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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 23, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 23, 1988 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 23, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Greg Swindell |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 7,995 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Drew Coble |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Pat Borders | Catcher |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Cecil Fielder | DH |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Julio Franco | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe Carter | Center Fielder |
| Cory Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Carmelo Castillo | DH |
| Brook Jacoby | Third Baseman |
| Luis Medina | First Baseman |
| Andy Allanson | Catcher |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Doc Edwards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 23, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Swindell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Medina fields the ball and throws to Swindell covering. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Swindell
Moseby bunts towards the mound. Swindell fields it and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Swindell
Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Swindell
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Key
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Key
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Key
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Swindell
Borders strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Swindell
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Swindell
Gruber strikes out. Allanson drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gruber out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Castillo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby hits a line drive towards second. Lee catches it and steps on second to double up Castillo. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Swindell
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Swindell
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Swindell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Medina vs. Key
Medina hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Key
Allanson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Key
Franco hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Key
Williams hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Swindell
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Swindell
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Swindell
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Key
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Snyder scores. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Medina vs. Key
Medina hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Allanson vs. Key
Allanson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Swindell
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Swindell
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Medina scoops it up and throws to first, with Swindell covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Swindell
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jacoby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Key
Franco hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Key
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Key
Carter 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, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Swindell
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Swindell
Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Lee reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Swindell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Medina scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Swindell
Moseby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lee scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Swindell
There goes Moseby. The throw from Allanson and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Swindell
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby 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, 1 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Swindell
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Swindell
Borders hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Swindell
There's a wild pitch. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Swindell
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Swindell
Gruber hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder. Gruber reaches second base with a double. Borders scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Fielder vs. Swindell
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Swindell
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Franco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Medina vs. Key
Medina strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Key
Allanson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Key
Franco takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Key
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Swindell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Swindell
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Swindell
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Carter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Ward
There goes Carter. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Carter steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Ward
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Ward
Mel Hall pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo.
Hall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hall for the out. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Francona vs. Ward
Terry Francona pinch hits for Brook Jacoby.
Francona hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Swindell
Eddie Williams now playing third base.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Swindell
Borders hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Swindell
McGriff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Borders moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Swindell
Gruber bunts towards third. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Borders moves to third. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fielder vs. Swindell
Fielder hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Borders scores. McGriff moves to third. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Gordon
Don Gordon now pitching. Alexis Infante pinch runs for Cecil Fielder.
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fernandez vs. Gordon
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Medina scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Medina vs. Ward
Rob Ducey now playing left field.
Medina strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Ward
Allanson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ward
Dave Clark pinch hits for Jay Bell.
Clark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allanson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Franco hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Henke
Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Reggie Williams.
Upshaw hits a line drive into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1988 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 5 0 1 0 Franco J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Moseby L, cf 3 0 1 1 Williams R, lf 4 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 0 0 Upshaw W, ph 1 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 4 1 1 1 Carter J, cf 4 0 1 0
Ducey R, lf 0 0 0 0 Snyder C, rf 3 1 0 0
Borders P, c 4 2 2 0 Castillo C, dh 3 0 2 0
McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Hall M, ph 1 0 0 0
Gruber K, 3b 4 0 2 1 Jacoby B, 3b 3 0 1 1
Fielder C, dh 4 0 1 1 Francona T, ph 1 0 0 0
Infante A, pr 0 0 0 0 Williams E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Lee M, 2b 4 1 1 0 Medina L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Allanson A, c 4 0 0 0
Bell J, ss 3 0 1 0
Clark D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 36 2 9 2
Toronto 000 001 201 -- 4
Cleveland 001 100 000 -- 2
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 7.0 7 2 2 2 4
Ward D 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Henke T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Swindell G (L) 8.1 10 4 4 0 9
Gordon D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Fernandez T
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 6, Cleveland 9
2B -- Castillo C, Lee M, Gruber K
HR -- Medina L, Bell G
SB -- Moseby L, Carter J
SH -- Moseby L
WP -- Swindell G
T -- 2:58
A -- 7995
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