Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers
July 8, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1989 at Tiger Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Toronto Blue Jays 8, Detroit Tigers 3

Toronto Blue Jays ab   r   h rbi
Felix rf 4 1 2 4
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Gruber 3b 5 1 1 0
Bell lf 5 0 0 0
McGriff 1b 2 1 0 1
Whitt c 3 1 1 1
Moseby cf 4 1 3 0
Myers dh 3 0 0 0
  Lawless pr,dh 0 1 0 0
  Mulliniks ph,dh 0 1 0 0
Liriano 2b 3 1 1 1
Cerutti p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Ward p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 8 7
Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Pettis cf 4 1 3 1
Jones dh 4 0 0 1
Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0
Trammell ss 4 0 1 0
Moreland 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon rf 4 1 2 1
Ward lf 3 0 0 0
  Bergman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Schu 3b 3 0 0 0
  Lusader ph 1 0 0 0
Sinatro c 3 1 2 0
  Lynn ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Henneman p 0 0 0 0
  Havens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Toronto 010 001 204882
Detroit 010 000 2003101
  Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti  W (5-4) 6.1 9 3 3 1 3
  Wells   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Ward  SV (8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 9.0 10 3 3 1 7
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-9) 7.0 5 4 4 2 2
  Henneman   1.0 2 4 4 2 1
  Havens   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 9.0 8 8 8 4 4

  E–Bell 2 (5), Schu (3).  2B–Toronto Whitt (14,off Alexander); Moseby 2 (8,off Alexander,off Henneman), Detroit Pettis (6,off Ward).  3B–Detroit Pettis (4,off Cerutti).  HR–Toronto Felix (7,7th inning off Alexander 1 on, 2 out), Detroit Lemon (3,2nd inning off Cerutti 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fernandez (2,off Alexander).  SF–McGriff (3,off Alexander); Jones (1,off Wells).  HBP–Liriano (1,by Alexander).  IBB–Mulliniks (4,by Henneman).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Liriano (9,2nd base off Alexander/Sinatro); Gruber (6,2nd base off Alexander/Sinatro).  CS–Pettis (7,2nd base by Cerutti/Whitt).  HBP–Alexander (3,Liriano).  IBB–Henneman (6,Mulliniks).  U-HP–Al Clark, 1B–Mark Johnson, 2B–Ted Hendry, 3B–Rick Reed.  T–3:18.  A–31,342.

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