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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 12, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 12, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Clancy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Stanley |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,521 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Rick Reed 2B: John Hirschbeck 3B: Rich Garcia |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
| Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
| Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
| Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
| Spike Owen | Shortstop |
| John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 12, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stanley
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Stanley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moseby for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clancy
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Clancy
Romero hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Clancy
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. Boggs moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rice vs. Clancy
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Stanley
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Clancy
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Clancy
Henderson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Clancy
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clancy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Clancy
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stanley
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Whitt reaches second base with a double. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sharperson vs. Stanley
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McGriff scores. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Stanley
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitt tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Stanley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stanley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Clancy
Boggs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Clancy
Romero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Clancy
Buckner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield who is chasing the ball. Buckner reaches third base with a triple. Romero goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Clancy
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Clancy
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Clancy
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Clancy
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Stanley
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Evans. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
McGriff vs. Stanley
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Sharperson vs. Stanley
Sharperson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Eichhorn
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Eichhorn
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Eichhorn
Romero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Eichhorn
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stanley
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Stanley
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eichhorn
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Eichhorn
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eichhorn
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eichhorn
Henderson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sullivan vs. Eichhorn
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Eichhorn
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Stanley
Barfield hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Stanley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barfield for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanley covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Stanley
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching.
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Musselman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Musselman
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Musselman
Buckner hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Stanley
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Stanley
Sharperson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stanley
Fernandez hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Ward
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Ward
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Ward
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Stanley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Moseby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Stanley
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Stanley
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Stanley
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Sullivan strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Henke
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Henke
Boggs strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching. Pat Dodson now playing first base.
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Schiraldi
Whitt takes first base on ball four. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Schiraldi
Rick Leach pinch hits for Mike Sharperson.
Leach takes first base on ball four. McGriff moves to third. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Schiraldi
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Mulliniks vs. Schiraldi
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McGriff tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Schiraldi
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1987 -- Toronto at Boston (D)
Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 1 Boggs W, 3b 5 0 1 0
Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 2 1 Romero E, 2b 4 1 2 0
Moseby L, cf 5 0 1 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0 Dodson P, 1b 0 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 3 0 1 0 Rice J, lf 2 2 0 0
Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Baylor D, dh 3 2 2 5
McGriff F, dh 3 2 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 1 0 0
Whitt E, c 2 1 1 0 Henderson D, cf 3 1 2 2
Sharperson M, 2b 3 0 0 1 Sullivan M, c 4 0 0 0
Leach R, ph 0 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 4 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 32 8 8 8
Toronto 002 000 001 -- 3
Boston 024 020 00x -- 8
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy J (L) 2.2 5 6 6 3 1
Eichhorn M 2.1 3 2 2 1 1
Musselman J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Ward D 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Henke T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Stanley B (W) 8.0 7 2 2 2 2
Schiraldi C 1.0 0 1 1 3 1
LOB -- Toronto 9, Boston 5
2B -- Whitt E, Upshaw W, Mulliniks R, Henderson D, Moseby L
3B -- Buckner B
HR -- Henderson D, Baylor D 2
SF -- Fernandez T, Mulliniks R
T -- 2:40
A -- 27521
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