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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 31, 1987
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians, played on July 31, 1987 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1987 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 30,256 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Young 1B: John Shulock 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Tim McClelland |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Shortstop |
| Pat Tabler | First Baseman |
| Joe Carter | Left Fielder |
| Brook Jacoby | Third Baseman |
| Carmelo Castillo | DH |
| Cory Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Chris Bando | Catcher |
| Junior Noboa | Second Baseman |
| Doc Edwards | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Garth Iorg | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
July 31, 1987
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Key
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iorg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Key
Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks juggles the ball. That's an error on Mulliniks. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Key
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Niekro
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Noboa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Niekro
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Niekro
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Niekro
Bell hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Niekro
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Niekro
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Key
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bando for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noboa vs. Key
Noboa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Key
Butler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Niekro
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Niekro
Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Niekro
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Niekro
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Key
Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Key
Carter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo takes first base on ball four. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Snyder reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. Castillo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Key
Bando strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Niekro
Moseby hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Niekro
Mulliniks hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Niekro
Bell hits a popup towards short. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Niekro
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Niekro
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Noboa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Noboa vs. Key
Noboa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Key
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Key
Key fires to first and has Butler trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Butler for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Niekro
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Niekro
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Niekro
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Key
Tabler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Key
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacoby vs. Key
Jacoby 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
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Niekro
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Niekro
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Niekro
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Key
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Key
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bando vs. Key
Bando hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Noboa vs. Key
Noboa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Niekro
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Niekro
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabler juggles the ball. That's an error on Tabler. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Schrom
Ken Schrom now pitching.
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Bell scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Vande Berg
Ed Vande Berg now pitching. Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Willie Upshaw.
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Ritter
Reggie Ritter now pitching. Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Ernie Whitt. Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder.
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Tabler fields it and throws to second for the out. Barfield moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Iorg vs. Ritter
Iorg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barfield scores. Leach moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Ritter
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Key
Charlie Moore now catching. Rick Leach now playing first base.
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Key
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabler vs. Key
Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Ritter
Mel Hall now playing left field. Joe Carter now playing first base.
Moseby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Ritter
Mulliniks hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hall. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Ritter
Kelly Gruber pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gruber moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Ritter
McGriff hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Hall chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Jacoby fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jacoby. Gruber scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barfield vs. Ritter
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jacoby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Ritter
There go the runners. The throw from Bando to Jacoby. The throw back to home, and McGriff is out at the plate. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Ritter
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Ritter
Leach takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Ritter
Iorg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Leach moves to third. Iorg moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Ritter
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leach scores. Iorg scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Stewart
Sammy Stewart now pitching.
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching. Kelly Gruber now playing third base.
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Henke
Jacoby strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Henke
Castillo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Blue Jays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Henke
Snyder strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1987 -- Cleveland at Toronto (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 4 1 1 1 Fernandez T, ss 5 0 1 2
Bell J, ss 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 5 1 1 1
Tabler P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 2 0
Hall M, lf 0 0 0 0 Gruber K, pr-3b 0 1 0 0
Carter J, lf-1b 4 1 1 0 Bell G, lf 4 2 2 0
Jacoby B, 3b 4 0 0 0 McGriff F, dh 3 0 1 1
Castillo C, dh 3 1 1 0 Barfield J, rf 4 1 0 1
Snyder C, rf 4 0 1 2 Upshaw W, 1b 2 0 0 0
Bando C, c 3 0 1 0 Beniquez J, ph 1 0 1 0
Noboa J, 2b 2 0 0 0 Moore C, c 0 1 0 0
Whitt E, c 2 0 1 0
Fielder C, ph 0 0 0 0
Leach R, ph-1b 1 1 0 0
Iorg G, 2b 4 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 3 5 3 35 8 11 7
Cleveland 001 200 000 -- 3
Toronto 000 000 26x -- 8
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P* 6.0 3 2 1 1 3
Schrom K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Vande Berg E+ 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Ritter R (L) 1.1 7 6 6 2 0
Stewart S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 8.0 4 3 3 3 6
Henke T 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Mulliniks R, Tabler P, Jacoby B
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Cleveland 4, Toronto 6
2B -- Snyder C, Mulliniks R 2, McGriff F
HR -- Butler B, Moseby L
CS -- Butler B, McGriff F
T -- 2:46
A -- 30256
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