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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 6, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 6, 1988 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,299 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ken Kaiser 1B: John Shulock 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Jim McKean |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Luis Salazar | Shortstop |
| Fred Lynn | Left Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Ray Knight | First Baseman |
| Larry Herndon | DH |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
| Jim Walewander | Second Baseman |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 6, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Brookens settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walewander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Key
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Key
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Lemon fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lemon. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Alexander
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Alexander
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bell tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Alexander
Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Alexander
Gruber bunts towards third. Brookens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitt moves to third. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Alexander
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitt tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Gruber moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Moseby vs. Alexander
Alexander fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Alexander. Gruber scores. Fernandez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Key
Knight strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Alexander
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Mulliniks moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Whitt takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McGriff vs. Gibson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight fields it and throws to second for the out. Mulliniks scores. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Gibson
Barfield hits a popup towards short. Salazar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gruber vs. Gibson
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Salazar fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Key
Heath 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, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Key
Walewander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Key
Pettis 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
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gibson
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Gibson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Gibson
Moseby takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fielder vs. Gibson
Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks.
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Key
Lynn hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Whitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Key
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gibson
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gibson
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gibson
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gibson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Key
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Gibson
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gibson
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gibson
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Gibson
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Key
Walewander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Key
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar bunts towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Key
Lynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fielder vs. Gibson
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gibson
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Key
Lemon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Key
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Key
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Key
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brookens vs. Key
Brookens hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gibson
McGriff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Gibson
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Gibson
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Gibson
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Henneman
Mike Henneman now pitching.
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walewander vs. Key
Walewander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Key
Pettis hits a popup beyond second. Lee can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Walewander moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Salazar vs. Key
Salazar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Walewander scores. Pettis moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Castillo
Tony Castillo now pitching.
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Pettis moves to third. Salazar moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bergman vs. Ward
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Ray Knight.
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Henneman
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Salazar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Henneman
Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman juggles the ball. That's an error on Bergman. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Henneman
Alexis Infante pinch runs for Rick Leach.
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Henneman
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Infante moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Henneman
There's a wild pitch. Infante scores. Whitt moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Henneman
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lusader vs. Ward
Scott Lusader pinch hits for Larry Herndon.
Lusader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sheridan vs. Ward
Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Sheridan hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Ward
Darrell Evans pinch hits for Tom Brookens.
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 7 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bean vs. Ward
Bill Bean pinch hits for Jim Walewander.
Bean strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1988 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 4 0 1 1 Pettis G, cf 4 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 0 0 0 Salazar L, ss 4 0 2 1
Mulliniks R, dh 2 1 1 0 Lynn F, lf 4 0 0 0
Fielder C, ph 2 0 0 0 Lemon C, rf 3 2 3 2
Leach R, ph 1 0 0 0 Knight R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Infante A, pr 0 1 0 0 Bergman D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Bell G, lf 5 1 2 0 Herndon L, dh 3 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 3 1 1 0 Lusader S, ph 1 0 0 0
McGriff F, 1b 4 1 1 2 Heath M, c 2 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 4 1 1 0 Sheridan P, ph 1 0 0 0
Gruber K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Brookens T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lee M, 2b 3 0 2 2 Evans D, ph 0 0 0 0
Walewander J, 2b 3 1 2 0
Bean B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 10 5 33 3 8 3
Toronto 041 000 011 -- 7
Detroit 000 100 110 -- 3
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W)* 7.0 8 3 3 1 5
Castillo T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Ward D (S) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L)+ 2.0 6 5 4 1 2
Gibson P 5.2 3 1 1 3 5
Henneman M 1.1 1 1 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd
E -- Lemon C, Alexander D, Bergman D
DP -- Toronto 2
LOB -- Toronto 8, Detroit 6
2B -- Bell G, Mulliniks R, McGriff F
HR -- Lemon C 2
SF -- McGriff F, Lee M
WP -- Henneman M
T -- 2:57
A -- 18299
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