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BOS  4
KCR  3
 TEX  2
@CHW  1
 CLE  3
TOR  0
 DET  5
CAL  1
 MIL  3
OAK  0
 BAL  9
@MIN  4
 ATL 11
STL  3
 HOU  5
CHC  0
 LAD  6
NYM  5
 CIN  4
@PIT  1
 PHI  2
@SDP  1
 SFG  4
MON  2
Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 7,290

 Friday, May 15, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:09
Blue Jays
0
10-22
Lost 3
7th, 10 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  3
Indians         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  X    3  7  0
W: Len Barker (3-1), L: Luis Leal (2-4)
 Indians
3
16-8
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .556              2   1   
L Moseby RF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .708              4   0   
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .745              2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .848              4   1   
W Upshaw DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .732              0   0   
D Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .216  .507              2   2   
R Bosetti CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .751              3   0   
D Ainge 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .451              1   0   
  A Woods PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .497              0   0   
B Martinez C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .523              5   1   
  E Whitt PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .448              0   0   

L Leal P                                                                      1   1
Totals                       27   0   0   0    0  11                         24   6
Batting Events
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
E: J Mayberry (4); A Griffin (9); D Garcia (4).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .164  .443              4   0   
J Orta RF                     4   1   3   1    0   0  .280  .695              0   0   HR,CS
M Hargrove 1B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .215  .560              9   0   
A Thornton DH                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .639              0   0   SF
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .208  .583             11   0   
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .632              2   0   
J Charboneau LF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .621              1   0   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .320  .640              0   5   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .621              0   3   

L Barker P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   0    0   5                         27   8
Batting Events
HR: J Orta (2, off L Leal; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: A Thornton (1, off L Leal).
TB: J Orta 6; R Manning; M Hargrove; R Hassey; T Harrah.
RBI: R Hassey (2); A Thornton (12); J Orta (9).
2-out RBI: R Hassey.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Baserunning Events
CS: J Orta (2, 2nd base by L Leal/B Martinez).

Pitching Stats

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
L Leal, L (2-4)                8     7   3   1    0   5   1   3.43   33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 7     65    -     0.63  -0.02
Totals                         8     7   3   1    0   5   1          33     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 7           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, W (3-1)              9     0   0   0    0  11   0   1.31   27     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 0     98    -     0.77   0.48
Totals                         9     0   0   0    0  11   0          27     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 2:09.
Attendance: 7,290.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 49° F.

Lineups

   Toronto Blue Jays                         Cleveland Indians                            
1. Alfredo Griffin              SS       1. Rick Manning                 CF
2. Lloyd Moseby                 RF       2. Jorge Orta                   RF
3. George Bell                  LF       3. Mike Hargrove                1B
4. John Mayberry                1B       4. Andre Thornton               DH
5. Willie Upshaw                DH       5. Ron Hassey                    C
6. Damaso Garcia                2B       6. Toby Harrah                  3B
7. Rick Bosetti                 CF       7. Joe Charboneau               LF
8. Danny Ainge                  3B       8. Duane Kuiper                 2B
9. Buck Martinez                 C       9. Tom Veryzer                  SS

   Luis Leal                     P          Len Barker                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 2 -2- R 10% 74% 1-0 CLE R. Hassey L. Leal Single to RF; Hargrove Scores/unER; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 1 1-- 7% 62% 0-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Manning to 3B
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 CLE R. Manning L. Leal Single to LF
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 0-2 TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker Strikeout
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Orta L. Leal Flyball: SS

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 TOR A. Griffin L. Barker Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 TOR L. Moseby L. Barker Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 TOR G. Bell L. Barker Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 CLE R. Manning L. Leal Single to LF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 CLE J. Orta L. Leal Flyball: SS
b1 1 1-- 7% 62% 0-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Manning to 3B
b1 1 1-3 RO 3% 64% 0-0 CLE A. Thornton L. Leal Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Manning Scores/unER; Hargrove to 2B
b1 2 -2- R 10% 74% 1-0 CLE R. Hassey L. Leal Single to RF; Hargrove Scores/unER; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 2 -2- O -2% 71% 2-0 CLE T. Harrah L. Leal Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 74% 0-2 TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker Flyball: CF
t2 1 --- O 1% 75% 0-2 TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 76% 0-2 TOR D. Garcia L. Barker Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -1% 75% 2-0 CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal Strikeout
b2 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2 --- 1% 74% 2-0 CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 2 1-- O -2% 73% 2-0 CLE R. Manning L. Leal Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 75% 0-2 TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 77% 0-2 TOR D. Ainge L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 78% 0-2 TOR B. Martinez L. Barker Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 2% 80% 2-0 CLE J. Orta L. Leal Single to RF
b3 0 1-- O -1% 79% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Flyball: RF; Orta to 2B
b3 1 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 CLE A. Thornton L. Leal Flyball: 3B
b3 2 -2- O -2% 75% 2-0 CLE R. Hassey L. Leal Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 TOR A. Griffin L. Barker Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O 2% 79% 0-2 TOR L. Moseby L. Barker Strikeout
t4 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-2 TOR G. Bell L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- O -1% 79% 2-0 CLE T. Harrah L. Leal Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal Foul Flyball: 2B
b4 2 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 3% 80% 0-2 TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 81% 0-2 TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 2 --- O 1% 83% 0-2 TOR D. Garcia L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
b5 0 --- O -1% 81% 2-0 CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal Flyball: CF
b5 1 --- O -1% 80% 2-0 CLE R. Manning L. Leal Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2 --- 1% 81% 2-0 CLE J. Orta L. Leal Single to LF
b5 2 1-- O -1% 80% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Orta Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 3% 83% 0-2 TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 85% 0-2 TOR D. Ainge L. Barker Strikeout
t6 2 --- O 1% 86% 0-2 TOR B. Martinez L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- 2% 88% 2-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O -2% 86% 2-0 CLE A. Thornton L. Leal Flyball: 2B
b6 1 1-- O -2% 84% 2-0 CLE R. Hassey L. Leal Flyball: RF
b6 2 1-- 1% 86% 2-0 CLE T. Harrah L. Leal Single to LF; Hargrove to 2B
b6 2 12- O -2% 83% 2-0 CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 3% 86% 0-2 TOR A. Griffin L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 2% 88% 0-2 TOR L. Moseby L. Barker Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 1% 90% 0-2 TOR G. Bell L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- O -1% 89% 2-0 CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal Strikeout
b7 1 --- O -1% 88% 2-0 CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal Flyball: RF
b7 2 --- O -1% 88% 2-0 CLE R. Manning L. Leal Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Len Barker facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O 3% 91% 0-2 TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 2% 93% 0-2 TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2 --- O 1% 95% 0-2 TOR D. Garcia L. Barker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- R 3% 98% 2-0 CLE J. Orta L. Leal Home Run
b8 0 --- 1% 98% 3-0 CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hargrove to 2B
b8 0 -2- O -0% 98% 3-0 CLE A. Thornton L. Leal Flyball: CF
b8 1 -2- O -0% 98% 3-0 CLE R. Hassey L. Leal Flyball: RF
b8 2 -2- O -0% 97% 3-0 CLE T. Harrah L. Leal Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Len Barker facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 0-3 TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker Foul Flyball: 3B
Al Woods pinch hits for Danny Ainge (3B) batting 8th
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 0-3 TOR A. Woods L. Barker Strikeout
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-3 TOR E. Whitt L. Barker Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 3.

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