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TOR
@BOS		3
8
DET
@CHW		7
1
BAL
@CLE		7
1
NYY
@KCR		2
8
CAL
@OAK		1
7
MIN
@SEA		8
5
MIL
@TEX		7
5		 
(12)
SDP
@CIN		5
2
MON
@HOU		0
1
SFG
@LAD		5
7
ATL
@NYM		12
4
CHC
@PHI		8
9		 
(10)
STL
@PIT		4
7
Sunday, April 12, 1987
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 27,521, Time of Game: 2:40
Blue Jays
3
3-3
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
 at Red Sox
8
2-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
6th, 4 GB
W: Bob Stanley (1-1)
L: Jim Clancy (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  7  0
Red Sox         0  2  4   0  2  0   0  0  X    8  8  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Fernandez SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 .231 .699 -0.052 0.80 0.014 -0.066 -1.3 1 3 SF
Rance Mulliniks 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .357 .804 0.012 0.45 0.043 -0.031 -0.1 0 3 2B,SF
Lloyd Moseby CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .748 -0.064 0.50 0.005 -0.069 -0.8 2 0 2B
George Bell LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .788 -0.071 0.65 0.000 -0.071 -1.3 0 0
Jesse Barfield RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .381 1.173 -0.002 0.39 0.023 -0.026 -0.0 4 0
Willie Upshaw 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .286 1.137 0.043 0.44 0.065 -0.022 0.1 10 0 2B
Fred McGriff DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 .308 .822 -0.019 0.65 0.043 -0.062 -0.2
Ernie Whitt C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .333 .967 0.127 0.89 0.134 -0.007 1.6 5 0 2B
Mike Sharperson 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .278 .649 -0.074 1.37 0.000 -0.074 -1.1 2 3
   Rick Leach PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.022 0.41 0.022 0.000 0.8
Jim Clancy P 2
   Mark Eichhorn P
   Jeff Musselman P 1
   Duane Ward P
   Tom Henke P
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 5 3 .219 .651 -0.078 0.65 0.349 -0.428 -2.1 24 12
2B: E Whitt (2, off B Stanley); R Mulliniks (1, off B Stanley); L Moseby (1, off B Stanley); W Upshaw (1, off B Stanley).
SF: R Mulliniks (1, off C Schiraldi); T Fernandez (1, off B Stanley).
TB: R Mulliniks 3; L Moseby 2; W Upshaw 2; E Whitt 2; F McGriff; J Barfield.
RBI: R Mulliniks (2); M Sharperson (2); T Fernandez (3).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 0 for 9.

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .261 .824 0.000 0.43 0.034 -0.034 -0.4 1 4
Ed Romero 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 .500 -0.002 0.56 0.032 -0.034 -0.2 0 5
Bill Buckner 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .280 .680 0.118 0.69 0.147 -0.029 0.8 14 0 3B
   Pat Dodson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jim Rice LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .217 .715 -0.007 0.66 0.026 -0.033 0.0 4 0
Don Baylor DH 3 2 2 5 1 0 .150 .742 0.170 0.73 0.195 -0.024 3.7 2·HR
Dwight Evans RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .316 .879 0.015 0.27 0.026 -0.010 -0.5 0 0
Dave Henderson CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .222 .975 0.175 0.36 0.176 -0.001 2.0 2 0 HR,2B
Marc Sullivan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .588 -0.026 0.24 0.000 -0.026 -1.1 3 0
Spike Owen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .056 .261 -0.021 0.20 0.000 -0.021 -0.9 1 0
Bob Stanley P 2 1
   Calvin Schiraldi P
Team Totals 32 8 8 8 5 5 .250 .976 0.422 0.46 0.636 -0.212 3.5 27 10
2B: D Henderson (1, off M Eichhorn).
3B: B Buckner (1, off J Clancy).
HR: D Baylor 2 (2, 1 off J Clancy, 1 off M Eichhorn; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Henderson (2, off J Clancy; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).
TB: D Baylor 8; D Henderson 6; B Buckner 3; E Romero 2; W Boggs.
RBI: D Baylor 5 (5); D Henderson 2 (4); B Buckner (6).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 4.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Clancy, L (1-1) 2.2 5 6 6 3 1 2 7.27 16 22 -0.413 0.90 -4.6
Mark Eichhorn 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 1 3.52 11 1 0 -0.016 0.22 -0.6
Jeff Musselman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.6
Duane Ward 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.002 0.03 0.6
Tom Henke 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 8 8 5 5 3 9.00 37 22 1 0 -0.422 0.65 -3.5

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Stanley, W (1-1) 8 7 2 2 2 2 0 3.55 33 60 0.074 0.70 2.5
Calvin Schiraldi 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 6.75 6 0 0 0.003 0.38 -0.4
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 5 3 0 3.00 39 60 0 0 0.077 0.46 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 27,521.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Boston Red Sox
1 Tony Fernandez SS 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Rance Mulliniks 3B 2 Ed Romero 2B
3 Lloyd Moseby CF 3 Bill Buckner 1B
4 George Bell LF 4 Jim Rice LF
5 Jesse Barfield RF 5 Don Baylor DH
6 Willie Upshaw 1B 6 Dwight Evans RF
7 Fred McGriff DH 7 Dave Henderson CF
8 Ernie Whitt C 8 Marc Sullivan C
9 Mike Sharperson 2B 9 Spike Owen SS
Jim Clancy P Bob Stanley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-0 1 1-- RR BOS D. Henderson J. Clancy 17% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Evans Scores
b3 3-2 1 1-3 RRR BOS D. Baylor J. Clancy 15% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores
b3 2-2 1 1-- R BOS B. Buckner J. Clancy 15% 71% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Romero Scores
t3 0-2 0 1-- TOR E. Whitt B. Stanley -11% 55% Double to RF (Ground Ball); McGriff to 3B
t4 2-6 1 1-- TOR W. Upshaw B. Stanley -6% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barfield to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez B. Stanley 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 0-0 1 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks B. Stanley 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby B. Stanley 1% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- BOS W. Boggs J. Clancy 3% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O BOS E. Romero J. Clancy -3% 55% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-- O BOS B. Buckner J. Clancy -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B; Boggs to 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- O BOS J. Rice J. Clancy -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TOR G. Bell B. Stanley 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O TOR J. Barfield B. Stanley 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O TOR W. Upshaw B. Stanley 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Baylor J. Clancy -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- BOS D. Evans J. Clancy 3% 56% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- RR BOS D. Henderson J. Clancy 17% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Evans Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- O BOS M. Sullivan J. Clancy -1% 71% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- O BOS S. Owen J. Clancy -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- TOR F. McGriff B. Stanley -4% 66% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t3 0-2 0 1-- TOR E. Whitt B. Stanley -11% 55% Double to RF (Ground Ball); McGriff to 3B
t3 0-2 0 -23 RO TOR M. Sharperson B. Stanley 1% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B; McGriff Scores; Whitt to 3B
t3 1-2 1 --3 RO TOR T. Fernandez B. Stanley -1% 55% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitt Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- TOR R. Mulliniks B. Stanley -1% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 2-2 2 1-- O TOR L. Moseby B. Stanley 3% 56% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Blue Jays' Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Clancy -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-2 1 --- BOS E. Romero J. Clancy 3% 56% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 2-2 1 1-- R BOS B. Buckner J. Clancy 15% 71% Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Romero Scores
b3 3-2 1 --3 BOS J. Rice J. Clancy 2% 72% Walk
b3 3-2 1 1-3 RRR BOS D. Baylor J. Clancy 15% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buckner Scores; Rice Scores
b3 6-2 1 --- O BOS D. Evans J. Clancy -1% 87% Flyball: RF
b3 6-2 2 --- BOS D. Henderson J. Clancy 0% 87% Walk
Mark Eichhorn replaces Jim Clancy pitching
b3 6-2 2 1-- O BOS M. Sullivan M. Eichhorn -1% 86% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 4-5-6
t4 2-6 0 --- O TOR G. Bell B. Stanley 2% 88% Flyball: CF
t4 2-6 1 --- TOR J. Barfield B. Stanley -2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t4 2-6 1 1-- TOR W. Upshaw B. Stanley -6% 80% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barfield to 3B
t4 2-6 1 -23 O TOR F. McGriff B. Stanley 6% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 2-6 2 -23 TOR E. Whitt B. Stanley -2% 84% Walk
t4 2-6 2 123 O TOR M. Sharperson B. Stanley 6% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 9-1-2
b4 6-2 0 --- O BOS S. Owen M. Eichhorn -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-2 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Eichhorn -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 6-2 2 --- BOS E. Romero M. Eichhorn 0% 89% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b4 6-2 2 1-- O BOS B. Buckner M. Eichhorn -1% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 1-2-3
t5 2-6 0 --- O TOR T. Fernandez B. Stanley 2% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2-6 1 --- TOR R. Mulliniks B. Stanley -3% 88% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 2-6 1 -2- O TOR L. Moseby B. Stanley 3% 90% Flyball: LF
t5 2-6 2 -2- O TOR G. Bell B. Stanley 2% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Mark Eichhorn facing 4-5-6
b5 6-2 0 --- BOS J. Rice M. Eichhorn 1% 93% Walk
b5 6-2 0 1-- RR BOS D. Baylor M. Eichhorn 4% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rice Scores
b5 8-2 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Eichhorn -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 8-2 1 --- BOS D. Henderson M. Eichhorn 0% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b5 8-2 1 -2- O BOS M. Sullivan M. Eichhorn -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 8-2 2 -2- O BOS S. Owen M. Eichhorn -0% 97% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 5-6-7
t6 2-8 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield B. Stanley 1% 98% Groundout: P unassisted
t6 2-8 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw B. Stanley 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-P
t6 2-8 2 --- O TOR F. McGriff B. Stanley 0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Blue Jays' Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
Jeff Musselman replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
b6 8-2 0 --- O BOS W. Boggs J. Musselman -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b6 8-2 1 --- O BOS E. Romero J. Musselman -0% 98% Strikeout
b6 8-2 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner J. Musselman -0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
t7 2-8 0 --- O TOR E. Whitt B. Stanley 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 2-8 1 --- O TOR M. Sharperson B. Stanley 0% 99% Strikeout
t7 2-8 2 --- O TOR T. Fernandez B. Stanley 0% 99% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Blue Jays' Duane Ward facing 4-5-6
Duane Ward replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
b7 8-2 0 --- O BOS J. Rice D. Ward -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 8-2 1 --- BOS D. Baylor D. Ward 0% 99% Walk
b7 8-2 1 1-- O BOS D. Evans D. Ward -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 8-2 2 1-- O BOS D. Henderson D. Ward -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Bob Stanley facing 2-3-4
t8 2-8 0 --- O TOR R. Mulliniks B. Stanley 0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 2-8 1 --- TOR L. Moseby B. Stanley -1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t8 2-8 1 -2- O TOR G. Bell B. Stanley 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 2-8 2 -2- TOR J. Barfield B. Stanley -0% 99% Walk
t8 2-8 2 12- O TOR W. Upshaw B. Stanley 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Blue Jays' Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
Tom Henke replaces Duane Ward pitching
b8 8-2 0 --- O BOS M. Sullivan T. Henke -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-2 1 --- O BOS S. Owen T. Henke -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 8-2 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs T. Henke -0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 8.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Red Sox' Calvin Schiraldi facing 7-8-9
Calvin Schiraldi replaces Bob Stanley pitching
Pat Dodson replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 2-8 0 --- TOR F. McGriff C. Schiraldi -0% 99% Walk
t9 2-8 0 1-- TOR E. Whitt C. Schiraldi -1% 99% Walk; McGriff to 2B
Rick Leach pinch hits for Mike Sharperson (2B) batting 9th
t9 2-8 0 12- TOR R. Leach C. Schiraldi -2% 96% Walk; McGriff to 3B; Whitt to 2B
t9 2-8 0 123 O TOR T. Fernandez C. Schiraldi 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-8 1 123 RO TOR R. Mulliniks C. Schiraldi 1% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McGriff Scores
t9 3-8 2 12- O TOR L. Moseby C. Schiraldi 0% 100% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 8.

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