August 25, 1985 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
DET 1 CHW 5
TOR 3 CLE 6
MIL 2 CLE 2
MIL 0 TEX 7
@KCR 3 OAK 10
BAL 4 NYY 8
@SEA 5 STL 5
@ATL 2 CIN 5
CHC 3 MON 6
LAD 1 NYM 9
SDP 3 PHI 14
SFG 5 PIT 9
HOU 3 PIT 10
HOU 9

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 22,529

Sunday, August 25, 1985
Time of Game: 2:52

Blue Jays

77-47

Lost 1

1st

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

W: F Bannister (6-11), L: J Key (10-6), S: B James (22)

White Sox

59-62

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .288  .677    0    2   1   GDP
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .247  .731    0    1   0   
C Fielder 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .313  .858    0    7   2   
  W Upshaw 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .765    0    1   0   
G Bell LF                     2   1   1   3    2   0  .289  .861    0    1   0   HR
  L Thornton LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .583         1   0   
J Barfield RF                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .284  .889    0    1   0   2B
J Burroughs DH                2   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .791    0    0   0   
  A Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .674    0    0   0   
G Iorg 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .778    0    0   1   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .871    0    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .710    0    3   4   GDP
J Hearron C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    6   1   
  E Whitt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .823    0    0   0   

J Key P                                                                  0   3
  S Davis P                                                              0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               1   2
  B Caudill P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    5  11                    24  14

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (23, off F Bannister).

HR: G Bell (26, off F Bannister; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: G Bell 4; J Barfield 2; R Mulliniks; L Moseby; D Garcia; T Fernandez; G Iorg.

GIDP: D Garcia (7); T Fernandez (10).

RBI: G Bell 3 (86).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Iorg (8).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Nichols CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .657    0    5   0   
S Fletcher 3B-2B-SS           3   1   1   0    1   0  .236  .573    0    1   3   
H Baines RF                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .304  .790    0    0   0   HR
C Fisk DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .846    0    0   0   
R Kittle LF                   3   1   0   0    0   0  .207  .683    0    3   0   
  R Law LF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .684    0    1   0   
L Salazar 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .214  .575    0    5   0   SB
  G Walker PH-1B              2   1   1   0    0   0  .261  .767    0    1   0   
M Hill C                      1   0   1   1    0   0  .141  .434    0   10   1   2B,2·SH
J Cruz 2B                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .516    0    0   2   CS
  J DeSa PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .596    0    0   0   
  T Hulett 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .668         0   0   
O Guillen SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .645    0    1   1   CS
  B Little 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .718         0   1   

F Bannister P                                                            0   0
  J Gleaton P                                                            0   0
  B James P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    2   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: M Hill (2, off J Key).

HR: H Baines (12, off J Key; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Hill 2 (7, off J Key, off D Lamp).

TB: H Baines 4; M Hill 2; J Cruz; O Guillen; S Fletcher; G Walker; L Salazar; R Nichols.

RBI: H Baines 3 (78); M Hill (4); O Guillen (27).

2-out RBI: M Hill; O Guillen.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Little-S Fletcher-G Walker; J Cruz-O Guillen-L Salazar.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Salazar (10, 2nd base off J Key/J Hearron).

CS: O Guillen (3, 2nd base by D Lamp/J Hearron); J Cruz (5, 2nd base by J Key/J Hearron).

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 Key, L (10-6)                3     6   4   3    2   1   1   2.92   17     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 6     32    -     0.61  -0.25
S Davis                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.03
D Lamp                         2     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.32    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.80  -0.05
B Caudill                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.42    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8     8   5   4    2   3   1          33     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 1· 8           -

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Bannister, W (6-11)          5.1   4   3   3    4   8   1   4.61   23     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 4     52    -     0.97  -0.07
J Gleaton, H (2)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.86    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    1.82   0.12
B James, S (22)                2.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   2.20   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2          0-0    2.03   0.20
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5  11   1          37     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 22,529.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. D Garcia             2B    1. R Nichols            CF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. S Fletcher           3B 
3. C Fielder            1B    3. H Baines             RF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. C Fisk               DH 
5. J Barfield           RF    5. R Kittle             LF 
6. J Burroughs          DH    6. L Salazar            1B 
7. G Iorg               3B    7. M Hill               C  
8. T Fernandez          SS    8. J Cruz               2B 
9. J Hearron            C     9. O Guillen            SS 

   J Key                P        F Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-0  12-     -19%  69% G Bell          F Bannister     Home Run; Garcia Scores; Moseby Scores
   t 9   1  5-3  12-      17% 100% D Garcia        B James         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      17%  80% H Baines        J Key           Home Run; Nichols Scores; Fletcher Scores
   t 9   0  5-3  1--     -12%  72% T Fernandez     B James         Single; Mulliniks to 2B
   t 2   1  4-0  123      12%  87% T Fernandez     F Bannister     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Nichols       Single
          1--      64%  S Fletcher      Walk; Nichols to 2B
   RRR    12-      80%  H Baines        Home Run; Nichols Scores; Fletcher Scores
   O      ---      79%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  R Kittle        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Kittle to 1B
   O      1--      79%  L Salazar       Strikeout
   R      1--      85%  M Hill          Double; Kittle Scores/unER
          -2-      86%  J Cruz          Single; Hill to 3B
   O      1-3      84%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  G Bell          Walk
          1--      73%  J Barfield      Double; Bell to 3B
          -23      69%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      123      76%  G Iorg          Strikeout
   OO     123      87%  T Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  R Nichols       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  S Fletcher      Single
   O      1--      86%  H Baines        Lineout: SS
          1--      87%  C Fisk          Walk; Fletcher to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Kittle        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  J Hearron       Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  D Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  L Salazar       Single
          1--      91%  M Hill          Salazar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Salazar to 3B
   O      --3      88%  J Cruz          Fielder's Choice 2B; Salazar out at Hm/2B-C; Cruz to 1B
   O      1--      87%  O Guillen       Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  C Fielder       Walk
   O      1--      87%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      89%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      91%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Davis facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Davis replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   O      ---      90%  O Guillen       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      90%  R Nichols       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  G Iorg          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      92%  T Fernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J Hearron       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  H Baines        Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Kittle        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Floyd Bannister facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  D Garcia        Single
          1--      83%  L Moseby        Single; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-      88%  C Fielder       Strikeout
   RRR    12-      69%  G Bell          Home Run; Garcia Scores; Moseby Scores
          ---      65%  J Barfield      Walk
                  Jerry Don Gleaton replaces Floyd Bannister pitching
   O      1--      70%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
          1--      67%  G Iorg          Single; Barfield to 2B
   O      12-      74%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dennis Lamp facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Steve Davis pitching; Greg Walker pinch hits for Luis Salazar batting 6th
          ---      77%  G Walker        Single
   O      1--      76%  M Hill          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Walker to 2B
                  Joe DeSa pinch hits for Julio Cruz batting 8th
   O      -2-      73%  J DeSa          Groundout: 1B-P; Walker to 3B
   R      --3      83%  O Guillen       Single; Walker Scores
   O      1--      81%  R Nichols       Guillen Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 9-1-2
                  Greg Walker moves to 1B; Scott Fletcher moves to 2B; Tim Hulett replaces Joe DeSa playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      85%  J Hearron       Strikeout
                  Bob James replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching
   O      ---      87%  D Garcia        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      88%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Dennis Lamp facing 1-2-3
                  Willie Upshaw replaces Cecil Fielder playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---      87%  R Nichols       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      87%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  H Baines        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob James facing 3-4-5
                  Rudy Law replaces Ron Kittle playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      90%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      85%  G Bell          Walk
                  Bryan Little replaces Ozzie Guillen playing 2B batting 9th; Scott Fletcher moves to SS
   O      1--      90%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
                  Al Oliver pinch hits for Jeff Burroughs batting 6th
   O      1--      94%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bill Caudill facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Caudill replaces Dennis Lamp pitching; Lou Thornton replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      93%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  R Law           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  G Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Bob James facing 7-8-9
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Garth Iorg batting 7th
          ---      84%  R Mulliniks     Single
          1--      72%  T Fernandez     Single; Mulliniks to 2B
                  Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Jeff Hearron batting 9th
   O      12-      83%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   OO     12-     100%  D Garcia        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198508250

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