July 4, 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
KCR 4 CAL 17
OAK 6 CHW 16
@CLE 4 TOR 7
@DET 6
(11) MIN 7
SEA 2 NYY 4
MIL 3 TEX 9
BAL 5 ATL 7
SFG 6 MON 2
@CHC 1 HOU 3
@CIN 2 PHI 1
NYM 0 SDP 6
LAD 0 PIT 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 13,772

Wednesday, July 4, 1979
Time of Game: 2:50

Blue Jays

26-57

Won 2

7th, 29 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  0   0  3    7 10  0
Tigers          3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    6  8  0

W: T Buskey (4-2), L: D Tobik (1-4)

Tigers

36-40

Lost 3

5th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  6   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .661    0    1   5   
A Woods LF                    5   1   1   0    0   3  .285  .736    0    2   0   
  B Bailor LF-3B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .545    0    0   1   
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .630    0    2   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   2   3    2   0  .271  .846    0   17   1   HR
R Howell DH                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .265  .761    0    0   0   HR
R Cerone C                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .579    0    6   1   
J Cannon RF-LF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .213  .426    0    2   0   SB
D Ainge 2B                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .276  .649    0    2   5   
L Gomez 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .625    0    0   0   GDP
  O Velez PH-RF               1   1   1   3    0   0  .269  .903    0    0   0   HR

D Stieb P                                                                1   2
  J Clancy P                                                             0   0
  T Buskey P                                                             0   1
Totals                       42   7  10   7    5   8                    33  16

BATTING

HR: O Velez (7, off D Tobik; 11th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); J Mayberry (13, off S Baker; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); R Howell (7, off D Tobik; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Mayberry 5; O Velez 4; R Howell 4; J Cannon 2; R Bosetti; A Woods; R Cerone; D Ainge.

GIDP: L Gomez (3).

RBI: O Velez 3 (18); J Mayberry 3 (44); R Howell (44).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry 3; R Howell.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Griffin-D Ainge-J Mayberry; A Griffin-J Mayberry; R Cerone-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cannon (3, 2nd base off D Tobik/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .731    0    3   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .311  .834    0    4   3   SB
S Kemp LF                     4   1   1   1    1   1  .332  .958    0    2   0   2B,GDP
J Thompson 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .762    0   12   0   
C Summers RF                  3   1   1   3    1   0  .255  .832    0    1   0   HR
  L Jones PR-RF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .778    0    0   0   2B
R Staub DH                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .226  .729    0    0   0   HR
L Parrish C                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .281  .807    0    9   2   IW
P Mankowski 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .586    0    0   3   2B,GDP
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .651    0    2   2   GDP

S Baker P                                                                0   2
  D Tobik P                                                              0   1
Totals                       38   6   8   6    5   5                    33  13

BATTING

2B: P Mankowski (3, off D Stieb); S Kemp (19, off D Stieb); L Jones (4, off T Buskey).

HR: C Summers (8, off D Stieb; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); R Staub (7, off T Buskey; 11th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: L Parrish (2, by T Buskey).

TB: R Staub 5; C Summers 4; S Kemp 2; L Jones 2; P Mankowski 2; J Thompson; L Whitaker.

GIDP: A Trammell (4); S Kemp (7); P Mankowski (3).

RBI: C Summers 3 (28); R Staub 2 (35); S Kemp (56).

2-out RBI: C Summers 3; R Staub 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Parrish-A Trammell-L Whitaker.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Whitaker (7, 2nd base off D Stieb/R Cerone).

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                        6     4   4   4    2   3   1   6.75   24     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 1· 4     49    -     0.43  -0.19
J Clancy                       2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.21    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.02   0.12
T Buskey, W (4-2)              3     3   2   2    2   2   1   3.06   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          0-0    2.13   0.34
Totals                        11     8   6   6    5   5   2          43     -       ·  ·     17· 6· 2· 8           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Baker                        7.2   5   3   3    3   3   1   6.15   31     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 5     57    -     0.66   0.16
D Tobik, BS (5), L (1-4)       3.1   5   4   4    2   5   2   4.13   16     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5          0-0    2.14  -0.39
Totals                        11    10   7   7    5   8   3          47     -       ·  ·     13·11· 0·10           -

Balks: S Baker (2).

WP: S Baker (5).

IBB: T Buskey (3; L Parrish).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 13,772.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Griffin            SS    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. R Bosetti            CF    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. R Howell             DH    5. C Summers            RF 
6. R Cerone             C     6. R Staub              DH 
7. J Cannon             RF    7. L Parrish            C  
8. D Ainge              2B    8. P Mankowski          3B 
9. L Gomez              3B    9. A Trammell           SS 

   D Stieb              P        S Baker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t11   1  4-4  12-      38%  96% O Velez         D Tobik         Home Run; Cannon Scores; Ainge Scores
   b 9   1  4-4  123      34%  50% P Mankowski     T Buskey        Ground Ball Double Play: C-1B
   t 8   2  4-3  ---      25%  42% R Howell        D Tobik         Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  12-     -24%  22% C Summers       D Stieb         Home Run; Kemp Scores; Thompson Scores
   t 9   0  4-4  1--     -19%  39% L Gomez         D Tobik         Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Baker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Woods         Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  R Bosetti       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  S Kemp          Walk
          1--      46%  J Thompson      Single; Kemp to 2B
   RRR    12-      22%  C Summers       Home Run; Kemp Scores; Thompson Scores
   O      ---      23%  R Staub         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Baker facing 4-5-6
          ---      26%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      23%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      1--      20%  R Cerone        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      22%  J Cannon        Single; Cerone to 2B
          12-      24%  D Ainge         Wild Pitch; Cerone to 3B; Cannon to 2B
   O      -23      18%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      20%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      21%  P Mankowski     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Baker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      19%  L Gomez         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      17%  A Griffin       Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      17%  A Woods         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      18%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
          ---      16%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      16%  S Kemp          Whitaker Steals 2B
   R      -2-      10%  " "             Double; Whitaker Scores
   O      -2-      12%  J Thompson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      -2-      13%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Baker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      11%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      13%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      11%  R Howell        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--       9%  R Cerone        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      10%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      11%  L Parrish       Strikeout
          ---      10%  P Mankowski     Double
   O      -2-      11%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Baker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---       9%  J Cannon        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       8%  D Ainge         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       9%  L Gomez         Walk
   O      1--       7%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---       8%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       8%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---       9%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Baker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---       7%  A Woods         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---       6%  R Bosetti       Flyball: CF
          ---       7%  J Mayberry      Single
   O      1--       5%  R Howell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       6%  J Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       6%  C Summers       Lineout: RF
   O      ---       6%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Baker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       5%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
   O      ---       4%  J Cannon        Flyball: RF
   O      ---       3%  D Ainge         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Clancy replaces Dave Stieb pitching
          ---       3%  L Parrish       Walk
   O      1--       3%  P Mankowski     Flyball: LF
   OO     1--       4%  A Trammell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Steve Baker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       2%  L Gomez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---       2%  A Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
          ---       2%  A Woods         Single to RF
          1--       3%  R Bosetti       Single to LF; Woods to 2B
          12-       4%  J Mayberry      Balk; Woods to 3B; Bosetti to 2B
   RRR    -23      16%  " "             Home Run; Woods Scores; Bosetti Scores
                  Dave Tobik replaces Steve Baker pitching
   R      ---      42%  R Howell        Home Run
          ---      44%  R Cerone        Single
   O      1--      39%  J Cannon        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      44%  R LeFlore       Lineout: 2B
          ---      39%  L Whitaker      Single
   OO     1--      50%  S Kemp          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Tobik facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  D Ainge         Single
   OO     1--      39%  L Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt C-SS-2B
   O      ---      36%  A Griffin       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Tom Buskey facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Buskey replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      ---      41%  J Thompson      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      36%  C Summers       Walk
                  Lynn Jones pinch runs for Champ Summers batting 5th
          1--      17%  R Staub         Single; Jones to 3B
          1-3      16%  L Parrish       Intentional Walk; Staub to 2B
   OO     123      50%  P Mankowski     Ground Ball Double Play: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Tobik facing 2-3-4
                  Lynn Jones moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  A Woods         Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Bosetti       Walk
   O      1--      42%  J Mayberry      Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      36%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Tom Buskey facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Bailor replaces Al Woods playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      41%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  L Whitaker      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Dave Tobik facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      44%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  J Cannon        Single
          1--      56%  D Ainge         Cannon Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
                  Otto Velez pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 9th
   RRR    12-      96%  O Velez         Home Run; Cannon Scores; Ainge Scores
   O      ---      96%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  B Bailor        Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Tom Buskey facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Bailor moves to 3B; Joe Cannon moves to LF; Otto Velez moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  J Thompson      Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  L Jones         Double
   RR     -2-      95%  R Staub         Home Run; Jones Scores
   O      ---     100%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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