September 7, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,222

Friday, September 7, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 0:00

Blue Jays

44-96

Lost 4

7th, 49 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  6  2   0  0  0    8 10  4
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   2  0  6    9 12  0

W: P Reuschel (2-1), L: T Buskey (6-8)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Indians

72-69

Won 1

6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .669    0    3   1   
B Bailor RF                   4   1   1   1    1   2  .231  .574    0    3   1   
O Velez LF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .303  .969    0    2   0   
  J Cannon LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .474    0    0   1   
R Carty DH                    4   1   2   4    1   0  .256  .704    0    0   0   HR
C Kusick 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .753    0    1   0   
  J Mayberry PH-1B            3   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .854    0    5   0   
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .650    0    2   0   2B
R Howell 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .717    0    2   2   
R Cerone C                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .230  .632    0    5   0   2B
L Gomez 2B                    4   2   2   2    0   0  .237  .537    0    3   2   2B

P Huffman P                                                              0   2
  T Buskey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   8  10   8    4   4                    26   9

BATTING

2B: R Bosetti (30, off S Wihtol); R Cerone (22, off R Waits); L Gomez (5, off R Waits).

HR: R Carty (9, off R Waits; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: R Carty 5; R Bosetti 3; L Gomez 3; R Cerone 2; R Howell; B Bailor; A Griffin.

RBI: R Carty 4 (47); L Gomez 2 (8); B Bailor (29); R Cerone (52).

2-out RBI: R Carty 4; L Gomez; B Bailor.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Bailor-A Griffin; A Griffin-J Mayberry.

TP: 1. R Howell-L Gomez-J Mayberry.

E: J Mayberry 2 (6); A Griffin (28); R Howell (18).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 4   0   2   1    1   0  .282  .821    0    1   0   
R Manning CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .640    0    0   0   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .279  .821    0    4   0   
  T Cox 3B                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .563    0    0   0   
  R Pruitt PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .668    0    0   0   
T Harrah 3B-SS                5   2   3   2    0   0  .284  .837    0    1   4   HR
A Thornton 1B                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .237  .806    0    8   1   
C Johnson DH                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .279  .837    0    0   0   
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .269  .676    0    4   0   
  D Alston PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .255  .678         0   0   
D Rosello 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .835    0    4   1   2B
  G Alexander PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .698    0    0   0   
T Veryzer SS                  2   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .524    0    2   5   2B
  J Norris PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .671    0    2   0   GDP
  W Cage PH                   1   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .629    0    0   0   

R Waits P                                                                0   0
  S Wihtol P                                                             1   0
  L Andersen P                                                           0   0
  P Reuschel P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   9  12   7    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Veryzer (9, off P Huffman); D Rosello (4, off P Huffman).

HR: T Harrah (16, off P Huffman; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: T Harrah 6; M Hargrove 2; T Veryzer 2; D Rosello 2; W Cage; R Manning; R Pruitt; A Thornton; R Hassey.

GIDP: J Norris (11).

RBI: R Hassey 2 (28); T Harrah 2 (70); M Hargrove (51); T Veryzer (30); W Cage (5).

2-out RBI: T Harrah.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

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
P Huffman                      8     8   7   5    2   3   1   5.18   34     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 2· 8     43    -     0.75   0.05
T Buskey, BS (3), L (6-8)      0.2   4   2   2    0   1   0   2.66    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          2-2    4.62  -0.79
Totals                         8.2  12   9   7    2   4   1          40     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2·12          2-2

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Waits                        4.2   4   6   6    4   2   1   4.76   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 4     30    -     1.09  -0.23
S Wihtol                       1     4   2   2    0   1   0  18.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.12  -0.02
L Andersen                     2.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   8.25    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          2-0    0.06   0.01
P Reuschel, W (2-1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.17    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    4   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·10          2-0

P Huffman faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 0:00.

Attendance: 4,222.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Cleveland Indians                    
1. A Griffin            SS    1. M Hargrove           LF 
2. B Bailor             RF    2. R Manning            CF 
3. O Velez              LF    3. B Bonds              RF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. T Harrah             3B 
5. C Kusick             1B    5. A Thornton           1B 
6. R Bosetti            CF    6. C Johnson            DH 
7. R Howell             3B    7. R Hassey             C  
8. R Cerone             C     8. D Rosello            2B 
9. L Gomez              2B    9. T Veryzer            SS 

   P Huffman            P        R Waits              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  8-8  1-3      36% 100% T Harrah        T Buskey        Single to LF; Manning Scores/Team unER; Pruitt to 2B
   b 9   1  8-7  1-3      25%  71% R Manning       T Buskey        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cage Scores/No RBI/Team unER; Hargrove to 2B
   b 9   1  8-6  1-3      24%  47% M Hargrove      T Buskey        Single to LF; Alston Scores; Cage to 3B
   t 5   2  0-2  123     -19%   5% R Carty         R Waits         Home Run; Gomez Scores; Bailor Scores; Velez Scores
   t 5   1  0-0  1--     -15%  34% R Cerone        R Waits         Double to LF; Howell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  A Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      54%  B Bailor        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  O Velez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Huffman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      51%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  C Kusick        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Huffman facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  T Harrah        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   OO     1--      50%  C Johnson       Double Play: Flyball: RF; Harrah out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  R Howell        Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Cerone        Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  A Griffin       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Huffman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Hassey        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  D Rosello       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  R Carty         Walk
   O      1--      56%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Huffman facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  M Hargrove      Single to CF
   O      1--      56%  R Manning       Lineout: SS
   O      1--      53%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Waits facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  R Bosetti       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Howell        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      34%  R Cerone        Double to LF; Howell Scores
   R      -2-      24%  L Gomez         Double to LF; Cerone Scores
   O      -2-      26%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B; Gomez to 3B
          --3      25%  B Bailor        Walk
          1-3      24%  O Velez         Walk; Bailor to 2B
   RRRR   123       5%  R Carty         Home Run; Gomez Scores; Bailor Scores; Velez Scores
                  Sandy Wihtol replaces Rick Waits pitching; John Mayberry pinch hits for Craig Kusick batting 5th
   O      ---       5%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Phil Huffman facing 5-6-7
                  John Mayberry moves to 1B
   O      ---       4%  A Thornton      Flyball: LF
   O      ---       3%  C Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---       3%  R Hassey        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Sandy Wihtol facing 6-7-8
          ---       2%  R Bosetti       Double to RF
   O      -2-       2%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bosetti to 3B
   O      --3       3%  R Cerone        Strikeout Looking
   R      --3       2%  L Gomez         Single to 3B; Bosetti Scores
          1--       2%  A Griffin       Single to RF; Gomez to 2B
   R      12-       1%  B Bailor        Single to CF; Gomez Scores; Griffin to 3B
                  Larry Andersen replaces Sandy Wihtol pitching
   O      1-3       1%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-8, Phil Huffman facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Cannon replaces Otto Velez playing LF batting 3rd
          ---       2%  D Rosello       Double to CF
   R      -2-       3%  T Veryzer       Double to RF; Rosello Scores
   O      -2-       2%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-       1%  R Manning       Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-       1%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Larry Andersen facing 4-5-6
          ---       1%  R Carty         Single to CF
   O      1--       1%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
   O      1--       1%  R Bosetti       Flyball: RF
          1--       1%  R Howell        Single to LF; Carty to 2B
   O      12-       1%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, Phil Huffman facing 4-5-6
          ---       2%  T Harrah        Single to LF
          1--       3%  A Thornton      Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
          12-       6%  C Johnson       Fielder's Choice ; Harrah to 3B; Thornton to 2B
   RR     123      11%  R Hassey        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Harrah Scores; Thornton Scores/unER/No RBI; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3       7%  D Rosello       Flyball: CF
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Tom Veryzer batting 9th
   OO     1-3       2%  J Norris        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-3, Larry Andersen facing 9-1-2
                  Ted Cox replaces Bobby Bonds playing 3B batting 3rd; Toby Harrah moves to SS; Jim Norris moves to RF
   O      ---       2%  L Gomez         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---       2%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF
   O      ---       2%  B Bailor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Phil Huffman facing 1-2-3
          ---       4%  M Hargrove      Walk
          1--       7%  R Manning       Single to RF; Hargrove to 2B
   OOO    12-       1%  T Cox           Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-3, Paul Reuschel facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Reuschel replaces Larry Andersen pitching
   O      ---       1%  J Cannon        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       1%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       1%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-8, Phil Huffman facing 4-5-6
   R      ---       2%  T Harrah        Home Run
          ---       4%  A Thornton      Walk
          1--       9%  C Johnson       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Thornton to 2B
   R      12-      21%  R Hassey        Single to RF; Thornton Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Tom Buskey replaces Phil Huffman pitching; Gary Alexander pinch hits for Dave Rosello batting 8th; Dell Alston pinch runs for Ron Hassey batting 7th
   O      1-3      12%  G Alexander     Strikeout
                  Wayne Cage pinch hits for Jim Norris batting 9th
   R      1-3      22%  W Cage          Single to RF; Johnson Scores/unER; Alston to 3B
   R      1-3      47%  M Hargrove      Single to LF; Alston Scores; Cage to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  R Manning       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cage Scores/No RBI/Team unER; Hargrove to 2B
                  Ron Pruitt pinch hits for Ted Cox batting 3rd
   O      12-      64%  R Pruitt        Single to LF; Hargrove out at Hm/LF-C; Manning to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Manning Scores/Team unER; Pruitt to 2B
        6 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Indians 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation