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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 16, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 16, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 22,065 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Phillips 1B: Steve Palermo 2B: Ken Kaiser 3B: Dan Morrison |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
| Pat Dodson | 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 |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
April 16, 1987
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Key
Romero hits a popup towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dodson vs. Key
Dodson hits a line drive towards third. Mulliniks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Mulliniks hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Clemens
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Fernandez steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clemens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Key
Baylor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Clemens
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Key
Sullivan hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Clemens
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. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Key
Romero 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 -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dodson vs. Key
Dodson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Key
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero misplays the ball. That's an error on Romero. Mulliniks scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Clemens
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Owen scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Key
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dodson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Clemens
Sharperson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Clemens
There goes Sharperson. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Sharperson steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sharperson scores. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a line drive into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. Key
The umpire calls a balk on Key Owen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Romero vs. Key
Romero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dodson vs. Key
Dodson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Key
Rice takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to third. Romero moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Key
Baylor hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Clemens
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Eichhorn
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Eichhorn
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Clemens
Sharperson strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Eichhorn
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoffman vs. Musselman
Jeff Musselman now pitching. Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Ed Romero. Glenn Hoffman pinch hits for Mike Greenwell.
Hoffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Glenn Hoffman now playing second base.
Mulliniks hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clemens
There goes Moseby. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Schiraldi
Calvin Schiraldi now pitching. Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Fred McGriff. Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
Leach takes first base on ball four. Moseby moves to third. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitt vs. Schiraldi
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoffman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dodson vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Dodson hits a popup in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Henke
Rice hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Henke
Baylor hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Baylor reaches second base with a double. Rice moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Henke
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Henke
Henderson hits a fly ball 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 4/16/1987 -- Boston at Toronto (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fernandez T, ss 3 0 1 0
Romero E, 2b 2 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 2 3 2
Greenwell M, ph 0 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 3 0 0 0
Hoffman G, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 1 1 0
Dodson P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 0 1 1
Rice J, lf 3 1 2 1 Upshaw W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Baylor D, dh 4 0 1 0 McGriff F, dh 3 0 0 0
Evans D, rf 4 0 0 0 Fielder C, ph 0 0 0 0
Henderson D, cf 4 1 1 1 Leach R, ph 0 0 0 0
Sullivan M, c 3 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 0 0 0
Owen S, ss 2 0 0 0 Sharperson M, 2b 3 1 1 0
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31 2 5 2 31 4 7 3
Boston 001 100 000 -- 2
Toronto 000 111 01x -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Clemens R (L) 7.1 7 4 3 2 9
Sambito J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Schiraldi C 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 6.0 2 2 2 3 3
Eichhorn M 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Musselman J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Henke T (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Romero E
DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Toronto 7
2B -- Bell G, Baylor D
HR -- Henderson D, Rice J, Mulliniks R
SB -- Fernandez T, Sharperson M, Moseby L
HBP -- by Clemens R (Fernandez T)
Balk -- Key J
T -- 3:04
A -- 22065
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