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Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 28, 1988
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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 September 28, 1988 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 28, 1988 |
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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 | September 28, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Key |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Hurst |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 34,873 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Drew Coble 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Rich Garcia |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Pat Borders | Catcher |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Cecil Fielder | DH |
Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
Rob Ducey | Center Fielder |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
Dwight Evans | Right Fielder |
Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
Jim Rice | DH |
Jody Reed | Shortstop |
Larry Parrish | First Baseman |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Joe Morgan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 28, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hurst
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hurst
Gruber strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hurst
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs 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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Key
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Key
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Key
Greenwell hits a fly ball into center field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hurst
Bell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Borders vs. Hurst
Borders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Hurst
McGriff hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Hurst
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Key
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Key
Reed hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Hurst
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ducey vs. Hurst
Ducey bunts towards the mound. Hurst fields it and throws to first for the out. Liriano moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Hurst
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans 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-
Gruber vs. Hurst
Gruber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Key
Parrish hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Key
Gedman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Key fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hurst
Barfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Hurst
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hurst fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Borders vs. Hurst
Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McGriff vs. Hurst
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out. Barfield moves to third. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Fielder vs. Hurst
Fielder strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Key
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Key
Greenwell hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Key
There goes Barrett. The throw from Borders and he is safe. Barrett steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Burks vs. Key
Burks 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Hurst
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ducey vs. Hurst
Ducey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hurst
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Parrish scoops it up and throws to first, with Hurst covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice 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: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Key
Reed 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Key
Parrish hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Hurst
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hurst
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hurst
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Key
Gedman hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
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: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Key
Barrett hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hurst
Borders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Hurst
McGriff bunts towards the mound. Hurst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Hurst
Fielder strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Hurst
Liriano strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Key
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Key
Greenwell strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Key
Burks hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ducey vs. Hurst
Ducey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hurst
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Hurst
There goes Ducey. The throw from Gedman and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Gruber vs. Hurst
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ducey tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Hurst
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Key
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Key
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Bell 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: ---
Parrish vs. Key
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Key
Randy Kutcher pinch runs for Larry Parrish. Spike Owen pinch hits for Rich Gedman.
Key fires to first and picks off Kutcher. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Hurst
Todd Benzinger now playing first base. Rick Cerone now catching.
Bell 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Borders vs. Hurst
Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Burks 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: ---
McGriff vs. Hurst
McGriff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fielder vs. Hurst
Fielder hits a fly ball into right field. Evans settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Key
Cerone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Key
Boggs strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Key
Barrett hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/28/1988 -- Toronto at Boston (N) Toronto AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Fernandez T, ss 4 0 0 0 Boggs W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 3 0 0 1 Barrett M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 0 Evans D, rf 3 0 0 0 Bell G, lf 4 0 2 0 Greenwell M, lf 3 0 0 0 Borders P, c 4 0 1 0 Burks E, cf 3 0 0 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rice J, dh 3 0 0 0 Fielder C, dh 4 0 0 0 Reed J, ss 3 0 0 0 Liriano N, 2b 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ducey R, cf 1 1 0 0 Kutcher R, pr 0 0 0 0 Benzinger T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 1 0 0 0 Owen S, ph 0 0 0 0 Cerone R, c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 27 0 2 0 Toronto 000 000 010 -- 1 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Key J (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 3 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Hurst B (L) 9.0 5 1 0 2 8 E -- Gedman R DP -- Toronto 1 LOB -- Toronto 6, Boston 2 SB -- Barrett M, Ducey R SH -- Ducey R SF -- Gruber K HBP -- by Key J (Gedman R) T -- 2:22 A -- 34873
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