Kelly Gruber Hits for the Cycle, 1989
Kelly Gruber hit for the cycle for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 16, 1989.
Toronto, ONT · 1977–1989
Exhibition Stadium was a ballpark in Toronto, Ontario. The first major-league game the register places here was on April 7, 1977 and the last on May 28, 1989. The register files it under the American League. The register notes that snow covered the outfield for its first game.
972 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1977 and 1989. The game logs list the Toronto Blue Jays as the home club here. Its recorded capacity is 54,000. 8 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Kelly Gruber Hits for the Cycle, 1989 in 1989, John Mayberry's Three-Home-Run Game, 1977 in 1977, and Cliff Johnson's Three-Home-Run Game, 1977 in 1977.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 7, 1977, when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 9–5. Ken Brett started for the Chicago White Sox and Bill Singer for the Toronto Blue Jays. Nestor Chylak was the plate umpire. The latest game in the Retrosheet logs was on May 28, 1989, when the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7–5. Steve Rosenberg started for the Chicago White Sox and Dave Stieb for the Toronto Blue Jays. Dan Morrison was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 47,828, for a game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays on July 1, 1987.
The major leagues also played in Toronto, Ontario at Rogers Centre (from 1989).
Kelly Gruber hit for the cycle for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Kansas City Royals on April 16, 1989.
John Mayberry hit three home runs for the Kansas City Royals against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 1, 1977.
Cliff Johnson hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 30, 1977.
Otto Vélez hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Cleveland Indians on May 4, 1980.
Eddie Murray hit three home runs for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 14, 1980.
Jim Rice hit three home runs for the Boston Red Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays on August 29, 1983.
Ernie Whitt hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles on September 14, 1987.
José Canseco hit three home runs for the Oakland Athletics against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 3, 1988.
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