September 14, 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 5
CHW 0 TOR 7
@DET 2 MIL 4
BAL 2 NYY 7
BOS 1 CLE 6
@OAK 1 SEA 2
KCR 1 TEX 9
MIN 2 SFG 3
@ATL 0 CHC 7
NYM 1 LAD 6
@CIN 5 SDP 4
@HOU 2 PHI 9
MON 5 PIT 8
@STL 7
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 46,040

Friday, September 14, 1984
Time of Game: 2:51

Blue Jays

83-64

Won 1

2nd, 10 GB

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

W: J Clancy (12-14), L: J Morris (17-11), S: J Key (9)

Tigers

93-54

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .694    0    1   2   
D Collins LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .797    0    4   0   
L Moseby CF                   3   1   1   0    2   2  .279  .838    0    4   0   2·SB
  M Webster CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .846         0   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .290  .844    0    4   0   IW
G Bell RF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .829    0    1   0   GDP
R Mulliniks 3B                3   2   2   0    0   0  .332  .847    0    0   1   SB
  J Barfield PH               0   1   0   0    1   0  .287  .819    0    0   0   
  G Iorg 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .535         0   0   
W Aikens DH                   3   2   2   3    0   0  .217  .707    0    0   0   2·HR
  C Johnson PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .301  .891    0    0   0   2B
E Whitt C                     3   1   1   2    1   0  .246  .765    0    9   0   HR
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .534    0    4   2   

J Clancy P                                                               0   0
  J Key P                                                                0   0
Totals                       35   7   8   7    6   2                    27   5

BATTING

2B: C Johnson (22, off B Scherrer).

HR: E Whitt (13, off J Morris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); W Aikens 2 (11, 2 off J Morris; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

IBB: W Upshaw (14, by J Morris).

TB: W Aikens 8; E Whitt 4; C Johnson 2; R Mulliniks 2; L Moseby; A Griffin.

GIDP: G Bell (14).

RBI: W Aikens 3 (25); E Whitt 2 (42); C Johnson 2 (57).

2-out RBI: C Johnson 2; W Aikens.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Garcia-A Griffin-W Upshaw.

E: D Collins (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Mulliniks (2, 2nd base off J Morris/L Parrish); L Moseby 2 (34, 2nd base off B Scherrer/L Parrish, 2nd base off J Morris/L Parrish).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .283  .738    0    3   5   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .837    0    2   3   
K Gibson RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .899    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .237  .729    0    1   0   
  D Lowry C                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .754    0    1   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .760    0    1   2   GDP
R Jones LF                    1   1   0   0    1   0  .279  .848    0    1   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .703    0    1   0   
J Grubb DH                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .865    0    0   0   
  R Kuntz PH                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .785    0    0   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .837    0    4   0   
D Bergman 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .786    0    8   1   
  B Garbey PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .714    0    1   0   

J Morris P                                                               1   0
  B Scherrer P                                                           0   0
  D Rozema P                                                             1   0
Totals                       33   2   7   1    3   9                    27  11

BATTING

TB: L Whitaker 2; D Bergman; R Kuntz; L Herndon; D Lowry; A Trammell.

GIDP: D Evans (7).

RBI: L Whitaker (48).

2-out RBI: L Whitaker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-D Bergman.

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
J Clancy, W (12-14)            5     4   2   2    1   5   0   4.86   20     -       ·  ·      1· 9· 0· 4     55    -     1.19   0.02
J Key, S (9)                   4     3   0   0    2   4   0   4.63   16     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.70   0.10
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   9   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·12· 0· 7           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, L (17-11)            6     7   5   5    3   1   3   3.78   29     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 7     36    -     0.98  -0.32
B Scherrer                     1     1   2   2    3   0   0   4.60    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.55  -0.06
D Rozema                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.82    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.01
Totals                         9     8   7   7    6   2   3          41     -       ·  ·     11·14· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Morris (7; W Upshaw).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 46,040.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Garcia             2B    1. L Whitaker           2B 
2. D Collins            LF    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. K Gibson             RF 
4. W Upshaw             1B    4. L Parrish            C  
5. G Bell               RF    5. D Evans              3B 
6. R Mulliniks          3B    6. R Jones              LF 
7. W Aikens             DH    7. J Grubb              DH 
8. E Whitt              C     8. C Lemon              CF 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. D Bergman            1B 

   J Clancy             P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  2-2  1--      23%  78% W Aikens        J Morris        Home Run; Mulliniks Scores
   b 5   2  2-1  1-3     -16%  43% L Whitaker      J Clancy        Single; Jones Scores; Bergman to 3B
   b 6   0  5-2  12-      14%  86% D Evans         J Key           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gibson to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--     -12%  30% A Trammell      J Clancy        Single; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E7; Trammell to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  ---      11%  46% W Aikens        J Morris        Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Garcia        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  D Collins       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      47%  L Moseby        Single
   O      1--      45%  W Upshaw        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, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  L Whitaker      Single
   R      1--      30%  A Trammell      Single; Whitaker Scores/Adv on E7; Trammell to 2B
   O      -2-      31%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF; Trammell to 3B
   O      --3      36%  L Parrish       Flyball: SS
   O      --3      39%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      46%  W Aikens        Home Run
          ---      47%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--      45%  A Griffin       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  R Jones         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      49%  J Grubb         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      48%  W Upshaw        Moseby Steals 2B
          -2-      49%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-      45%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Bergman       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  R Mulliniks     Single
          1--      57%  W Aikens        Mulliniks Steals 2B
   O      -2-      56%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Mulliniks to 3B
   R      --3      63%  E Whitt         Fielder's Choice 2B; Mulliniks Scores
          1--      66%  A Griffin       Single; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-      63%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF; Whitt to 3B
   O      1-3      58%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      61%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  W Upshaw        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      59%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
          ---      53%  R Jones         Walk
   O      1--      59%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      1--      63%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF
          1--      59%  D Bergman       Single; Jones to 3B
   R      1-3      43%  L Whitaker      Single; Jones Scores; Bergman to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  R Mulliniks     Single
   RR     1--      78%  W Aikens        Home Run; Mulliniks Scores
   R      ---      87%  E Whitt         Home Run
   O      ---      86%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  D Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Collins       Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
                  Jimmy Key replaces Jim Clancy pitching
          ---      80%  K Gibson        Walk
          1--      72%  L Parrish       Walk; Gibson to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  D Evans         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Gibson to 3B
                  Larry Herndon pinch hits for Ruppert Jones batting 6th
   O      --3      90%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Scherrer facing 3-4-5
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Jack Morris pitching; Larry Herndon moves to LF
          ---      91%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      92%  W Upshaw        Moseby Steals 2B
          -2-      93%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      89%  G Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Moseby to 3B
                  Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 6th
          --3      90%  J Barfield      Walk
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Willie Aikens batting 7th
   RR     1-3      97%  C Johnson       Double; Moseby Scores; Barfield Scores
   O      -2-      96%  E Whitt         Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
                  Garth Iorg replaces Jesse Barfield playing 3B batting 6th; Rusty Kuntz pinch hits for Johnny Grubb batting 7th
          ---      95%  R Kuntz         Single
   O      1--      96%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
                  Barbaro Garbey pinch hits for Dave Bergman batting 9th
   O      1--      98%  B Garbey        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Rozema replaces Bill Scherrer pitching; Dwight Lowry replaces Lance Parrish playing C batting 4th; Barbaro Garbey moves to 1B
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  D Garcia        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jimmy Key facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  K Gibson        Strikeout
          ---      99%  D Lowry         Single
   O      1--      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Dave Rozema facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      99%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
                  Mitch Webster replaces Lloyd Moseby playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      98%  L Herndon       Single
   O      1--      99%  R Kuntz         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  B Garbey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198409140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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