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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 21, 1988
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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 September 21, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wes Gardner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 30,344 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Tim Welke |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Romine | Right Fielder |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Larry Parrish | First Baseman |
| Ed Romero | Third Baseman |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Joe Morgan | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 21, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Flanagan
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Flanagan
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Flanagan
Romine hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it 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. Gardner
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Gardner
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Flanagan
Greenwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Flanagan
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Flanagan
Rice hits a line drive into right field. Barfield 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: 1--
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Flanagan
Romero hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Flanagan
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield strikes out. Cerone drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Barfield out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Gardner
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Gardner
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a line drive into right field. Romine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Flanagan
Barrett hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Flanagan
Romine hits a line drive towards the mound. Flanagan can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Flanagan
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Flanagan
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Gardner
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks who is chasing the ball. Moseby reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moseby tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Flanagan
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Flanagan
Romero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Flanagan
Cerone hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Gardner
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Gardner
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Romero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Flanagan
Reed hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Flanagan
Barrett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Romine vs. Flanagan
Romine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Gardner
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gardner
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Flanagan
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Flanagan
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Flanagan
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
There goes McGriff. The throw from Cerone and he is safe. McGriff steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Gardner
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Stanley's glove, towards Barrett, who fields it, throws to second, with Reed covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Flanagan
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Flanagan
Romero hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Flanagan
Dwight Evans pinch hits for Rick Cerone.
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Flanagan
Randy Kutcher pinch runs for Dwight Evans.
Reed 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
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Stanley
Rich Gedman now catching.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Stanley
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Stanley
Moseby hits a line drive towards short. Reed reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Barrett 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benzinger vs. Ward
Todd Benzinger pinch hits for Kevin Romine.
Benzinger strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Ward
Greenwell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Ward
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Greenwell moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Rice vs. Ward
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield 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 9/21/1988 -- Boston at Toronto (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Reed J, ss 4 0 0 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 1 1 0
Romine K, rf 3 0 1 0 Whitt E, c 2 0 0 0
Benzinger T, ph 1 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 3 0 0 0
Greenwell M, lf 3 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 2 0 1 1
Burks E, cf 4 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, dh 3 0 0 0
Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 2 0 1 0
Parrish L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 3 0 0 0
Romero E, 3b 3 0 2 0 Lee M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Cerone R, c 2 0 0 0
Evans D, ph 1 0 1 0
Kutcher R, pr 0 0 0 0
Gedman R, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 6 0 26 1 4 1
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Toronto 000 100 00x -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner W (L) 6.1 4 1 1 2 7
Stanley B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M (W) 8.0 4 0 0 1 1
Ward D (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
DP -- Boston 1, Toronto 1
LOB -- Boston 6, Toronto 4
3B -- Moseby L
SB -- McGriff F
SF -- McGriff F
T -- 2:10
A -- 30344
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