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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 27, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 27, 1988 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 27, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 27, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 21,578 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Welke 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Al Clark |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Brower | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Kunkel | Second Baseman |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 27, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt bunts towards third. Buechele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Whitt moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitt tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Hough
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brower moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Incaviglia vs. Key
Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brower scores. Incaviglia moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hough
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hough
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hough
Hough fires to first and picks off Lee. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Buechele moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Petralli vs. Key
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to third for the out. Kunkel moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Brower vs. Key
Brower hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kunkel moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Key
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Key covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Hough
There's a wild pitch. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Hough
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Key
Petralli 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, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower bunts towards the mound. Key fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Key fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. Brower moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Incaviglia vs. Key
Incaviglia hits a line drive beyond third. Gruber can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Brower scores. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hough
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hough fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hough
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Key
Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff hits a popup, foul, towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Hough
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien juggles the ball. That's an error on O'Brien. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Ward covering, for the out. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Ward
Ward fires to third and has Brower trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Brower for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Ward
Sierra hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Ward
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hough
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hough
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sierra. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Ward
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Ward
There goes O'Brien. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Ward
Stanley 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, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Ward
Buechele strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Hough
Rick Leach pinch hits for George Bell.
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Castillo
Rick Leach now playing left field. Tony Castillo now pitching.
Kunkel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Castillo
Petralli strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Brower vs. Castillo
Brower strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Castillo
Castillo fires to first and has Kunkel trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Kunkel for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Hough
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Williams
Mitch Williams now pitching.
Gruber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Williams
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Williams
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gruber moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Rangers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Williams
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/27/1988 -- Toronto at Texas (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Fernandez T, ss 5 0 3 0 Brower B, cf 4 2 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 1 1 0 Fletcher S, ss 4 0 1 0
Whitt E, c 4 1 1 0 Sierra R, rf 4 2 2 2
Bell G, lf 4 0 1 1 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 1 1
Leach R, ph-lf 0 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 2 1
McGriff F, 1b 2 0 0 1 Stanley M, dh 4 0 1 0
Mulliniks R, dh 4 0 0 0 Buechele S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Barfield J, rf 4 1 1 1 Kunkel J, 2b 4 1 2 1
Gruber K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Petralli G, c 4 0 0 0
Lee M, 2b 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 35 5 11 5
Toronto 200 000 001 -- 3
Texas 101 201 00x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (L)* 5.0 8 4 3 2 2
Ward D 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Castillo T 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (W) 8.1 6 3 3 3 6
Williams M (S) 0.2 3 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Fernandez T 2, Lee M, O'Brien P
DP -- Texas 1
LOB -- Toronto 8, Texas 8
2B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Sierra R 2, Kunkel J, Barfield J
CS -- Brower B, O'Brien P, Kunkel J
SF -- McGriff F
WP -- Hough C
T -- 3:01
A -- 21578
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