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MIL
@CLE		5
3
TOR
@DET		2
6
OAK
@MIN		3
0
TEX
@NYY		1
5
CAL
@SEA		7
4
CIN
@ATL		3
2
NYM
@CHC		1
3
HOU
@LAD		4
7
SDP
@SFG		0
2
PHI
@STL		5
2
Saturday, April 11, 1981
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 13,617, Time of Game: 2:26
Blue Jays
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 2 GB
 at Tigers
6
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Milt Wilcox (1-0)
L: Dave Stieb (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  5  1
Tigers          0  0  1   1  0  0   4  0  X    6 12  0

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .111 .333 -0.065 0.81 0.013 -0.079 1.0 3 3 2B
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .333 1.042 0.042 0.65 0.079 -0.037 0.1 2 0 2B
Otto Velez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .400 1.025 -0.081 0.92 0.016 -0.097 -0.4
   George Bell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .575 -0.034 1.04 0.027 -0.061 -0.5 9 1 HBP
Al Woods LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.151 1.03 0.000 -0.151 -1.4 1 0 GDP
Willie Upshaw RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .500 -0.046 0.45 0.000 -0.046 -0.8 1 0
Damaso Garcia 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .571 0.054 0.88 0.073 -0.019 0.7 1 2 SB
Danny Ainge 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.053 0.68 0.006 -0.059 -0.1 1 3
Ernie Whitt C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.075 0.99 0.000 -0.075 -0.9 6 0
Dave Stieb P
   Jerry Garvin P
   Mike Barlow P
   Joey McLaughlin P
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 1 6 .161 .438 -0.409 0.82 0.214 -0.624 -2.2 24 9
2B: A Griffin (1, off M Wilcox); L Moseby (2, off M Wilcox).
HBP: J Mayberry (1, by M Wilcox).
TB: D Garcia 2; L Moseby 2; A Griffin 2; D Ainge.
GIDP: A Woods (1).
RBI: A Griffin 2 (2).
2-out RBI: A Griffin 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Ainge-D Garcia-J Mayberry; D Garcia-A Griffin-J Mayberry.
E: D Garcia (1).
Baserunning
SB: D Garcia (1, 2nd base off M Wilcox/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Peters CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .143 .536 0.056 0.76 0.107 -0.051 0.1 4 0 2B,GDP
Alan Trammell SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .429 1.214 -0.023 0.81 0.039 -0.061 -0.6 1 2 HBP,SH
Steve Kemp LF 4 0 3 2 0 0 .667 1.625 0.117 1.31 0.163 -0.046 1.8 2 0 3B
   Darrell Brown PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 0
Richie Hebner 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .333 1.000 -0.034 0.76 0.029 -0.062 0.1 9 0
Champ Summers DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .629 0.034 1.12 0.055 -0.021 0.7
   John Wockenfuss PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
Kirk Gibson RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.122 1.57 0.000 -0.122 -1.5 1 0
   Al Cowens RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 2.000 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.3 1 0
Lance Parrish C 3 2 1 1 1 0 .167 1.042 0.035 0.70 0.110 -0.075 0.0 6 0 HR,GDP,IW
Mick Kelleher 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .286 .714 0.014 0.47 0.042 -0.028 1.0 1 0 2B
Lou Whitaker 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 .429 1.071 0.019 0.43 0.030 -0.011 1.4 1 4 HBP
Milt Wilcox P 2
   Aurelio Lopez P
Team Totals 35 6 12 6 2 5 .343 .953 0.090 0.79 0.575 -0.483 2.2 27 8
2B: R Peters (1, off D Stieb); M Kelleher (1, off D Stieb).
3B: S Kemp (1, off D Stieb).
HR: L Parrish (1, off D Stieb; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SH: A Trammell (1, off D Stieb).
IBB: L Parrish (1, by M Barlow).
HBP: A Trammell (1, by D Stieb); L Whitaker (1, by D Stieb).
TB: S Kemp 5; L Parrish 4; M Kelleher 3; R Peters 2; R Hebner 2; L Whitaker 2; A Trammell.
GIDP: R Peters (1); L Parrish (1).
RBI: S Kemp 2 (3); L Whitaker (1); L Parrish (1); M Kelleher (2); R Hebner (4).
2-out RBI: L Whitaker; M Kelleher.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Whitaker-A Trammell-R Hebner.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stieb, L (0-1) 6 9 4 4 1 3 1 6.00 30 40 -0.071 1.01 -1.1
Jerry Garvin 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 2 1 1 -0.006 0.14 -0.3
Mike Barlow 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 27.00 4 1 1 -0.018 0.19 -1.8
Joey McLaughlin 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 4 2 0 0.004 0.03 0.9
Team Totals 8 12 6 6 2 5 1 6.75 40 40 4 2 -0.091 0.82 -2.2
D Stieb faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Milt Wilcox, W (1-0) 7.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 2.35 28 65 0.386 0.90 1.5
Aurelio Lopez 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 5 1 0 0.023 0.38 0.8
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 1 6 0 2.00 33 65 1 0 0.409 0.79 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Wilcox (1; J Mayberry); D Stieb 2 (2; L Whitaker, A Trammell).
IBB: M Barlow (1; L Parrish).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 13,617.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Detroit Tigers
1 Alfredo Griffin SS 1 Rick Peters CF
2 Lloyd Moseby CF 2 Alan Trammell SS
3 Otto Velez DH 3 Steve Kemp LF
4 John Mayberry 1B 4 Richie Hebner 1B
5 Al Woods LF 5 Champ Summers DH
6 Willie Upshaw RF 6 Kirk Gibson RF
7 Damaso Garcia 2B 7 Lance Parrish C
8 Danny Ainge 3B 8 Mick Kelleher 3B
9 Ernie Whitt C 9 Lou Whitaker 2B
Dave Stieb P Milt Wilcox P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-1 1 12- OO TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 1-0 1 --- R DET L. Parrish D. Stieb 11% 78% Home Run
t4 0-1 0 --- TOR L. Moseby M. Wilcox -8% 55% Double to CF
b1 0-0 2 123 O DET K. Gibson D. Stieb -7% 50% Popfly: 1B
b3 0-0 0 --- DET R. Peters D. Stieb 7% 62% Double to LF

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, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin M. Wilcox 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O TOR L. Moseby M. Wilcox 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O TOR O. Velez M. Wilcox 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O DET R. Peters D. Stieb -2% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- DET A. Trammell D. Stieb 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- DET S. Kemp D. Stieb 4% 58% Single to LF; Trammell to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- O DET R. Hebner D. Stieb -4% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Trammell to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 DET C. Summers D. Stieb 2% 57% Walk; Trammell stays at 3B; Hebner to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 O DET K. Gibson D. Stieb -7% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry M. Wilcox 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Wilcox 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET L. Parrish D. Stieb -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Kelleher D. Stieb -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET L. Whitaker D. Stieb -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- TOR D. Garcia M. Wilcox -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- TOR D. Ainge M. Wilcox -3% 43% Garcia Steals 2B
t3 0-0 0 -2- O TOR D. Ainge M. Wilcox 5% 48% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 -2- O TOR E. Whitt M. Wilcox 4% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -2- O TOR A. Griffin M. Wilcox 4% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- DET R. Peters D. Stieb 7% 62% Double to LF
b3 0-0 0 -2- O DET A. Trammell D. Stieb -1% 61% Bunt Groundout: C unassisted/Sacrifice; Peters to 3B
b3 0-0 1 --3 R DET S. Kemp D. Stieb 7% 68% Single to P; Peters Scores
b3 1-0 1 1-- O DET R. Hebner D. Stieb -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 1-- O DET C. Summers D. Stieb -2% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- TOR L. Moseby M. Wilcox -8% 55% Double to CF
t4 0-1 0 -2- O TOR O. Velez M. Wilcox 5% 61% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-1 1 -2- TOR J. Mayberry M. Wilcox -3% 58% Hit By Pitch
t4 0-1 1 12- OO TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 11% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
b4 1-0 0 --- O DET K. Gibson D. Stieb -2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-0 1 --- R DET L. Parrish D. Stieb 11% 78% Home Run
b4 2-0 1 --- DET M. Kelleher D. Stieb 3% 81% Double to RF
b4 2-0 1 -2- DET L. Whitaker D. Stieb 1% 82% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-0 1 12- DET R. Peters D. Stieb 4% 86% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Kelleher to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
b4 2-0 1 123 O DET A. Trammell D. Stieb -5% 81% Flyball: CF
b4 2-0 2 123 O DET S. Kemp D. Stieb -5% 76% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
t5 0-2 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Wilcox 3% 79% Groundout: P-1B
t5 0-2 1 --- O TOR D. Garcia M. Wilcox 2% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-2 2 --- O TOR D. Ainge M. Wilcox 1% 82% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
b5 2-0 0 --- DET R. Hebner D. Stieb 2% 84% Single to RF
b5 2-0 0 1-- DET C. Summers D. Stieb 3% 87% Fielder's Choice ; Hebner to 2B
b5 2-0 0 12- O DET K. Gibson D. Stieb -3% 84% Popfly: SS
b5 2-0 1 12- OO DET L. Parrish D. Stieb -5% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
t6 0-2 0 --- O TOR E. Whitt M. Wilcox 3% 82% Strikeout Looking
t6 0-2 1 --- O TOR A. Griffin M. Wilcox 2% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 0-2 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby M. Wilcox 1% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
b6 2-0 0 --- O DET M. Kelleher D. Stieb -1% 84% Flyball: RF
b6 2-0 1 --- DET L. Whitaker D. Stieb 1% 86% Single to SS
b6 2-0 1 1-- OO DET R. Peters D. Stieb -3% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
Al Cowens replaces Kirk Gibson playing RF batting 6th
t7 0-2 0 --- O TOR O. Velez M. Wilcox 3% 86% Groundout: P-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry M. Wilcox 2% 88% Popfly: 3B
t7 0-2 2 --- O TOR A. Woods M. Wilcox 1% 89% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
b7 2-0 0 --- DET A. Trammell D. Stieb 1% 91% Hit By Pitch
b7 2-0 0 1-- R DET S. Kemp D. Stieb 6% 97% Triple (CF-RF); Trammell Scores
Jerry Garvin replaces Dave Stieb pitching
Darrell Brown pinch runs for Steve Kemp (LF) batting 3rd
b7 3-0 0 --3 R DET R. Hebner J. Garvin 1% 98% Single to CF; Brown Scores
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers (DH) batting 5th
b7 4-0 0 1-- O DET J. Wockenfuss J. Garvin -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B; Hebner to 2B
Mike Barlow replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
b7 4-0 1 -2- O DET A. Cowens M. Barlow -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 4-0 2 -2- DET L. Parrish M. Barlow 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b7 4-0 2 12- R DET M. Kelleher M. Barlow 1% 99% Single to LF; Hebner Scores; Parrish to 2B
b7 5-0 2 12- R DET L. Whitaker M. Barlow 1% 99% Single to RF; Parrish Scores; Kelleher to 2B
Joey McLaughlin replaces Mike Barlow pitching
b7 6-0 2 12- O DET R. Peters J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 6.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Tigers' Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
Darrell Brown moves from PR to LF
t8 0-6 0 --- O TOR W. Upshaw M. Wilcox 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-6 1 --- TOR D. Garcia M. Wilcox -0% 99% Single
t8 0-6 1 1-- TOR D. Ainge M. Wilcox -1% 99% Single to CF; Garcia to 2B
t8 0-6 1 12- O TOR E. Whitt M. Wilcox 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B; Garcia to 3B; Ainge to 2B
t8 0-6 2 -23 RR TOR A. Griffin M. Wilcox -1% 98% Double to RF; Garcia Scores; Ainge Scores
Aurelio Lopez replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
t8 2-6 2 -2- O TOR L. Moseby A. Lopez 1% 99% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Blue Jays' Joey McLaughlin facing 2-3-4
b8 6-2 0 --- O DET A. Trammell J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 6-2 1 --- O DET D. Brown J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 6-2 2 --- O DET R. Hebner J. McLaughlin -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Tigers' Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
t9 2-6 0 --- TOR O. Velez A. Lopez -2% 97% Walk
George Bell pinch runs for Otto Velez (DH) batting 3rd
t9 2-6 0 1-- O TOR J. Mayberry A. Lopez 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 2-6 1 1-- O TOR A. Woods A. Lopez 1% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 2-6 2 1-- O TOR W. Upshaw A. Lopez 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 6.

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