Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 19, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 19, 1998 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays 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 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 2 1
Lennon rf 3 1 2 0
  Green ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Canseco dh 5 1 2 2
Delgado 1b 5 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 3 2 1 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 2 2
Santiago c 4 0 0 0
Grebeck 2b 3 1 1 0
Gonzalez ss 4 0 0 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Van Ryn p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
McCracken cf,lf 3 1 2 0
Boggs dh 4 0 0 1
Smith 3b 4 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 2 2 2
Sorrento rf 2 0 0 0
  Trammell ph 1 1 1 3
  Kelly rf 0 0 0 0
Ledesma ss 4 1 1 0
Butler lf 3 0 1 1
  Winn cf 0 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 2 1 0 0
Alvarez p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 8 7
Toronto 000 131 0005101
Tampa Bay 011 000 14x782
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   7.0 3 3 3 3 4
  Quantrill   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Van Ryn  L (0-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Almanzar   0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
7
7
3
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Alvarez   5.1 9 5 5 2 7
  White   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lopez  W (7-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez  SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
2
9

  E–Gonzalez (14), McCracken (3), McGriff (6).  2B–Toronto Lennon 2 (2,off Alvarez 2); Fernandez 2 (36,off Alvarez 2); Stewart (27,off Alvarez).  3B–Tampa Bay Ledesma (3,off Williams).  HR–Toronto Canseco (44,5th inning off Alvarez 1 on, 1 out), Tampa Bay McGriff (18,2nd inning off Williams 0 on, 0 out); Trammell (11,8th inning off Almanzar 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Butler (3,off Williams).  CS–Stewart (17,3rd base by White/Flaherty).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Joe Brinkman, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:01.  A–35,689.
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