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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 11, 1987
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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 April 11, 1987 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 11, 1987 |
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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 | April 11, 1987 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
Home Starting Pitcher | Roger Clemens |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 33,365 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Rich Garcia 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Rick Reed 3B: John Hirschbeck |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
Willie Upshaw | First Baseman |
Fred McGriff | DH |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Mike Sharperson | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Ed Romero | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | First Baseman |
Jim Rice | Left Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Marc Sullivan | Catcher |
Spike Owen | Shortstop |
John McNamara | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 11, 1987
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mulliniks for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Clemens covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Key
Romero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Key
Buckner hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Upshaw vs. Clemens
Upshaw strikes out. There goes Barfield. The throw from Sullivan to Owen, and Barfield is out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barfield throws the ball in to Fernandez who tags Rice trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Key
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Whitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sullivan vs. Key
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sharperson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt hits a popup towards short. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Clemens
There goes McGriff. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. McGriff steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sharperson vs. Clemens
Sharperson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Owen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Bell 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: -2-
Romero vs. Key
Romero hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Key
Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Key
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Clemens
Mulliniks 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Clemens
Moseby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Clemens
There goes Moseby. The throw from Sullivan and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Clemens
Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Barfield vs. Clemens
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Upshaw vs. Clemens
Upshaw hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Clemens
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Clemens
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Clemens
Sharperson takes first base on ball four. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Clemens
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Key
Baylor hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Crawford
Steve Crawford now pitching.
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Crawford
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell hits a line drive towards short. Owen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Key
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mulliniks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Crawford
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Crawford
Upshaw is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Crawford
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Crawford covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Romero vs. Key
Romero hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Key
Buckner bunts towards first. Upshaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Crawford
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Crawford
Sharperson hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Crawford
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crawford fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Crawford
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitt scores. Mulliniks moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Crawford
Garth Iorg pinch runs for Rance Mulliniks.
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Iorg scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Crawford
Bell is hit by the pitch. Moseby moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. Crawford
Barfield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching.
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Sambito
McGriff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Key
Garth Iorg now playing third base.
Baylor hits a popup towards third. Iorg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Key
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Key
Sullivan hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Sambito
Whitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Romero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sharperson vs. Sambito
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Sambito
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Sharperson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Iorg vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Iorg hits a line drive towards first. Buckner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Gardner
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Romero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Key
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Boggs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Romero vs. Key
Romero hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Key
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Upshaw scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Buckner for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Gardner
Pat Dodson now playing first base.
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Gardner
Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Gardner
Upshaw hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Gardner
McGriff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. McGriff reaches second base with a double. Upshaw moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 9 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitt vs. Gardner
There's a wild pitch. Upshaw scores. McGriff moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 10 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Gardner
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McGriff scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sharperson vs. Gardner
Sharperson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Gardner
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dodson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Rice strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Eichhorn
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Eichhorn
Evans takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Eichhorn
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Evans moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 11 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Eichhorn
Mike Greenwell pinch hits for Marc Sullivan.
Greenwell strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/11/1987 -- Toronto at Boston (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Fernandez T, ss 5 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 1 1 Romero E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Iorg G, pr-3b 1 1 0 0 Buckner B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Moseby L, cf 4 2 1 1 Dodson P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 2 1 0 Rice J, lf 4 0 1 0 Barfield J, rf 5 2 3 4 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0 Upshaw W, 1b 5 2 3 3 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, dh 5 1 2 0 Henderson D, cf 2 0 1 0 Whitt E, c 4 1 2 1 Sullivan M, c 3 0 0 0 Sharperson M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Greenwell M, ph 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ss 3 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 11 15 10 31 1 5 1 Toronto 000 400 502 -- 11 Boston 001 000 000 -- 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Key J (W) 8.0 5 1 1 2 2 Eichhorn M 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Clemens R (L) 4.0 5 4 4 3 3 Crawford S 2.2 4 5 5 0 2 Sambito J 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 Gardner W 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Toronto 8, Boston 7 2B -- Owen S, Boggs W, McGriff F HR -- Upshaw W, Barfield J SB -- McGriff F, Moseby L CS -- Barfield J HBP -- by Crawford S (Bell G) WP -- Gardner W T -- 3:12 A -- 33365
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