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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 1, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, played on September 1, 1988 at Exhibition Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 1, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 1, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 30,294 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Terry Cooney 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Jeff Kunkel | Second Baseman |
| Bob Brower | Left Fielder |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Bobby Valentine | 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 |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Rick Leach | DH |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Blue Jays
Exhibition Stadium
September 1, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Key
McDowell 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Key
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Key
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bell. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Key
There goes McDowell. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. McDowell steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McDowell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Hough
Leach hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hough
Gruber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Hough
There goes Gruber. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Gruber steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Hough
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Hough
There goes McGriff. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. McGriff steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Hough
Leach hits a line drive into right field. Sierra picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sierra. McGriff scores. Barfield goes all the way around to score. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Hough
Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Leach trying to get to third. Brower throws the ball in to Fletcher who relays the ball to Buechele who tags Leach for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Key
Petralli hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Key
McDowell strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Hough
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hough
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Hough
Moseby hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Key
Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Hough
Whitt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Whitt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Hough
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brower. Bell reaches second base with a double. Whitt scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Hough
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Barfield vs. Hough
Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Hough
Leach takes first base on ball four. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gruber vs. McMurtry
Craig McMurtry now pitching.
Gruber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. McMurtry
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kunkel vs. Key
Kunkel hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Key
Brower hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Key
Jim Sundberg pinch hits for Geno Petralli.
There's a wild pitch. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Key
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Key
McDowell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Key
Fletcher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. McMurtry
Jim Sundberg now catching.
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Brower settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. McMurtry
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. McMurtry
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Key
Nelson Liriano now playing second base. Manuel Lee now playing shortstop.
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Key
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Key covering, for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Key
Buechele hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Buechele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Key
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Guante
Cecilio Guante now pitching.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Guante
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Guante
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Guante
There goes Barfield. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. Barfield steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Guante
Leach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kunkel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching. Curt Wilkerson pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel.
Wilkerson strikes out. Whitt drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wilkerson out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Espy vs. Henke
Cecil Espy pinch hits for Bob Brower.
Espy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Henke
Sundberg hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Henke
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Espy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Henke
McDowell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/1/1988 -- Texas at Toronto (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 4 1 1 0 Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 0
Fletcher S, ss 4 0 1 1 Liriano N, 2b 0 0 0 0
Sierra R, rf 4 0 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 2 2 1
Buechele S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bell G, lf 4 1 1 1
Stanley M, dh 3 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 3 1 0 0
Kunkel J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Barfield J, rf 3 1 2 1
Wilkerson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Leach R, dh 3 0 1 1
Brower B, lf 3 0 1 0 Gruber K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Espy C, ph 1 0 1 0 Lee M, 2b-ss 3 0 0 0
Petralli G, c 2 0 1 0
Sundberg J, ph-c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 7 1 30 5 7 4
Texas 001 000 000 -- 1
Toronto 000 302 00x -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (L) 5.1 6 5 5 4 3
McMurtry C 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Guante C 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Key J (W) 8.0 6 1 1 2 5
Henke T 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Sierra R
LOB -- Texas 9, Toronto 5
2B -- McDowell O, Whitt E, Bell G, Buechele S
HR -- Whitt E
SB -- McDowell O, Gruber K, McGriff F, Barfield J
HBP -- by Key J (McDowell O)
WP -- Key J
T -- 2:38
A -- 30294
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