July 18, 1988 Toronto Blue Jays at California Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
MIN 5 TOR 12
@CAL 2 MIL 6
KCR 1 NYY 7
TEX 2 OAK 7
CLE 2 DET 12
@SEA 3 CHC 8
SFG 3 CIN 2
NYM 1 HOU 6
@MON 1 ATL 9
@PHI 8
(11) PHI 4
ATL 1 LAD 1
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 24,241

Monday, July 18, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:40

Blue Jays

46-47

Won 2

6th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       6  0  2   0  1  3   0  0  0   12 15  2
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  8  0

W: J Musselman (1-0), L: C Finley (5-9), S: J Clancy (1)

Angels

44-48

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    0   0  .266  .675   10    1   4   2B
  N Liriano 2B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .580    2    1   1   
L Moseby RF-LF                5   2   2   2    0   0  .239  .731   17    3   0   HR
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .753   15    1   0   
  J Barfield RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .616    5    2   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   2   2   3    0   0  .303  .849    8    0   1   HR,2B
C Fielder DH                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .269  .842   23    0   0   3B
M Lee 2B-SS                   4   2   1   1    1   2  .281  .667   25    2   3   
F McGriff 1B                  5   3   3   1    0   2  .296  .974   15   10   0   HR,2B
S Campusano CF                3   0   1   3    0   0  .198  .583   19    5   0   3B,SF
S Butera C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    8    2   0   

J Musselman P                                                            0   0
  J Clancy P                                                             0   1
Totals                       41  12  15  12    1   6              147   27  10

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (25, off C Finley); T Fernandez (22, off S Cliburn); F McGriff (23, off C Finley).

3B: C Fielder (1, off C Finley); S Campusano (1, off C Finley).

HR: K Gruber (12, off S Cliburn; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); F McGriff (19, off S Cliburn; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); L Moseby (8, off S Cliburn; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: S Campusano (1, off C Finley).

TB: F McGriff 7; K Gruber 6; L Moseby 5; C Fielder 4; S Campusano 3; T Fernandez 2; M Lee; S Butera; N Liriano; G Bell.

RBI: K Gruber 3 (57); S Campusano 3 (11); L Moseby 2 (29); F McGriff (46); M Lee (18); C Fielder (20); S Butera (1).

2-out RBI: F McGriff; S Butera; K Gruber.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lee-T Fernandez-F McGriff.

E: K Gruber (8); S Campusano (7).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .237  .631   16    4   0   SB
J Ray 2B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .756    6    3   1   3B
  G Polidor 2B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .404    7    0   2   
B Downing DH                  3   1   2   2    1   0  .248  .813   12    0   0   HR,2B
C Davis RF                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .772    4    1   0   
  G Hendrick LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .548    6    1   0   
  T Bosley PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .451    1    0   0   
W Joyner 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .730   10    8   1   
T Armas LF-RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .656   18    2   0   
D Schofield SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .231  .611    6    1   3   
B Boone C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .711   14    4   0   
  D Davis C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .077    4    2   0   HBP
J Howell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .721   19    0   2   GDP

C Finley P                                                               0   0
  S Cliburn P                                                            1   0
  S Corbett P                                                            0   0
  G Minton P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   2   8   2    2   2              123   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Downing (11, off J Musselman).

3B: J Ray (3, off J Musselman).

HR: B Downing (12, off J Clancy; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

HBP: D Davis (1, by J Clancy).

TB: B Downing 6; J Ray 3; D White 2; D Schofield 2; W Joyner.

GIDP: J Howell (6).

RBI: B Downing 2 (32).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (9, 3rd base off J Musselman/S Butera).

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 Musselman, W (1-0)           6     4   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   24   84-54   37· 4·13    9·11· 1· 0     63    -     0.40   0.06
J Clancy, S (1)                3     4   2   2    0   1   1   5.38   14   39-30   21· 4· 5    5· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   2   1          38  123-84   58· 8·18   14·16· 3· 0           -

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley, L (5-9)              2.2   9   8   8    1   1   0   4.35   18   58-32   20· 7· 5    5· 5· 6· 0      8    -     0.56  -0.44
S Cliburn                      3     5   4   4    0   2   3   4.17   14   49-34   23· 4· 7    4· 5· 2· 1          1-0    0.03  -0.00
S Corbett                      2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.08    8   28-20    9· 7· 4    1· 4· 1· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
G Minton                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.94    3   12-7     2· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12  12    1   6   3          43  147-93   54·19·20   12·14· 9· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Clancy (6; D Davis).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 24,241.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             California Angels                    
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. D White              CF 
2. L Moseby             RF    2. J Ray                2B 
3. G Bell               LF    3. B Downing            DH 
4. K Gruber             3B    4. C Davis              RF 
5. C Fielder            DH    5. W Joyner             1B 
6. M Lee                2B    6. T Armas              LF 
7. F McGriff            1B    7. D Schofield          SS 
8. S Campusano          CF    8. B Boone              C  
9. S Butera             C     9. J Howell             3B 

   J Musselman          P        C Finley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  1   14%  71% K Gruber        C Finley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Moseby Scores; Bell Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  -2-  3   10%  81% C Fielder       C Finley        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Gruber Scores
   t 1   1  0-4  12-  2    8%  94% S Campusano     C Finley        Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lee Scores; McGriff Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6    6%  57% G Bell          C Finley        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moseby to 3B
   b 2   1  6-0  12-  4    4%  95% J Howell        J Musselman     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
          ---  3   50%  L Moseby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  6   57%  G Bell          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moseby to 3B
   RR     1-3  1   71%  K Gruber        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Moseby Scores; Bell Scores
   R      -2-  3   81%  C Fielder       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Gruber Scores
   R      --3  4   84%  M Lee           Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Fielder Scores
          1--  1   86%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lee to 2B
   RR     12-  2   94%  S Campusano     Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lee Scores; McGriff Scores
   O      --3  1   92%  S Butera        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3  4   91%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   90%  D White         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   91%  J Ray           Flyball: CF
          1--  5   89%  B Downing       Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-  4   91%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging, White Steals 3B
   O      1-3  1   94%  W Joyner        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
                  George Hendrick replaces Chili Davis playing LF batting 4th; Tony Armas moves to RF
   O      ---  5   93%  L Moseby        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  G Bell          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   93%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-6, Jeff Musselman facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   91%  T Armas         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   88%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Armas to 2B
   O      12-  6   91%  B Boone         Flyball: 2B
   OO     12-  4   95%  J Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   94%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  M Lee           Walk
          1--  1   96%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee to 3B
   RO     -23  6   97%  S Campusano     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores; McGriff to 3B
   R      --3  2   98%  S Butera        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McGriff Scores
                  Stew Cliburn replaces Chuck Finley pitching
   O      1--  3   98%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-8, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   98%  D White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   98%  J Ray           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   98%  B Downing       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   98%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Stew Cliburn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   98%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   98%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---  2   98%  K Gruber        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-8, Jeff Musselman facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   98%  W Joyner        Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   99%  D Schofield     Flyball: 1B
   O      1--  8   99%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Stew Cliburn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   99%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   99%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   99%  S Campusano     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-9, Jeff Musselman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  100%  J Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  D White         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3  100%  J Ray           Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  1  100%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 9, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-0, Stew Cliburn facing 9-1-2
                  Gus Polidor replaces Johnny Ray playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  S Butera        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1  100%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   RR     -2-  6  100%  L Moseby        Home Run (Fly Ball); Fernandez Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  1  100%  K Gruber        Home Run
          ---  5  100%  C Fielder       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
                  Sherman Corbett replaces Stew Cliburn pitching
   O      1--  4  100%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-12, Jeff Musselman facing 4-5-6
                  Nelson Liriano replaces Tony Fernandez playing 2B batting 1st; Manuel Lee moves to SS; Lloyd Moseby moves to LF; Jesse Barfield replaces George Bell playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1  100%  G Hendrick      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  100%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-0, Sherman Corbett facing 7-8-9
                  Doug Davis replaces Bob Boone playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  4  100%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8  100%  S Campusano     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Butera        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-12, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Clancy replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  D Davis         Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  9  100%  J Howell        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-0, Sherman Corbett facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  100%  N Liriano       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5  100%  J Barfield      Flyball: SS
   O      1--  1  100%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-12, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---  2  100%  D White         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2  100%  G Polidor       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--  2  100%  B Downing       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); White Scores
                  Thad Bosley pinch hits for George Hendrick batting 4th
   O      ---  1  100%  T Bosley        Flyball: CF
          ---  2  100%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 12-2, Greg Minton facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Minton replaces Sherman Corbett pitching; Thad Bosley moves to LF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Fielder       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-12, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
          ---  1  100%  D Schofield     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Schofield to 2B/Adv on E8
          -2-  2  100%  D Davis         Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2  100%  J Howell        Flyball: LF; Schofield to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5  100%  G Polidor       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 12, Angels 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation