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Standings
KCR
@BOS		3
4
TEX
@CHW		2
1
TOR
@CLE		0
3
CAL
@DET		1
5
OAK
@MIL		0
3
BAL
@MIN		9
4
STL
@ATL		3
11
CHC
@HOU		0
5
NYM
@LAD		5
6
CIN
@PIT		4
1
PHI
@SDP		2
1
MON
@SFG		2
4
Friday, May 15, 1981, 7:35PM
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 7,290, Time of Game: 2:09
Blue Jays
0
10-22
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Indians
3
16-8
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Len Barker (3-1)
L: Luis Leal (2-4)
 
                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

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .556 -0.079 1.06 0.000 -0.079 -0.6 2 1
Lloyd Moseby RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .231 .708 -0.053 0.72 0.000 -0.053 -0.4 4 0
George Bell LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .269 .745 -0.032 0.43 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 2 0
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .848 -0.084 1.13 0.000 -0.084 -0.6 4 1
Willie Upshaw DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .732 -0.055 0.76 0.000 -0.055 -0.4
Damaso Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .216 .507 -0.033 0.43 0.000 -0.033 -0.3 2 2
Rick Bosetti CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .751 -0.070 0.95 0.000 -0.070 -0.6 3 0
Danny Ainge 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .183 .451 -0.035 0.73 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 1 0
   Al Woods PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .497 -0.009 0.35 0.000 -0.009 -0.1
Buck Martinez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .523 -0.022 0.43 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 5 1
   Ernie Whitt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .186 .448 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
Luis Leal P 1 1
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 -0.475 0.71 0.000 -0.475 -4.0 24 6
Team LOB: 0.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
E: J Mayberry (4); A Griffin (9); D Garcia (4).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Manning CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .164 .443 0.007 0.49 0.036 -0.029 -0.1 4 0
Jorge Orta RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .280 .695 0.014 0.60 0.061 -0.047 0.9 0 0 HR,CS
Mike Hargrove 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .215 .560 0.082 0.68 0.091 -0.009 1.5 9 0
Andre Thornton DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 .226 .639 -0.018 0.92 0.026 -0.044 -0.9 SF
Ron Hassey C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .208 .583 0.055 0.65 0.096 -0.041 0.1 11 0
Toby Harrah 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 .632 -0.030 0.49 0.010 -0.040 -0.6 2 0
Joe Charboneau LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .621 -0.046 0.63 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 1 0
Duane Kuiper 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .640 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 5
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .621 -0.011 0.35 0.008 -0.019 -0.2 0 3
Len Barker P 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 0 5 .219 .525 0.027 0.59 0.328 -0.301 -0.6 27 8
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
CS: J Orta (2, 2nd base by L Leal/B Martinez).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Leal, L (2-4) 8 7 3 1 0 5 1 3.43 33 65 -0.026 0.59 0.6
Team Totals 8 7 3 1 0 5 1 1.12 33 65 -0.026 0.71 0.6

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Len Barker, W (3-1) 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 1.31 27 98 0.474 0.71 4.0
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 0 11 0 0.00 27 98 0.474 0.59 4.0
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.

Starting 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

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

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Len Barker facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin L. Barker 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby L. Barker 1% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TOR G. Bell L. Barker 1% 55% 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 0-0 0 --- CLE R. Manning L. Leal 4% 58% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CLE J. Orta L. Leal -3% 55% Flyball: SS
b1 0-0 1 1-- CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal 7% 62% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Manning to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO CLE A. Thornton L. Leal 3% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Manning Scores/unER; Hargrove to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- R CLE R. Hassey L. Leal 10% 74% Single to RF; Hargrove Scores/unER; Hassey to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b1 2-0 2 -2- O CLE T. Harrah L. Leal -2% 71% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker 2% 74% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker 1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O TOR D. Garcia L. Barker 1% 76% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal -1% 75% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal -1% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 2-0 2 --- CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal 1% 74% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b2 2-0 2 1-- O CLE R. Manning L. Leal -2% 73% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker 2% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge L. Barker 2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O TOR B. Martinez L. Barker 1% 78% 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 2-0 0 --- CLE J. Orta L. Leal 2% 80% Single to RF
b3 2-0 0 1-- O CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal -1% 79% Flyball: RF; Orta to 2B
b3 2-0 1 -2- O CLE A. Thornton L. Leal -2% 77% Flyball: 3B
b3 2-0 2 -2- O CLE R. Hassey L. Leal -2% 75% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin L. Barker 3% 77% Flyball: LF
t4 0-2 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby L. Barker 2% 79% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 --- O TOR G. Bell L. Barker 1% 80% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE T. Harrah L. Leal -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-0 1 --- O CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal -1% 78% Foul Flyball: 2B
b4 2-0 2 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal -1% 77% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker 2% 82% Foul Flyball: 3B
t5 0-2 2 --- O TOR D. Garcia L. Barker 1% 83% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal -1% 81% Flyball: CF
b5 2-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning L. Leal -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-0 2 --- CLE J. Orta L. Leal 1% 81% Single to LF
b5 2-0 2 1-- O CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal -1% 80% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge L. Barker 2% 85% Strikeout
t6 0-2 2 --- O TOR B. Martinez L. Barker 1% 86% 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 2-0 0 --- CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal 2% 88% Single to CF
b6 2-0 0 1-- O CLE A. Thornton L. Leal -2% 86% Flyball: 2B
b6 2-0 1 1-- O CLE R. Hassey L. Leal -1% 85% Flyball: RF
b6 2-0 2 1-- CLE T. Harrah L. Leal 1% 86% Single to LF; Hargrove to 2B
b6 2-0 2 12- O CLE J. Charboneau L. Leal -2% 83% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin L. Barker 3% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby L. Barker 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 0-2 2 --- O TOR G. Bell L. Barker 1% 90% 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 2-0 0 --- O CLE D. Kuiper L. Leal -1% 89% Strikeout
b7 2-0 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer L. Leal -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b7 2-0 2 --- O CLE R. Manning L. Leal -0% 88% 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 0-2 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry L. Barker 3% 91% Strikeout
t8 0-2 1 --- O TOR W. Upshaw L. Barker 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- O TOR D. Garcia L. Barker 1% 95% 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 2-0 0 --- R CLE J. Orta L. Leal 3% 98% Home Run
b8 3-0 0 --- CLE M. Hargrove L. Leal 1% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hargrove to 2B
b8 3-0 0 -2- O CLE A. Thornton L. Leal -0% 98% Flyball: CF
b8 3-0 1 -2- O CLE R. Hassey L. Leal -0% 98% Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 2 -2- O CLE T. Harrah L. Leal -0% 97% 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 0-3 0 --- O TOR R. Bosetti L. Barker 2% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
Al Woods pinch hits for Danny Ainge (3B) batting 8th
t9 0-3 1 --- O TOR A. Woods L. Barker 1% 100% Strikeout
Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
t9 0-3 2 --- O TOR E. Whitt L. Barker 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 3.

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