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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 20, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 20, 1983 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 1983 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 20, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dennis Eckersley |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 29,173 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Larry McCoy 3B: Durwood Merrill |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dave Collins | Left Fielder |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Barry Bonnell | Right Fielder |
Damaso Garcia | Second Baseman |
Alfredo Griffin | Shortstop |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Remy | Second Baseman |
Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
Reid Nichols | Right Fielder |
Dave Stapleton | First Baseman |
Gary Allenson | Catcher |
Ed Jurak | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 20, 1983
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Eckersley
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Eckersley
Moseby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stieb
Remy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stieb
Rice strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Eckersley
Bonnell hits a popup towards first. Stapleton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stieb
Armas hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stieb
Yastrzemski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Nichols vs. Stieb
Nichols strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Stieb
Stapleton hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Eckersley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffin vs. Eckersley
There goes Garcia. The throw from Allenson and he is out, Jurak applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Eckersley
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Stieb
Allenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurak vs. Stieb
Jurak hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Remy vs. Stieb
Remy hits a line drive into center field. Moseby picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moseby. Jurak moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs takes first base on ball four. Remy moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Rice vs. Stieb
Rice hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stieb
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stieb
Yastrzemski hits a fly ball into right field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Eckersley
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nichols. Upshaw reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Upshaw scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Nichols settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Stieb
Nichols hits a popup, foul, towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Stieb
Stapleton hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allenson vs. Stieb
Allenson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurak vs. Stieb
Jurak hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Eckersley
Bonnell hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Eckersley
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stieb
Remy hits a popup, foul, towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a line drive towards short. Griffin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stieb
Rice hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Stieb
Armas strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Eckersley
Collins hits a popup towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Eckersley
Moseby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yastrzemski vs. Stieb
Yastrzemski hits a popup towards short. Griffin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Nichols vs. Stieb
Nichols strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stapleton vs. Stieb
Stapleton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Stapleton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Allenson vs. Stieb
Allenson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stapleton scoops it up and throws to first, with Eckersley covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonnell vs. Eckersley
Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Eckersley
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurak vs. Stieb
Jurak strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Remy vs. Stieb
Remy hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Stieb
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Eckersley
Griffin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Eckersley
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Eckersley
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Stieb
Rice hits a line drive towards third. Mulliniks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. Stieb
Armas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Collins. Armas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yastrzemski vs. Stieb
Yastrzemski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Armas scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Nichols vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Nichols hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stapleton vs. Moffitt
Stapleton hits a line drive into right field. Bonnell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bonnell. Yastrzemski moves to third. Stapleton moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Allenson vs. Moffitt
Allenson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Eckersley
Moseby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rice. Moseby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Upshaw vs. Eckersley
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurak scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Eckersley
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitt vs. Stanley
Bob Stanley now pitching.
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Remy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/20/1983 -- Toronto at Boston (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Collins D, lf 4 0 0 0 Remy J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 3 1 0 0 Moseby L, cf 4 0 2 0 Rice J, lf 4 1 2 4 Upshaw W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Armas T, cf 4 1 1 0 Orta J, dh 4 0 2 1 Yastrzemski C, dh 3 0 1 1 Whitt E, c 4 1 1 1 Nichols R, rf 4 0 0 0 Bonnell B, rf 3 0 1 0 Stapleton D, 1b 4 0 2 0 Garcia D, 2b 3 0 1 0 Allenson G, c 4 0 1 0 Griffin A, ss 3 0 0 0 Jurak E, ss 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 2 8 2 33 5 9 5 Toronto 010 100 000 -- 2 Boston 004 000 01x -- 5 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stieb D (L) 7.1 8 5 5 2 7 Moffitt R 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Eckersley D (W) 8.1 8 2 2 0 3 Stanley B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Moseby L, Bonnell B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Toronto 4, Boston 6 2B -- Upshaw W, Stapleton D, Armas T, Moseby L HR -- Whitt E, Rice J CS -- Garcia D T -- 2:17 A -- 29173
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