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Retrosheet Boxscore: Cleveland Indians 14, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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Cleveland Indians 14, Toronto Blue Jays 3

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Game Played on Thursday, April 9, 1987 (D) at Exhibition Stadium

CLE A    6  0  0    1  1  4    0  2  0  -  14 15  0
TOR A    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  0
BATTING
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernazard 2b                  6   2   3   1       0   1       2   5
Butler cf                     5   1   2   0       1   1       1   0
Franco ss                     5   2   2   2       1   0       3   1
Carter 1b                     4   4   3   3       1   0       8   1
Hall lf                       2   2   0   0       2   1       2   0
  Nixon lf                    1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Tabler dh                     4   1   2   1       0   1       0   0
Jacoby 3b                     4   1   2   3       0   0       0   3
Snyder rf                     5   1   1   4       0   4       5   0
Bando c                       5   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Niekro p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Carlton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       41  14  15  14       5   9      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Bernazard-Carter, Bernazard-Franco-Carter.
BATTING - 
2B: Butler 2 (2,off Johnson,off Cerutti); Jacoby (1,off Cerutti); Bernazard
(1,off Ward).
HR: Snyder (2,1st inning off Johnson 3 on 2 out); Bernazard (1,4th inning off
Johnson 0 on 2 out); Franco (1,6th inning off Cerutti 1 on 2 out); Carter
(1,8th inning off Nunez 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Tabler (1,by Johnson); Jacoby (1,by Johnson).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Carter 2 (3,2nd base off Johnson/Whitt,2nd base off Cerutti/Whitt).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Fernandez ss                  5   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Mulliniks 3b                  2   1   2   0       1   0       0   1
  Iorg ph,3b                  1   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Moseby cf                     5   0   3   0       0   1       1   0
Bell lf                       5   1   2   1       0   1       2   0
Barfield rf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Upshaw 1b                     2   0   0   0       2   0       8   1
Whitt c                       2   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
  Stark ph,c                  2   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
McGriff dh                    3   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Fielder ph,dh               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sharperson 2b                 4   0   1   0       0   0       1   4
Johnson p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Cerutti p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nunez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ward p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   3  11   2       4   3      27   8
FIELDING - 
PB: Whitt (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Bell (2,off Niekro).
3B: Bell (1,off Niekro).
HR: Fernandez (1,4th inning off Niekro 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Stark (1,off Carlton); Fernandez (1,off Carlton).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Cleveland Indians            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro W(1-0)                 5     7   3   3   2   2   1  24
Carlton SV(1)                 4     4   0   0   2   1   0  16
Totals                        9    11   3   3   4   3   1  40
WP: Niekro (1).
Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Johnson L(0-1)                4     6   7   7   1   1   2  21
Cerutti                       1.2   5   5   5   2   3   1  12
Nunez                         2.1   2   2   2   1   4   1  10
Ward                          1     2   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9    15  14  14   5   9   4  48
HBP: Johnson 2 (2,Tabler,Jacoby).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nunez 2-1.
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Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Durwood Merrill
Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 21088
Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Bernazard           2b        Fernandez           ss
2. Butler              cf        Mulliniks           3b
3. Franco              ss        Moseby              cf
4. Carter              1b        Bell                lf
5. Hall                lf        Barfield            rf
6. Tabler              dh        Upshaw              1b
7. Jacoby              3b        Whitt               c
8. Snyder              rf        McGriff             dh
9. Bando               c         Sharperson          2b
   Niekro              p         Johnson             p

INDIANS 1ST: Bernazard singled to right; Butler lined to
shortstop; Whitt allowed a passed ball [Bernazard to second];
Franco grounded out (first unassisted) [Bernazard to third];
Carter singled to left [Bernazard scored]; Carter stole second;
Hall walked; Tabler was hit by a pitch [Carter to third, Hall to
second]; Jacoby was hit by a pitch [Carter scored, Hall to
third, Tabler to second]; Snyder homered to center [Hall scored,
Tabler scored, Jacoby scored]; Bando grounded out (first
unassisted); 6 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Fernandez grounded out (first unassisted);
Mulliniks singled to right; Moseby singled to right [Mulliniks
to second]; Bell doubled to left [Mulliniks scored, Moseby to
third]; Barfield made an out to shortstop; Upshaw walked; Whitt
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians
6, Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Bernazard grounded out (first to pitcher); Butler
flied out to right; Franco grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: McGriff singled to left; Sharperson flied out to
left; Fernandez flied out to left; Mulliniks walked [McGriff to
second]; Moseby struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 6,
Blue Jays 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Carter grounded out (second to first); Hall
grounded out (second to first); Tabler singled to center; Jacoby
forced Tabler (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
6, Blue Jays 1.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bell tripled to right; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Bell scored]; Barfield popped to catcher in foul territory;
Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Whitt grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 6, Blue Jays 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Snyder struck out; Bando grounded out (second to
first); Bernazard homered to right; Butler doubled to right;
Franco grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 7, Blue Jays 2.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: McGriff grounded out (first to pitcher);
Sharperson flied out to right; Fernandez homered to right;
Mulliniks singled to center; Moseby flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 7, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 5TH: CERUTTI REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Carter walked;
Hall struck out; Tabler struck out; Jacoby doubled to left
[Carter scored]; Snyder struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 8, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bell struck out; Barfield grounded out (third to
first); Upshaw flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 8, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Bando flied out to right; Bernazard grounded out
(first unassisted); Butler doubled to center; Franco homered to
right [Butler scored]; Carter singled to right; Carter stole
second; Hall walked; Tabler singled to right [Carter scored,
Hall to third]; NUNEZ REPLACED CERUTTI (PITCHING); Jacoby
singled to left [Hall scored, Tabler to second]; Debut game
for Jose Nunez; Snyder struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: CARLTON REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); STARK BATTED
FOR WHITT; Stark lined to shortstop; McGriff struck out;
Sharperson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 7TH: STARK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bando flied out
to left; Bernazard struck out; Butler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: NIXON REPLACED HALL (PLAYING LF); Fernandez flied
out to center; IORG BATTED FOR MULLINIKS; Iorg flied out to
left; Moseby singled to center; Bell forced Moseby (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 8TH: IORG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Franco walked;
Carter homered to left [Franco scored]; Nixon struck out; Tabler
flied out to center; Jacoby flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 14, Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: Barfield singled to left; Upshaw walked [Barfield
to second]; Stark grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Barfield to third, Upshaw out at second]; FIELDER BATTED FOR
MCGRIFF; Fielder flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Indians 14, Blue Jays 3.

INDIANS 9TH: FIELDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WARD REPLACED
NUNEZ (PITCHING); Snyder struck out; Bando popped to third in
foul territory; Bernazard doubled to center; Butler walked;
Franco singled to right [Bernazard out at home (right to
catcher), Butler to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 14,
Blue Jays 3.

BLUE JAYS 9TH: Sharperson singled to left; Fernandez grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sharperson
out at second]; Iorg walked; Moseby singled to left [Iorg to
second]; Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
14, Blue Jays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Indians         14  15   0    7
 Blue Jays        3  11   0   10
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