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BAL  3
@BOS  2

CAL  3
MIL  2

CLE  5
TOR  4

NYY  5
@DET  4

TEX  6
@MIN  2

OAK  2
CHW  1

SEA  4
KCR  2

SDP  9
@ATL  2

PHI  9
@CHC  8

CIN  4
LAD  1

SFG  2
@HOU  1

NYM  3
PIT  2

(15)
MON  7
@STL  2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 4,439

Saturday, September 8, 1979, 2:05PM
Time of Game: 2:45
Blue Jays
4
44-97
Lost 5
7th, 50 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  1  1   2  0  0    4  9  2
Indians         0  0  0   0  2  1   1  0  1    5  9  0
W: R Wise (15-7), L: D Stieb (6-6)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
Indians
5
73-69
Won 2
6th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .668    0    1   3   SB,SF
B Bailor RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .574    0    1   0   2·SB
R Howell 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .253  .721    0    0   3   2B
T Solaita DH                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .266  .815    0    0   0   2B
  P Hernandez PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .854    0    9   1   
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .646    0    3   0   
A Woods LF                    4   2   2   1    0   1  .276  .721    0    2   0   HR
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .627    0    5   0   
T Johnson 2B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .159  .449    0    2   5   3B

D Stieb P                                                                1   1
Totals                       34   4   9   4    2   7                    24  13
BATTING
2B: T Solaita (7, off R Wise); R Howell (24, off R Wise).
3B: T Johnson (1, off R Wise).
HR: A Woods (5, off R Wise; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: A Griffin (4, off R Wise).
TB: A Woods 5; T Johnson 4; R Howell 2; T Solaita 2; B Bailor; A Griffin; J Mayberry.
RBI: T Solaita (12); T Johnson (5); A Woods (30); A Griffin (26).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 2. T Johnson-A Griffin-J Mayberry; A Griffin-T Johnson-J Mayberry.
E: A Griffin (29); R Howell (19).
BASERUNNING
SB: A Griffin (16, 2nd base off R Wise/R Hassey); B Bailor 2 (13, 2nd base off R Wise/R Hassey 2).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove LF                 3   1   2   2    2   1  .285  .827    0    3   0   
R Manning CF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .266  .641    0    3   0   SF
B Bonds RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .280  .828    0    3   1   HR,GDP
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .284  .837    0    1   1   
A Thornton 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .799    0    6   0   GDP
C Johnson DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .828    0    0   0   
  J Norris PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .671    0    0   0   SH
R Hassey C                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .272  .690    0    8   0   2B,2·IW
D Rosello 2B                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .241  .818    0    0   2   
  W Cage PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .615    0    0   0   
  T Cox 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .563         0   0   
T Veryzer SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .216  .524    0    3   3   

R Wise P                                                                 0   3
Totals                       30   5   9   4    6   5                    27  10
BATTING
2B: R Hassey (12, off D Stieb).
HR: B Bonds (22, off D Stieb; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: R Manning (7, off D Stieb).
SH: J Norris (6, off D Stieb).
IBB: R Hassey 2 (2, 2 by D Stieb).
TB: B Bonds 5; M Hargrove 2; R Manning 2; R Hassey 2; T Veryzer; T Harrah.
GIDP: A Thornton (7); B Bonds (8).
RBI: M Hargrove 2 (53); R Manning (47); B Bonds (77).
2-out RBI: M Hargrove 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 10.

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
D Stieb, L (6-6)               8     9   5   4    6   5   1   4.21   38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8     45    -     1.73  -0.51
Totals                         8     9   5   4    6   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8           -  
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 Wise, W (15-7)               9     9   4   4    2   7   1   3.60   37     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 9     58    -     1.55  -0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   7   1          37     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 9           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: D Stieb 2 (2; R Hassey, R Hassey).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 4,439.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 60° F.

LINEUPS

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

   D Stieb              P        R Wise               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  4-4  1--      28% 100% R Manning       D Stieb         Single to RF; Hargrove Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
   b 5   2  1-0  -23      25%  68% M Hargrove      D Stieb         Single to 1B; Hassey Scores; Rosello Scores
   t 7   1  3-2  -2-     -24%  41% T Johnson       R Wise          Triple to CF; Woods Scores
   b 7   0  4-3  1--      18%  63% M Hargrove      D Stieb         Single to CF; Veryzer to 3B
   b 4   1  0-0  123     -17%  50% A Thornton      D Stieb         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  A Griffin       Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  B Bailor        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  R Howell        Bailor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  T Solaita       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Manning       Single to RF
   OO     1--      50%  B Bonds         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  R Bosetti       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  A Thornton      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Cerone        Strikeout
          ---      50%  T Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  A Griffin       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  B Bailor        Griffin Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Hassey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Rosello       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  R Howell        Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  T Solaita       Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      56%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      56%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  B Bonds         Single to LF; Hargrove to 2B
          12-      67%  T Harrah        Single to RF; Hargrove to 3B; Bonds to 2B
   OO     123      50%  A Thornton      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      36%  A Woods         Home Run
   O      ---      39%  R Cerone        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  T Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      38%  C Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  R Hassey        Double to LF
          -2-      48%  D Rosello       Walk
   O      12-      43%  T Veryzer       Groundout: 1B-P; Hassey to 3B; Rosello to 2B
   RR     -23      68%  M Hargrove      Single to 1B; Hassey Scores; Rosello Scores
   O      1--      66%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      60%  B Bailor        Single to LF
          1--      56%  R Howell        Bailor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Flyball: CF; Bailor to 3B
   R      --3      47%  T Solaita       Double to LF; Bailor Scores
   O      -2-      54%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Solaita out at Hm/RF-C
   O      1--      58%  R Bosetti       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      74%  B Bonds         Home Run
          ---      77%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      1--      76%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B; Harrah to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      73%  R Hassey        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      69%  D Rosello       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
          ---      62%  A Woods         Single to RF
   O      1--      65%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B; Woods to 2B
   R      -2-      41%  T Johnson       Triple to CF; Woods Scores
   RO     --3      36%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Johnson Scores
   O      ---      37%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---      45%  T Veryzer       Single/Bunt
          1--      63%  M Hargrove      Single to CF; Veryzer to 3B
   RO     1-3      62%  R Manning       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Veryzer Scores; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      50%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      43%  R Howell        Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Solaita       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Pedro Hernandez pinch runs for Tony Solaita batting 4th
          1--      43%  J Mayberry      Walk; Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-      52%  R Bosetti       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      61%  A Woods         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  A Thornton      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
                  Jim Norris pinch hits for Cliff Johnson batting 6th
   O      1--      65%  J Norris        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thornton to 2B
          -2-      67%  R Hassey        Intentional Walk
                  Wayne Cage pinch hits for Dave Rosello batting 8th
   O      12-      59%  W Cage          Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  T Veryzer       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Rick Wise facing 8-9-1
                  Ted Cox replaces Wayne Cage playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  T Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  A Griffin       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  M Hargrove      Walk
   R      1--     100%  R Manning       Single to RF; Hargrove Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI/unER
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Indians 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197909080

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