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TOR
@CAL		4
5
BAL
@CHW		6
4
MIL
@KCR		6
7
NYY
@MIN		3
1
CLE
@OAK		6
2
DET
@SEA		5
4
BOS
@TEX		4
5		 
(11)
CHC
@ATL		4
3		 
(10)
MON
@HOU		6
3
CIN
@NYM		5
1
SDP
@PHI		2
3
SFG
@PIT		5
4
LAD
@STL		7
1
Friday, April 28, 1978
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 16,575, Time of Game: 2:55
Blue Jays
4
7-12
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 6½ GB
 at Angels
5
13-6
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Dyar Miller (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   2  0  0   1  0  0    4 11  5
Angels          2  1  1   1  0  0   0  0  X    5  8  1

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Upshaw LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .176 .544 -0.117 1.74 0.027 -0.145 -0.7 1 0 2B,SF
Bob Bailor CF 3 0 1 0 2 0 .377 .884 0.202 2.10 0.265 -0.063 0.7 3 0
Roy Howell 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 .293 .791 -0.139 2.09 0.132 -0.271 -0.4 1 1
Rico Carty DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .776 -0.073 1.75 0.096 -0.169 -0.3
John Mayberry 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .741 -0.236 1.97 0.070 -0.306 -1.0 7 1 GDP
Tom Hutton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .262 .731 -0.063 1.11 0.026 -0.089 -0.5 0 0
Rick Cerone C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .596 0.140 1.36 0.167 -0.027 0.9 7 0
Garth Iorg 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .184 .404 -0.003 1.80 0.068 -0.071 0.0 2 0
   Tim Johnson PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 -0.080 3.59 0.000 -0.080 -0.3 0 0
Luis Gomez SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 .216 .475 0.178 1.91 0.198 -0.020 1.8 2 4
   Sam Ewing PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.067 2.90 0.000 -0.067 -0.3
   Dave McKay SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .314 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Jesse Jefferson P 1 2
   Tom Murphy P 1
Team Totals 37 4 11 3 3 5 .297 .666 -0.258 1.86 1.049 -1.308 -0.1 24 10
2B: W Upshaw (2, off D Miller).
SF: W Upshaw (1, off D Miller).
TB: L Gomez 2; J Mayberry 2; W Upshaw 2; R Cerone 2; R Howell; B Bailor; T Hutton; G Iorg.
GIDP: J Mayberry (3).
RBI: L Gomez 2 (2); W Upshaw (3).
2-out RBI: L Gomez.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Jefferson-L Gomez-J Mayberry.
E: R Howell (4); W Upshaw (1); G Iorg 3 (3).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .206 .619 0.126 0.85 0.157 -0.031 1.7 2 0
Bobby Grich 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .635 -0.135 0.93 0.000 -0.135 -1.8 2 3
Lyman Bostock CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .155 .464 0.024 1.01 0.051 -0.027 0.1 3 0 3B
   Ken Landreaux CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .528 -0.038 0.93 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 0 0
Ron Fairly DH 4 1 2 3 1 2 .233 .615 0.244 0.97 0.306 -0.062 2.0 HR
Don Baylor LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 .993 -0.005 0.57 0.031 -0.037 -0.1 2 0
Ron Jackson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .378 .940 0.106 0.68 0.119 -0.013 1.6 10 1 2·2B
Brian Downing C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .854 -0.055 0.94 0.026 -0.081 -0.9 5 0 SH
Carney Lansford 3B 1 1 0 1 2 1 .241 .772 0.025 0.89 0.053 -0.027 0.2 0 2 SF
Rance Mulliniks SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .422 -0.050 1.04 0.047 -0.097 -0.9 3 5 GDP
Don Aase P
   Dyar Miller P
   Paul Hartzell P 2
   Dave LaRoche P
Team Totals 32 5 8 5 6 7 .250 .828 0.242 0.88 0.790 -0.548 1.4 27 13
2B: R Jackson 2 (6, 2 off J Jefferson).
3B: L Bostock (2, off J Jefferson).
HR: R Fairly (1, off J Jefferson; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: C Lansford (1, off J Jefferson).
SH: B Downing (1, off T Murphy).
TB: R Fairly 5; R Jackson 4; L Bostock 3; R Miller 2; D Baylor.
GIDP: R Mulliniks (1).
RBI: R Fairly 3 (3); C Lansford (6); L Bostock (7).
2-out RBI: R Fairly 3.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Grich-R Mulliniks-R Jackson.
E: R Mulliniks (2).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jesse Jefferson, L (1-3) 6 7 5 4 6 4 1 4.08 32 38 -0.307 0.89 -2.3
Tom Murphy 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 8 0 0 0.065 0.84 0.9
Team Totals 8 8 5 4 6 7 1 4.50 40 38 0 0 -0.242 1.86 -1.4

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Aase 3.1 7 3 3 1 4 0 4.71 18 37 -0.169 1.26 -1.7
Dyar Miller, W (1-0) 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.00 13 3 1 0.039 1.66 0.4
Paul Hartzell, H (2) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 9 2 1 0.280 2.90 1.0
Dave LaRoche, S (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.38 1 1 0 0.108 3.91 0.3
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 3 5 0 4.00 41 37 6 2 0.258 0.88 0.1
D Miller faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: P Hartzell (1).
WP: P Hartzell (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 16,575.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         California Angels
1 Willie Upshaw LF 1 Rick Miller RF
2 Bob Bailor CF 2 Bobby Grich 2B
3 Roy Howell 3B 3 Lyman Bostock CF
4 Rico Carty DH 4 Ron Fairly DH
5 John Mayberry 1B 5 Don Baylor LF
6 Tom Hutton RF 6 Ron Jackson 1B
7 Rick Cerone C 7 Brian Downing C
8 Garth Iorg 2B 8 Carney Lansford 3B
9 Luis Gomez SS 9 Rance Mulliniks SS
Jesse Jefferson P Don Aase P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 1-- RR CAL R. Fairly J. Jefferson 20% 72% Home Run (Deep RF); Miller Scores
t7 3-5 0 12- OO TOR J. Mayberry P. Hartzell 18% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Howell to 3B
t9 4-5 0 -2- O TOR R. Howell P. Hartzell 13% 78% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 0 --- TOR B. Bailor P. Hartzell -11% 73% Single to SS
t9 4-5 1 -2- O TOR R. Carty P. Hartzell 11% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B

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, Angels' Don Aase facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw D. Aase 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- TOR B. Bailor D. Aase -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- O TOR R. Howell D. Aase 3% 52% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-- O TOR R. Carty D. Aase 2% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CAL R. Miller J. Jefferson 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CAL B. Grich J. Jefferson -3% 55% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CAL L. Bostock J. Jefferson -3% 52% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 1-- RR CAL R. Fairly J. Jefferson 20% 72% Home Run (Deep RF); Miller Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- CAL D. Baylor J. Jefferson 1% 73% Single to RF
b1 2-0 2 1-- CAL R. Jackson J. Jefferson 2% 75% Double to RF; Baylor to 3B
b1 2-0 2 -23 O CAL B. Downing J. Jefferson -4% 71% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Don Aase facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry D. Aase 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- TOR T. Hutton D. Aase -3% 71% Single to LF
t2 0-2 1 1-- TOR R. Cerone D. Aase -4% 67% Single to LF; Hutton to 2B
t2 0-2 1 12- O TOR G. Iorg D. Aase 4% 71% Flyball: RF; Hutton to 3B
t2 0-2 2 1-3 R TOR L. Gomez D. Aase -9% 62% Single to 2B; Hutton Scores; Cerone to 2B
t2 1-2 2 12- O TOR W. Upshaw D. Aase 5% 66% Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
b2 2-1 0 --- CAL C. Lansford J. Jefferson 3% 69% Walk
b2 2-1 0 1-- CAL R. Mulliniks J. Jefferson 5% 74% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Lansford to 2B
b2 2-1 0 12- CAL R. Miller J. Jefferson 6% 80% Walk; Lansford to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
b2 2-1 0 123 O CAL B. Grich J. Jefferson -6% 75% Popfly: SS
b2 2-1 1 123 RO CAL L. Bostock J. Jefferson 2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P; Lansford Scores/unER; Mulliniks to 3B; Miller to 2B
b2 3-1 2 -23 O CAL R. Fairly J. Jefferson -4% 73% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Angels' Don Aase facing 2-3-4
t3 1-3 0 --- O TOR B. Bailor D. Aase 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- O TOR R. Howell D. Aase 2% 77% Strikeout
t3 1-3 2 --- O TOR R. Carty D. Aase 1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 5-6-7
b3 3-1 0 --- CAL D. Baylor J. Jefferson 2% 80% Walk
b3 3-1 0 1-- CAL R. Jackson J. Jefferson 7% 87% Double to 3B; Baylor to 3B
b3 3-1 0 -23 O CAL B. Downing J. Jefferson -3% 84% Popfly: 3B
b3 3-1 1 -23 RO CAL C. Lansford J. Jefferson 1% 85% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Baylor Scores; Jackson to 3B
b3 4-1 2 --3 O CAL R. Mulliniks J. Jefferson -2% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Angels 4.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Angels' Don Aase facing 5-6-7
t4 1-4 0 --- TOR J. Mayberry D. Aase -4% 79% Single to 3B/Bunt
t4 1-4 0 1-- O TOR T. Hutton D. Aase 3% 83% Strikeout
t4 1-4 1 1-- TOR R. Cerone D. Aase -4% 79% Single to RF; Mayberry to 2B
t4 1-4 1 12- TOR G. Iorg D. Aase -7% 72% Single to RF; Mayberry to 3B; Cerone to 2B
t4 1-4 1 123 R TOR L. Gomez D. Aase -10% 62% Single to RF; Mayberry Scores; Cerone to 3B; Iorg to 2B
Dyar Miller replaces Don Aase pitching
t4 2-4 1 123 RO TOR W. Upshaw D. Miller 2% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cerone Scores
t4 3-4 2 12- TOR B. Bailor D. Miller -4% 60% Walk; Iorg to 3B; Gomez to 2B
t4 3-4 2 123 O TOR R. Howell D. Miller 10% 69% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 4-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
b4 4-3 0 --- O CAL R. Miller J. Jefferson -2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-3 1 --- O CAL B. Grich J. Jefferson -1% 66% Strikeout
b4 4-3 2 --- CAL L. Bostock J. Jefferson 3% 69% Triple to RF
b4 4-3 2 --3 R CAL R. Fairly J. Jefferson 10% 78% Single to CF; Bostock Scores
b4 5-3 2 1-- O CAL D. Baylor J. Jefferson -1% 77% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 4-5-6
t5 3-5 0 --- O TOR R. Carty D. Miller 3% 80% Flyball: LF
t5 3-5 1 --- TOR J. Mayberry D. Miller -3% 76% Single to CF
t5 3-5 1 1-- O TOR T. Hutton D. Miller 4% 80% Popfly: SS
t5 3-5 2 1-- O TOR R. Cerone D. Miller 3% 83% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 6-7-8
b5 5-3 0 --- O CAL R. Jackson J. Jefferson -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 5-3 1 --- CAL B. Downing J. Jefferson 3% 84% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Downing to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
b5 5-3 1 -2- CAL C. Lansford J. Jefferson 1% 85% Walk
b5 5-3 1 12- OO CAL R. Mulliniks J. Jefferson -5% 80% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 8-9-1
t6 3-5 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg D. Miller 3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 3-5 1 --- O TOR L. Gomez D. Miller 2% 85% Lineout: 2B
t6 3-5 2 --- TOR W. Upshaw D. Miller -3% 82% Double to CF
t6 3-5 2 -2- O TOR B. Bailor D. Miller 4% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-3, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
b6 5-3 0 --- O CAL R. Miller J. Jefferson -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- O CAL B. Grich J. Jefferson -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 5-3 2 --- CAL L. Bostock J. Jefferson 1% 85% Walk
b6 5-3 2 1-- CAL R. Fairly J. Jefferson 1% 86% Walk; Bostock to 2B
b6 5-3 2 12- O CAL D. Baylor J. Jefferson -2% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Angels 5.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Angels' Dyar Miller facing 3-4-5
Ken Landreaux replaces Lyman Bostock playing CF batting 3rd
t7 3-5 0 --- TOR R. Howell D. Miller -6% 77% Single to LF
t7 3-5 0 1-- TOR R. Carty D. Miller -10% 68% Walk; Howell to 2B
Paul Hartzell replaces Dyar Miller pitching
t7 3-5 0 12- OO TOR J. Mayberry P. Hartzell 18% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Howell to 3B
t7 3-5 2 --3 R TOR T. Hutton P. Hartzell -7% 78% Wild Pitch; Howell Scores
t7 4-5 2 --- O TOR T. Hutton P. Hartzell 2% 80% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 6-7-8
Tom Murphy replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
b7 5-4 0 --- CAL R. Jackson T. Murphy 3% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b7 5-4 0 1-- O CAL B. Downing T. Murphy -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
b7 5-4 1 -2- O CAL C. Lansford T. Murphy -3% 79% Strikeout
b7 5-4 2 -2- O CAL R. Mulliniks T. Murphy -3% 76% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Angels' Paul Hartzell facing 7-8-9
t8 4-5 0 --- TOR R. Cerone P. Hartzell -9% 67% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
Tim Johnson pinch hits for Garth Iorg (2B) batting 8th
t8 4-5 0 1-- O TOR T. Johnson P. Hartzell 8% 75% Flyball: LF
Sam Ewing pinch hits for Luis Gomez (SS) batting 9th
t8 4-5 1 1-- O TOR S. Ewing P. Hartzell 7% 82% Flyball: RF
t8 4-5 2 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw P. Hartzell 6% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 5-4, Blue Jays' Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
Tim Johnson moves from PH to 2B
Dave McKay replaces Sam Ewing (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- CAL R. Miller T. Murphy 6% 94% Single to LF; Miller to 3B/Adv on E7
b8 5-4 0 --3 O CAL B. Grich T. Murphy -2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-4 1 --3 O CAL K. Landreaux T. Murphy -4% 87% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-4 2 --3 O CAL R. Fairly T. Murphy -2% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-5, Angels' Paul Hartzell facing 2-3-4
t9 4-5 0 --- TOR B. Bailor P. Hartzell -11% 73% Single to SS
t9 4-5 0 1-- TOR R. Howell P. Hartzell -8% 65% Balk; Bailor to 2B
t9 4-5 0 -2- O TOR R. Howell P. Hartzell 13% 78% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 1 -2- O TOR R. Carty P. Hartzell 11% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
Dave LaRoche replaces Paul Hartzell pitching
t9 4-5 2 -2- O TOR J. Mayberry D. LaRoche 11% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Angels 5.

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