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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 8, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 8, 1989 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Flanagan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rod Nichols |
| Ballpark | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,489 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Mike Reilly |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Mookie Wilson | Right Fielder |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | DH |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | Second Baseman |
| Paul Zuvella | Shortstop |
| Joe Carter | Center Fielder |
| Denny Gonzalez | DH |
| Cory Snyder | Right Fielder |
| Brook Jacoby | Third Baseman |
| Albert Belle | Left Fielder |
| Mark Higgins | First Baseman |
| Joel Skinner | Catcher |
| Doc Edwards | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Indians
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
September 8, 1989
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nichols
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nichols
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Nichols
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Nichols
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Flanagan
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zuvella vs. Flanagan
Zuvella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Flanagan
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Flanagan
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Zuvella moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Flanagan
Snyder takes first base on ball four. Zuvella moves to third. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Jacoby vs. Flanagan
Jacoby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zuvella scores. Gonzalez scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Belle vs. Flanagan
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Snyder scores. Jacoby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Higgins vs. Flanagan
Higgins strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nichols
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Nichols
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Higgins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Nichols
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Skinner and he is safe. Fernandez steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Nichols
Gruber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Nichols
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Liriano vs. Nichols
Liriano takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to third. Gruber moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Moseby vs. Nichols
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Flanagan
Skinner hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Flanagan
Browne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zuvella vs. Flanagan
Zuvella hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Nichols
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Nichols
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Nichols
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Higgins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McGriff for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Flanagan
Carter hits a fly ball into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Flanagan
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the mound. Flanagan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Flanagan
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jacoby vs. Flanagan
There goes Snyder. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Jacoby vs. Flanagan
Jacoby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Belle vs. Flanagan
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nichols
Whitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Browne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nichols
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Nichols
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Higgins vs. Flanagan
Higgins hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Skinner vs. Flanagan
Skinner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Flanagan
Browne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Nichols
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Nichols
Liriano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Nichols
Moseby hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Snyder. Moseby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Nichols
Wilson bunts towards first. Higgins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Nichols
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Belle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moseby tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Nichols
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Zuvella vs. Flanagan
Zuvella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Flanagan
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Flanagan
Gonzalez bunts towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Flanagan
Snyder hits a line drive 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, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Nichols
Whitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Skinner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Nichols
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Nichols
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Skinner and he is out, Browne applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Nichols
Gruber hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Flanagan
Jacoby hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belle vs. Flanagan
Belle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Higgins vs. Flanagan
Higgins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belle moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
James vs. Acker
Tommy Hinzo pinch runs for Mark Higgins. Jim Acker now pitching. Dion James pinch hits for Joel Skinner.
James hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Belle scores. Hinzo moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Browne vs. Acker
Browne strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Acker
Pete O'Brien pinch hits for Paul Zuvella.
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Hinzo moves to third. James moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Carter vs. Acker
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Orosco
Pete O'Brien now playing first base. Felix Fermin now playing shortstop. Andy Allanson now catching. Jesse Orosco now pitching. Ozzie Virgil pinc
Virgil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Orosco
Tom Lawless pinch runs for Ozzie Virgil.
Liriano hits a fly ball into center field. Carter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Orosco
There goes Lawless. The throw from Allanson and he is safe. Lawless steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Orosco
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Orosco
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Orosco covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Acker
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Acker
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacoby vs. Acker
Jacoby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Belle vs. Acker
Belle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Orosco
Brad Komminsk now playing center field. Joe Carter now playing left field.
Bell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Orosco
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Orosco
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Orosco
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fermin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Jones
Doug Jones now pitching.
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Komminsk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allanson vs. Acker
Allanson strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fermin vs. Acker
Fermin hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fermin for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Browne vs. Acker
Browne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Browne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Brien vs. Wells
David Wells now pitching.
The ball gets by Whitt for a passed ball. Browne moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
O'Brien vs. Wells
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Browne scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Wells
Carter strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Jones
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Tom Lawless.
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Jones
Liriano bunts towards the right side of the infield. Browne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Jones
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Jones
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Komminsk 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 9/8/1989 -- Toronto at Cleveland (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Moseby L, cf 5 1 2 0 Browne J, 2b 5 1 1 0
Wilson M, rf 3 0 0 0 Zuvella P, ss 3 1 1 0
Bell G, lf 3 1 1 2 O'Brien P, ph-1b 1 0 1 1
McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Carter J, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 4 0 1 0 Gonzalez D, dh 3 1 1 0
Fernandez T, ss 4 0 1 0 Snyder C, rf 2 1 0 0
Gruber K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jacoby B, 3b 3 0 2 2
Mulliniks R, dh 1 1 0 0 Belle A, lf 4 1 2 1
Virgil O, ph 0 0 0 0 Komminsk B, cf 0 0 0 0
Lawless T, pr 0 0 0 0 Higgins M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0 Hinzo T, pr 0 0 0 0
Liriano N, 2b 3 1 1 2 Allanson A, c 1 0 0 0
Skinner J, c 2 0 0 0
James D, ph 1 0 1 1
Fermin F, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 6 4 33 5 10 5
Toronto 000 030 010 -- 4
Cleveland 300 001 01x -- 5
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Flanagan M 5.1 6 4 4 4 1
Acker J (L) 2.1 3 1 1 1 4
Wells D 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Nichols R 6.0 4 3 3 4 5
Orosco J 1.2 1 1 1 2 2
Jones D (W) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Toronto 7, Cleveland 10
2B -- Moseby L, Browne J
HR -- Liriano N, Bell G
SB -- Fernandez T, Snyder C, Lawless T
CS -- Fernandez T
SH -- Wilson M, Gonzalez D
SF -- Bell G
PB -- Whitt E
T -- 2:53
A -- 13489
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