rf 4 0 2 1
Clark 1b 3 1 1 0
Easley 2b 5 2 2 4
Gonzalez dh 4 1 2 1
Randa 3b 4 0 2 0
Siddall c 2 0 0 0
  Beamon ph 1 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Cruz ss 4 1 1 0
Florie p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Brunson p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Brocail p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 15 7
Toronto 300 001 0004101
Detroit 010 011 0047150
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter   6.1 10 3 3 1 6
  Van Ryn   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Person  L (3-1) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0
Totals
8.1
15
7
7
3
7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Florie   6.0 8 4 4 2 4
  Crow   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Brunson   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Anderson   1.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Brocail  W (5-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
5
9

  E–Fernandez (13).  DP–Toronto 1, Detroit 3.  2B–Detroit Randa (21,off Carpenter); Encarnacion (7,off Quantrill).  HR–Toronto Delgado 2 (34,1st inning off Florie 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Florie 0 on, 0 out); Cruz (11,1st inning off Florie 0 on, 2 out), Detroit Easley 2 (24,2nd inning off Carpenter 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Person 2 on, 1 out); Gonzalez (22,6th inning off Carpenter 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Gonzalez (12,off Crow).  SF–Encarnacion (3,off Person).  SB–Green (34,2nd base off Florie/Siddall); Fernandez (12,2nd base off Anderson/Siddall); Hunter 2 (41,2nd base off Carpenter/Fletcher,3rd base off Carpenter/Fletcher); Bartee (8,2nd base off Person/Fletcher).  CS–Gonzalez (7,2nd base by Carpenter/Fletcher).  WP–Quantrill (1).  U-HP–Mark Johnson, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–3:20.  A–13,304.
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