September 6, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 7,350

Wednesday, September 6, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:32

Blue Jays

77-63

Won 3

1st

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

W: T Stottlemyre (7-5), L: E King (7-9), S: D Ward (15)

White Sox

58-81

Lost 3

7th, 26½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .215  .644   17    2   0   CS
M Wilson LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .617   14    1   0   
G Bell DH                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .805   11    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .284  .982   15   10   1   
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .801   12    5   0   GDP
T Fernandez SS                4   0   0   1    0   1  .247  .640   13    2   2   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .772    8    1   4   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .260  .691   12    2   6   SB
J Felix RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .702   20    4   0   

T Stottlemyre P                                                          0   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   4   8   2    1   5              122   27  14

BATTING

TB: G Bell 2; F McGriff 2; L Moseby 2; N Liriano; J Felix.

GIDP: E Whitt (9).

RBI: T Fernandez (53); F McGriff (84).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: T Stottlemyre ().

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (15, 2nd base off B Jones/C Fisk).

CS: L Moseby (6, 2nd base by E King/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .304  .737   13    1   0   SB
  D Gallagher CF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .640         1   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .247  .630   17    1   1   
I Calderon RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .758   14    0   0   
G Walker DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .618   10    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .803   13    6   1   
D Boston LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .707   16    0   0   
C Martinez 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .743   10    2   2   
S Lyons 1B                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .259  .639   10   11   3   2·2B
O Guillen SS                  2   0   1   1    0   1  .260  .598    7    4   5   CS,SH

E King P                                                                 0   0
  K Patterson P                                                          1   0
  B Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   5              110   27  13

BATTING

2B: S Lyons 2 (20, 2 off T Stottlemyre).

SH: O Guillen (9, off T Stottlemyre).

TB: S Lyons 4; O Guillen; S Fletcher; D Boston; C Fisk.

RBI: S Fletcher (37); O Guillen (48).

2-out RBI: S Fletcher.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Guillen-S Lyons.

E: O Guillen (21); E King (); S Lyons (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson (9, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/E Whitt).

CS: O Guillen (13, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by T Stottlemyre).

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
T Stottlemyre, W (7-5)         7     6   2   2    1   3   0   3.77   28   80-60   40·12· 8   10·10· 4· 0     59    -     1.03   0.23
D Ward, S (15)                 2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.51    6   22-15   11· 2· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   5   0          34  102-75   51·14·10   12·11· 5· 0           -

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
E King, L (7-9)                7     7   4   1    1   3   0   3.49   30   92-55   38· 7·10   17· 5· 4· 0     55    -     0.84  -0.14
K Patterson                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    3   12-8     3· 0· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
B Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.93    4   12-7     6· 1· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.41   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   1    1   5   0          37  116-70   47· 8·15   21· 6· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: T Stottlemyre (3; O Guillen, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 7,350.

Field Condition: Soaked.

Weather: 73° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Chicago White Sox                    
1. L Moseby             CF    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. M Wilson             LF    2. S Fletcher           2B 
3. G Bell               DH    3. I Calderon           RF 
4. F McGriff            1B    4. G Walker             DH 
5. E Whitt              C     5. C Fisk               C  
6. T Fernandez          SS    6. D Boston             LF 
7. K Gruber             3B    7. C Martinez           3B 
8. N Liriano            2B    8. S Lyons              1B 
9. J Felix              RF    9. O Guillen            SS 

   T Stottlemyre        P        E King               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-1  123  3   11%  80% T Fernandez     E King          Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Bell Scores/unER; McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Whitt to 2B; Fernandez to 1B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  1   10%  64% F McGriff       E King          Single to RF (Line Drive); Moseby Scores; Bell to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  ---  4   -8%  65% S Lyons         T Stottlemyre   Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   b 3   2  3-0  -2-  4   -8%  72% S Fletcher      T Stottlemyre   Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores
   b 7   1  4-1  -2-  1   -8%  79% O Guillen       T Stottlemyre   Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lyons Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric King facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   54%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  M Wilson        Flyball: CF
          1--  1   54%  G Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive); Moseby to 2B
   R      12-  1   64%  F McGriff       Single to RF (Line Drive); Moseby Scores; Bell to 2B
          12-  2   69%  E Whitt         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Bell to 3B; McGriff to 2B; Whitt to 1B
   RR     123  3   80%  T Fernandez     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Bell Scores/unER; McGriff Scores/unER/No RBI; Whitt to 2B; Fernandez to 1B
   O      12-  1   77%  K Gruber        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      12-  5   75%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   77%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   78%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   79%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eric King facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   78%  J Felix         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   77%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   76%  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   78%  G Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   80%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   79%  D Boston        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B); Boston to 1B
   O      1--  1   81%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Eric King facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   83%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   81%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   79%  E Whitt         Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  5   78%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  S Lyons         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  O Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  L Johnson       Walk
          1--      80%  S Fletcher      Johnson Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   72%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Johnson Scores
   O      1--  3   74%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eric King facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   73%  K Gruber        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   71%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   71%  J Felix         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   73%  G Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   75%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF
          ---  4   74%  D Boston        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   76%  C Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eric King facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   79%  L Moseby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--      75%  M Wilson        Moseby Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   65%  S Lyons         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   67%  O Guillen       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lyons to 3B
   O      --3  3   75%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3  1   79%  S Fletcher      Popfly: RF (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eric King facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   82%  F McGriff       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  3   77%  E Whitt         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   76%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   79%  I Calderon      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  G Walker        Popfly: 3B
          ---  4   80%  C Fisk          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   83%  D Boston        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eric King facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   81%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   81%  J Felix         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   83%  L Moseby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Felix to 3B
   R      1-3  4   90%  M Wilson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Felix Scores/unER/No RBI; Moseby to 2B; Wilson to 1B
   O      12-  2   89%  G Bell          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   91%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   87%  S Lyons         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   79%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Lyons Scores
   O      1--  1   83%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  5   87%  S Fletcher      Guillen Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Patterson facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Patterson replaces Eric King pitching; Dave Gallagher replaces Lance Johnson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  7   86%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   85%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   85%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Duane Ward facing 2-3-4
                  Duane Ward replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   O      ---  3   89%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   92%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   93%  G Walker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Barry Jones facing 7-8-9
                  Barry Jones replaces Ken Patterson pitching
   O      ---  2   92%  K Gruber        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   93%  N Liriano       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      94%  J Felix         Liriano Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   92%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Duane Ward facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  C Fisk          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  4   99%  D Boston        Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA198909060

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