April 12, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 4
@BAL 2 BOS 5
CHW 4 MIL 6
@CLE 1 TOR 6
@DET 2 OAK 1
@MIN 0 TEX 6
@NYY 4 CAL 8
@SEA 6 ATL 3
CIN 2 NYM 2
@CHC 1 LAD 3
HOU 2 PIT 3
MON 2 SFG 7
SDP 6
(14) STL 7
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,950

Sunday, April 12, 1981
Time of Game: 2:24

Blue Jays

1-2

Won 1

6th, 1½ GB

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

W: L Leal (1-0), L: H Bailey (0-1)

Tigers

2-1

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .154  .374    0    2   2   SF
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .833    0    3   0   SB
D Garcia 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .300  .664    0    1   2   IW
J Mayberry 1B                 4   1   2   3    0   0  .333 1.084    0    5   0   HR
  W Upshaw PR-1B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .500         3   0   
O Velez DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .639    0    0   0   
A Woods LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
B Bonnell RF                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    1   0   CS,HBP
  R Bosetti PR-RF             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Ainge 3B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .222  .586    0    2   1   
E Whitt C                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .091  .182    0    9   0   

L Leal P                                                                 0   2
  M Willis P                                                             0   1
  R Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6    2   3                    27   8

BATTING

HR: J Mayberry (1, off H Bailey; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: A Griffin (1, off H Bailey).

IBB: D Garcia (1, by H Bailey).

HBP: B Bonnell (1, by K Saucier).

TB: J Mayberry 5; L Moseby; E Whitt; D Garcia; A Griffin; B Bonnell; D Ainge.

RBI: J Mayberry 3 (4); A Griffin 2 (4); E Whitt (1).

2-out RBI: J Mayberry 3.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Willis-A Griffin-W Upshaw.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (1, 2nd base off H Bailey/L Parrish).

CS: B Bonnell (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by H Bailey).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .705    0    6   0   3B
A Trammell SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .788    0    1   3   
S Kemp LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .600 1.483    0    0   0   2B
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .693    0   12   2   GDP
C Summers DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425    0    0   0   
  J Wockenfuss PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
K Gibson RF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .125  .347    0    3   0   
  A Cowens PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.333    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .222  .920    0    3   0   
  D Dyer C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Kelleher 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .555    0    0   1   
  L Jones PH                  1   1   1   2    0   0 1.000 5.000    0    0   0   HR
  S Papi 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .764    0    1   5   

H Bailey P                                                               1   2
  K Saucier P                                                            0   1
  D Rucker P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    2   9                    27  15

BATTING

2B: S Kemp (1, off L Leal).

3B: R Peters (1, off L Leal).

HR: L Jones (1, off L Leal; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: L Jones 4; R Peters 3; S Kemp 3; L Parrish.

GIDP: R Hebner (1).

RBI: L Jones 2 (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: L Parrish (1).

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
L Leal, W (1-0)                8     5   2   2    1   9   1   2.25   30     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 5     72    -     0.63   0.31
M Willis                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0  27.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.55   0.03
R Jackson                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.18   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   9   1          33     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 1· 5          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Bailey, L (0-1)              6     4   4   4    2   1   1   6.00   23     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0· 4     47    -     0.87  -0.12
K Saucier                      1     3   2   2    0   1   0  18.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.25  -0.04
D Rucker                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     8   6   6    2   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 8           -

L Leal faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: L Leal (1); H Bailey (1).

IBB: H Bailey (1; D Garcia).

PO: H Bailey (1; B Bonnell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: K Saucier (1; B Bonnell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 9,950.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. A Griffin            SS    1. R Peters             CF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. D Garcia             2B    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. J Mayberry           1B    4. R Hebner             1B 
5. O Velez              DH    5. C Summers            DH 
6. A Woods              LF    6. K Gibson             RF 
7. B Bonnell            RF    7. L Parrish            C  
8. D Ainge              3B    8. M Kelleher           3B 
9. E Whitt              C     9. L Whitaker           2B 

   L Leal               P        H Bailey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-1  12-      25%  92% J Mayberry      H Bailey        Home Run; Moseby Scores; Garcia Scores
   t 5   1  0-1  1--      -4%  61% D Ainge         H Bailey        Bonnell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
   t 3   0  0-0  ---       4%  54% D Ainge         H Bailey        Walk
   b 9   0  6-2  1--       4% 100% R Hebner        M Willis        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 5   0  1-0  ---       3%  63% C Summers       L Leal          Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Howard Bailey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  D Garcia        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  R Peters        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Kemp          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Howard Bailey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  A Woods         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  B Bonnell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  R Hebner        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  C Summers       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  K Gibson        Walk
   O      1--      50%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Howard Bailey facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  D Ainge         Walk
   O      1--      52%  E Whitt         Groundout: P-SS-1B; Ainge to 2B
          -2-      56%  A Griffin       Wild Pitch; Ainge to 3B
   RO     --3      58%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ainge Scores
   O      ---      57%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Leal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  M Kelleher      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  L Whitaker      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      63%  R Peters        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Howard Bailey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      58%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Leal facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  R Hebner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Howard Bailey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  B Bonnell       Single to 3B
   O      1--      61%  D Ainge         Bonnell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-1B)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  C Summers       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      65%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      67%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Howard Bailey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      63%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  L Moseby        Single to CF
          1--      65%  D Garcia        Moseby Steals 2B
          -2-      66%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-      92%  J Mayberry      Home Run; Moseby Scores; Garcia Scores
   O      ---      91%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Luis Leal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      93%  M Kelleher      Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  R Peters        Triple to CF
   O      --3      95%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Kevin Saucier facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Howard Bailey pitching
   O      ---      94%  A Woods         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      95%  B Bonnell       Hit By Pitch
                  Rick Bosetti pinch runs for Barry Bonnell batting 7th
          1--      96%  D Ainge         Single to RF; Bosetti to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  E Whitt         Single to CF; Bosetti Scores; Ainge to 2B
   R      12-      99%  A Griffin       Single to LF; Ainge Scores; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      98%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Luis Leal facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Bosetti moves to RF
          ---      97%  S Kemp          Double to RF
          -2-      97%  R Hebner        Wild Pitch; Kemp to 3B
   O      --3      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3      99%  C Summers       Popfly: 3B
   O      --3      99%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Rucker facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Rucker replaces Kevin Saucier pitching
          ---      99%  J Mayberry      Single to LF
                  Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 4th
          1--     100%  O Velez         Passed Ball; Upshaw to 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      -2-      99%  A Woods         Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  R Bosetti       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
                  Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
          ---      98%  L Parrish       Single to 3B
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Mick Kelleher batting 8th
   RR     1--      96%  L Jones         Home Run; Parrish Scores
   O      ---      98%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Rucker facing 8-9-1
                  Duffy Dyer replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 7th; Stan Papi replaces Lynn Jones playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  D Ainge         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-6, Luis Leal facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  S Kemp          Single to CF
                  Mike Willis replaces Luis Leal pitching
   OO     1--     100%  R Hebner        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 5th
          ---     100%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Mike Willis pitching; Al Cowens pinch hits for Kirk Gibson batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198104120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation