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Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 16, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on July 16, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 16, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 16, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
Home Starting Pitcher | Storm Davis |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 33,287 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Tim Tschida 2B: Ted Hendry 3B: Larry Young |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
Rance Mulliniks | DH |
George Bell | Left Fielder |
Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
Lloyd Moseby | Right Fielder |
Sil Campusano | Center Fielder |
Manuel Lee | Second Baseman |
Jimy Williams | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Jose Canseco | Right Fielder |
Ron Hassey | Catcher |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
Terry Steinbach | DH |
Tony Phillips | Second Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
July 16, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Davis
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Davis
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Davis
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stieb
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Davis
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Davis
Whitt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gruber moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
McGriff vs. Davis
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. Gruber scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Davis
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hassey vs. Stieb
Hassey hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. McGwire reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Campusano vs. Davis
Campusano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Davis
Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Davis
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Mulliniks vs. Davis
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Stieb
Weiss hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Polonia vs. Stieb
Polonia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Campusano. Canseco reaches second base with a double. Weiss scores. Polonia goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Stieb
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a fly ball into center field. Campusano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Davis
Bell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gruber vs. Davis
Gruber strikes out. Hassey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gruber out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Davis
Whitt hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Whitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Stieb
Weiss hits a line drive towards short. Fernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Davis
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Davis
Moseby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Campusano vs. Davis
Campusano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Davis
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stieb
Polonia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polonia tags and scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hassey vs. Stieb
Hassey hits a fly ball into right field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Davis
Fernandez hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Davis
Mulliniks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Davis
Bell hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Davis
Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Stieb
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Campusano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Stieb
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops it up and throws to first, with Stieb covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Davis
Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Davis
McGriff hits a popup off the glove of Lansford, and into shallow left field. McGriff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Davis
Moseby hits a line drive towards first. McGwire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Davis
Rick Leach pinch hits for Sil Campusano.
Leach strikes out. Hassey drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Leach out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Stieb
Rick Leach now playing right field. Lloyd Moseby now playing center field.
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weiss for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Stieb
Polonia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Stieb
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Honeycutt
Mike Gallego now playing second base. Rick Honeycutt now pitching.
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Honeycutt
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford juggles the ball. That's an error on Lansford. Lee moves to third. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Liriano vs. Eckersley
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks. Dennis Eckersley now pitching.
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Bell vs. Eckersley
Bell hits a line drive into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Gruber vs. Eckersley
Gruber hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Stieb
Canseco hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Canseco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hassey vs. Stieb
Hassey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Stieb
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McGwire vs. Stieb
McGwire hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Eckersley
Whitt hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Canseco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Eckersley
McGriff strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Eckersley
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/16/1988 -- Toronto at Oakland (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Fernandez T, ss 3 0 0 0 Polonia L, lf 4 2 2 1 Mulliniks R, dh 3 0 1 0 Henderson D, cf 4 0 1 0 Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Canseco J, rf 3 0 2 3 Bell G, lf 4 0 0 0 Hassey R, c 4 0 0 0 Gruber K, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Whitt E, c 4 0 1 0 McGwire M, 1b 4 0 1 0 McGriff F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Steinbach T, dh 3 0 0 0 Moseby L, rf-cf 4 0 0 0 Phillips T, 2b 2 1 1 0 Campusano S, cf 2 0 1 0 Gallego M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Leach R, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Weiss W, ss 3 1 1 0 Lee M, 2b 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 6 1 31 4 8 4 Toronto 010 000 000 -- 1 Oakland 003 010 00x -- 4 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Stieb D (L) 8.0 8 4 4 1 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Davis S (W) 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 Honeycutt R* 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 Eckersley D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Lansford C DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Toronto 6, Oakland 5 2B -- McGwire M, Canseco J 2, McGriff F SF -- Canseco J T -- 2:38 A -- 33287
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