1987 AL Game: Toronto at NY. Bell hits 62nd

September 22, 1987

TORONTO AT BALTIMORE
Blue Jays....... 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 - 11 10 1
Orioles......... 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 6 14 1
Win:Stieb(17-8) Loss:Boddicker(11-15)
Homeruns- F.McGriff(25th), G.Bell(62nd), W.Upshaw-2(25th), M.Hart(6th)

George Bell became MLB's all-time single season homerun record holder tonight when he hit his 62nd homerun of the year. Bell's homer allowed him to pass Roger Maris and with almost 2 weeks left in the season, he's a good bet to add to that total. Bell's teammate Willie Upshaw ripped 2 homeruns at Memorial Stadium as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the floundering Baltimore Orioles 11 to 6.
 Upshaw had a big evening at the plate. He hit a bases-empty home run in the
5th inning and blasted a Grand Slam homerun in the 8th inning. Baltimore had
14 hits in the game while Toronto had 10, but Toronto had the more timely
hits.  
Dave Stieb(17-8) picked up the victory, allowing 5 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings.
Mike Boddicker(11-15) was the loser. He served up 4 gopher balls in 7 and
2/3 innings.