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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 23, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 23, 1989 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Robinson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Cerutti |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 49,233 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Steve Palermo |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Williams | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Gary Ward | First Baseman |
| Rick Schu | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
| Rob Richie | Left Fielder |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | DH |
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Junior Felix | Right Fielder |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
August 23, 1989
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cerutti
Williams hits a line drive into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Cerutti
Trammell hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Cerutti
Whitaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cerutti
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Schu vs. Cerutti
Ward is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Cerutti
Schu strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Robinson
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Robinson
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Robinson
McGriff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Cerutti
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Cerutti
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Cerutti
Strange strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Robinson
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field, out of the reach of Richie. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Robinson
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Liriano vs. Robinson
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Cerutti
Richie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Cerutti
Williams hits a popup into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Cerutti
Trammell hits a popup into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Cerutti
Cerutti fires to first and has Richie trapped. There's the throw to Fernandez who tags Richie for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Robinson
Felix hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Robinson
Moseby hits a fly ball into left field. Richie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Robinson
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Richie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Cerutti
Whitaker hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Cerutti
Ward hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Schu vs. Cerutti
Schu hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Felix. Schu reaches second base with a double. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Cerutti
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Felix. Lemon reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Schu scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Heath vs. Cerutti
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Strange vs. Cerutti
Cerutti spins and fires to second, and Lemon is picked off. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Cerutti
Strange takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Richie vs. Cerutti
The ball gets by Whitt for a passed ball. Heath moves to third. Strange moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Richie vs. Cerutti
Richie strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Robinson
McGriff hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Robinson
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Robinson
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Liriano vs. Robinson
Liriano hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Liriano reaches second base with a double. Whitt scores. There goes Mulliniks trying to get to home. Lemon throws the ball in to Whitaker who relays the ball to Heath, who tags Mulliniks, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Felix vs. Robinson
Felix hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Liriano scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Robinson
Moseby is hit by the pitch. Felix moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cerutti
Williams hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. Williams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Wills
Frank Wills now pitching.
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Wills
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Wills covering, for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Wills
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Robinson
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Robinson
McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Robinson
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Robinson
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Richie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Robinson
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Robinson
Liriano hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schu vs. Wills
Schu strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wills
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Wills
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Wills
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wills fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Robinson
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Felix for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Robinson
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Robinson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Richie vs. Wills
Richie hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Richie for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Wills
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Wills
Trammell hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Robinson
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Robinson
McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Robinson
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mulliniks vs. Gibson
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Mulliniks reaches second base with a double. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Gibson
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Felix vs. Gibson
Felix hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Wills
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Wills
Dave Bergman pinch hits for Gary Ward.
Bergman hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Wills
Matt Nokes pinch hits for Rick Schu.
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Gibson
Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Moseby hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gibson
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Strange. Wilson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Gibson
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Gibson
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ward
Duane Ward now pitching.
Lemon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brumley vs. Ward
Mike Brumley pinch hits for Mike Heath.
Brumley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Blue Jays, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Ward
Strange strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1989 -- Detroit at Toronto (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
Williams K, cf 4 1 2 0 Moseby L, dh 4 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 4 0 0 0 Wilson M, cf 5 1 1 0
Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 1 2 Bell G, lf 2 2 1 1
Ward G, 1b 2 1 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 3 3 3
Bergman D, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 2 1 3
Schu R, dh 3 1 1 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 1 2 0
Nokes M, ph 1 0 0 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 2 1
Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 2 Liriano N, 2b 4 1 1 1
Heath M, c 2 0 1 0 Felix J, rf 4 1 2 2
Brumley M, ph 1 0 0 0
Strange D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Richie R, lf 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 7 4 35 11 13 11
Detroit 200 200 000 -- 4
Toronto 001 330 31x -- 11
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Robinson J (L) 6.1 10 9 9 3 1
Gibson P 1.2 3 2 1 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Cerutti J* 4.0 6 4 4 4 3
Wills F (W) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2
Ward D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 5th
E -- Bell G, Strange D
LOB -- Detroit 4, Toronto 6
2B -- Fernandez T, Schu R, Lemon C, Liriano N, Williams K, Mulliniks R
3B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Whitaker L, Felix J, McGriff F 2, Whitt E
CS -- Ward G, Richie R
SF -- Bell G
HBP -- by Robinson J (Moseby L)
PB -- Whitt E
T -- 2:53
A -- 49233
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