June 23, 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@BAL 4
(11) TOR 9
@BOS 3 KCR 6
@CAL 5 DET 5
MIL 1 MIN 4
CHW 3 OAK 5
TEX 1 CLE 11
@SEA 4 LAD 10
@ATL 2 CHC 12
STL 11
(11) SDP 5
@CIN 2 SFG 7
@HOU 5 NYM 2
MON 0 PHI 7
@PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 27,689

Saturday, June 23, 1984
Time of Game: 2:45

Blue Jays

43-25

Won 1

2nd, 7½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       4  0  0   2  2  1   0  0  0    9 17  1
Red Sox         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  0    3  8  1

W: J Gott (3-2), L: R Gale (1-2)

Red Sox

32-37

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .304  .716    0    3   4   2B,GDP
D Collins LF                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .320  .841    0    1   0   2B,2·SB,HBP
L Moseby CF                   3   2   2   1    2   0  .286  .888    0    5   0   
C Johnson DH                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .270  .798    0    0   0   GDP
G Bell RF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .324  .873    0    2   0   
  J Barfield PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .740    0    0   0   
W Aikens 1B                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .215  .599    0    9   1   
  R Leach PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .669    0    1   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                4   1   3   3    0   0  .283  .726    0    0   1   3B,2B
  G Iorg PH-3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .575    0    0   0   
B Martinez C                  4   2   3   3    0   1  .245  .725    0    5   0   2·HR
A Griffin SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .253  .590    0    0   4   CS

J Gott P                                                                 0   2
  R Jackson P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38   9  17   9    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (8, off M Brown); D Collins (12, off M Brown); D Garcia (18, off R Gale).

3B: R Mulliniks (2, off R Gale).

HR: B Martinez 2 (3, off M Brown, off R Gale; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

HBP: D Collins (4, by R Gale).

TB: B Martinez 9; R Mulliniks 6; D Garcia 3; D Collins 2; W Aikens 2; L Moseby 2; A Griffin 2; C Johnson; G Bell.

GIDP: C Johnson (6); D Garcia (2).

RBI: B Martinez 3 (18); R Mulliniks 3 (18); C Johnson (22); G Bell (38); L Moseby (41).

2-out RBI: R Mulliniks 3; C Johnson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Griffin-D Garcia-W Aikens.

E: A Griffin (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins 2 (21, 3rd base off M Brown/R Gedman, 2nd base off R Gale/R Gedman).

CS: A Griffin (2, 3rd base by S Crawford/R Gedman).

PO: A Griffin (1st base by M Brown); W Aikens (2nd base by R Gedman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .289  .753    0    1   2   
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .856    0    1   0   
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .819    0    1   0   
T Armas CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .288  .871    0    2   1   2B
M Easler DH                   3   0   0   1    0   2  .310  .909    0    0   0   SF
B Buckner 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .688    0    9   1   
R Gedman C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .771    0    5   2   2B
M Barrett 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .696    0    5   6   
J Gutierrez SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .630    0    3   2   GDP
  R Miller PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .732    0    0   0   
  G Hoffman SS                1   0   1   0    0   0  .175  .463    0    0   0   

R Gale P                                                                 0   2
  M Brown P                                                              0   1
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    3   4                    27  17

BATTING

2B: T Armas (14, off R Jackson); R Gedman (9, off J Gott).

SF: M Easler (2, off R Jackson).

TB: R Gedman 3; T Armas 2; B Buckner 2; G Hoffman; J Rice; W Boggs.

GIDP: J Gutierrez (8).

RBI: J Rice (57); M Easler (40); B Buckner (17).

2-out RBI: J Rice; B Buckner.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Boggs-M Barrett-B Buckner; M Barrett-J Gutierrez-B Buckner.

E: T Armas (3).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Gott, W (3-2)                6.2   5   1   1    3   3   0   3.86   27     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 5     60    -     0.44   0.10
R Jackson                      2.1   3   2   0    0   1   0   2.68   11     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          3-0    0.08   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   1    3   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     14· 9· 0· 8          3-0

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gale, L (1-2)                3     8   5   5    1   3   1   7.59   18     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 8     25    -     0.79  -0.33
M Brown                        3     8   4   4    2   0   1   5.79   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 8          1-0    0.26  -0.06
S Crawford                     3     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.32    9     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    17   9   9    4   5   2          43     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0·17          1-0

R Gale faced 2 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Crawford (1).

IBB: None.

PO: M Brown (1; A Griffin, 1st base).

HBP: R Gale (1; D Collins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 27,689.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Garcia             2B    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. D Collins            LF    2. D Evans              RF 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. J Rice               LF 
4. C Johnson            DH    4. T Armas              CF 
5. G Bell               RF    5. M Easler             DH 
6. W Aikens             1B    6. B Buckner            1B 
7. R Mulliniks          3B    7. R Gedman             C  
8. B Martinez           C     8. M Barrett            2B 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. J Gutierrez          SS 

   J Gott               P        R Gale               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  -23      13%  82% R Mulliniks     R Gale          Triple; Moseby Scores; Bell Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  12-      12%  75% G Bell          R Gale          Single; Collins Scores; Moseby to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on E8
   t 1   0  0-0  12-       9%  68% L Moseby        R Gale          Single; Garcia Scores; Collins to 2B
   t 4   0  1-4  ---       6%  88% B Martinez      R Gale          Home Run
   b 3   2  4-0  -2-      -6%  79% J Rice          J Gott          Single; Boggs Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gale facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Garcia        Double
          -2-      59%  D Collins       Hit By Pitch
   R      12-      68%  L Moseby        Single; Garcia Scores; Collins to 2B
   O      12-      63%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   R      12-      75%  G Bell          Single; Collins Scores; Moseby to 3B; Bell to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23      69%  W Aikens        Strikeout
   RR     -23      82%  R Mulliniks     Triple; Moseby Scores; Bell Scores
   O      --3      80%  B Martinez      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Gott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  D Evans         Walk
   O      1--      82%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  T Armas         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
          ---      86%  A Griffin       Single
   OO     1--      82%  D Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      83%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      83%  L Moseby        Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  M Easler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      84%  R Gedman        Single
   O      1--      86%  M Barrett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rich Gale facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  C Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      85%  W Aikens        Single
   O      1--      83%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Gott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      85%  J Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
          ---      83%  W Boggs         Single
   O      1--      85%  D Evans         Groundout: P-1B; Boggs to 2B
   R      -2-      79%  J Rice          Single; Boggs Scores
   O      1--      81%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      88%  B Martinez      Home Run
          ---      89%  A Griffin       Single
                  Mike Brown replaces Rich Gale pitching
   O      1--      87%  D Garcia        Griffin Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      86%  " "             Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  D Collins       Double
          -2-      87%  L Moseby        Collins Steals 3B
          --3      88%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      92%  C Johnson       Single; Collins Scores; Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  M Easler        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Buckner       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Gedman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  W Aikens        Single; Aikens out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      94%  R Mulliniks     Double
   RR     -2-      98%  B Martinez      Home Run; Mulliniks Scores
   O      ---      97%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  D Garcia        Single
   O      1--      97%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Gott facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  M Barrett       Walk
   OO     1--      98%  J Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Boggs         Groundout: 2B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Brown facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  L Moseby        Single
   O      1--      99%  C Johnson       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      98%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B; Moseby to 2B
          -2-      98%  W Aikens        Walk
   R      12-      99%  R Mulliniks     Single; Moseby Scores; Aikens to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Martinez      Aikens Picked off 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-1, Steve Crawford facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Crawford replaces Mike Brown pitching
          ---     100%  B Martinez      Single
   O      1--     100%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Griffin to 1B
          1--     100%  D Garcia        Wild Pitch; Griffin to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Griffin Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Gott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  M Easler        Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Buckner       Single
          1--      99%  R Gedman        Double; Buckner to 3B
   O      -23      99%  M Barrett       Foul Flyball: C
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Jackie Gutierrez batting 9th
          -23      99%  R Miller        Walk
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Jim Gott pitching
   O      123     100%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-1, Steve Crawford facing 2-3-4
                  Glenn Hoffman replaces Rick Miller playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  L Moseby        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Roy Lee Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  J Rice          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  T Armas         Double; Rice to 3B
   RO     -23     100%  M Easler        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rice Scores/unER
   R      -2-      99%  B Buckner       Single; Armas Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-3, Steve Crawford facing 5-6-7
                  Jesse Barfield pinch hits for George Bell batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  J Barfield      Strikeout
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Willie Aikens batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Garth Iorg pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  G Iorg          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Roy Lee Jackson facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Leach moves to 1B; Garth Iorg moves to 3B; Jesse Barfield moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  G Hoffman       Single
   O      1--     100%  W Boggs         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  D Evans         Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 3.

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