September 16, 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 4
CHW 2 DET 8
TOR 3 BAL 11
@MIL 8 BOS 5
@NYY 3 CLE 8
@OAK 4 KCR 4
@SEA 2 MIN 2
@TEX 0 ATL 7
SFG 5 NYM 9
@CHC 3 LAD 7
@CIN 5
(10) HOU 10
SDP 9 MON 8
@PHI 4 STL 8
PIT 7
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 45,488

Sunday, September 16, 1984
Time of Game: 3:01

Blue Jays

83-66

Lost 2

2nd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  1    3  6  1
Tigers          4  1  2   0  0  1   0  0  X    8 12  3

W: J Berenguer (9-10), L: B Clark (1-2)

Tigers

95-54

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .693    0    1   0   
D Collins LF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .298  .789    0    3   0   SB
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .831    0    2   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .834    0    4   0   
  R Leach 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .687         0   0   
G Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .829    0    3   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .837    0    1   1   
  K Gruber 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   3   
W Aikens DH                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .215  .706    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                2   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .883    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     2   1   1   1    0   1  .246  .771    0    4   0   HR
  B Martinez PH-C             2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .652    0    2   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   0    0   0  .280  .701    0    2   1   

B Clark P                                                                0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  R Musselman P                                                          0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  J Gott P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   3   6   2    4   7                    24   5

BATTING

HR: E Whitt (14, off J Berenguer; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: E Whitt 4; T Fernandez 2; D Garcia 2; D Collins.

RBI: D Collins (41); E Whitt (43).

2-out RBI: E Whitt.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Mulliniks (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (54, 2nd base off J Berenguer/M Castillo).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .285  .741    0    1   0   2B
  S Earl 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .839    0    3   1   2B
  D Baker SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .423         0   1   
K Gibson RF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .289  .896    0    3   0   2B
L Parrish DH                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .723    0    0   0   
L Herndon LF                  4   2   2   1    1   2  .271  .716    0    3   0   HR
B Garbey 1B                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .287  .714    0    1   2   
  D Bergman PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .771    0    3   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .281  .833    0    3   0   2B
T Brookens 3B                 4   1   2   2    0   2  .239  .680    0    1   0   HR
M Castillo C                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .221  .636    0    7   0   HR,3B

J Berenguer P                                                            2   1
  B Scherrer P                                                           0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  W Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   8    4   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (32, off J Gott); C Lemon (30, off B Clark); K Gibson (22, off B Clark); L Whitaker (24, off B Clark).

3B: M Castillo (2, off J Acker).

HR: L Herndon (6, off J Acker; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); M Castillo (3, off D Lamp; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs); T Brookens (4, off D Lamp; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: M Castillo 7; L Herndon 5; T Brookens 5; L Whitaker 3; K Gibson 2; C Lemon 2; A Trammell 2; B Garbey.

RBI: B Garbey 2 (49); T Brookens 2 (25); M Castillo (14); C Lemon (72); L Herndon (41); K Gibson (87).

2-out RBI: T Brookens 2; B Garbey 2; C Lemon; L Herndon.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

PB: M Castillo (4).

E: M Castillo 2 (7); L Whitaker (15).

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
B Clark, L (1-2)               0.2   4   4   4    1   2   0   5.83    7     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 4     29    -     1.17  -0.31
D Lamp                         2.1   3   3   3    0   2   2   4.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          1-0    0.30  -0.05
R Musselman                    2     2   0   0    3   0   0   2.51   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          0-0    0.20   0.01
J Acker                        2     2   1   1    0   1   1   4.28    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.05  -0.01
J Gott                         1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.84    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    4   6   3          41     -       ·  ·      6·13· 0·12          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Berenguer, W (9-10)          5     3   2   1    3   4   1   3.60   23     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 3     56    -     0.79   0.10
B Scherrer                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.52    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.02
A Lopez                        2     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.74    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.27   0.02
W Hernandez                    1     2   1   1    0   0   0   1.91    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9     6   3   2    4   7   1          39     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Lamp (2); W Hernandez (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 45,488.

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            DH 
5. G Bell               RF    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. R Mulliniks          3B    6. B Garbey             1B 
7. W Aikens             DH    7. C Lemon              CF 
8. E Whitt              C     8. T Brookens           3B 
9. T Fernandez          SS    9. M Castillo           C  

   B Clark              P        J Berenguer          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-1  -23      14%  80% B Garbey        B Clark         Single; Trammell Scores; Gibson Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  76% K Gibson        B Clark         Double; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -9%  38% D Collins       J Berenguer     Single; Garcia to 3B
   t 1   1  0-0  -23       8%  49% W Upshaw        J Berenguer     Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% R Mulliniks     J Berenguer     Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Garcia        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      38%  D Collins       Single; Garcia to 3B
          1-3      36%  L Moseby        Collins Steals 2B
   O      -23      41%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      49%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          -23      48%  G Bell          Reached on Interference on C
   O      123      55%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryan Clark facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  L Whitaker      Double
          -2-      64%  A Trammell      Walk
   R      12-      76%  K Gibson        Double; Whitaker Scores; Trammell to 3B
   O      -23      72%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      -23      66%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   RR     -23      80%  B Garbey        Single; Trammell Scores; Gibson Scores
   R      1--      86%  C Lemon         Double; Garbey Scores
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Bryan Clark pitching
   O      -2-      85%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  W Aikens        Walk
   O      1--      85%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      88%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dennis Lamp facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      92%  M Castillo      Home Run
          ---      93%  L Whitaker      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Whitaker to 1B
   O      1--      92%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      92%  K Gibson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  L Moseby        Flyball: SS
          ---      93%  W Upshaw        Walk
   O      1--      94%  G Bell          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Dennis Lamp facing 5-6-7
          ---      94%  L Herndon       Single
   O      1--      94%  B Garbey        Flyball: 3B
          1--      94%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Herndon to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   RR     -2-      97%  T Brookens      Home Run; Herndon Scores
   O      ---      97%  M Castillo      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-7, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---      97%  E Whitt         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ron Musselman facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Musselman replaces Dennis Lamp pitching; Kelly Gruber replaces Rance Mulliniks playing 3B batting 6th
          ---      97%  L Whitaker      Single
   O      1--      97%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
          1--      97%  K Gibson        Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      97%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Whitaker to 3B
          1-3      97%  L Herndon       Walk; Parrish to 2B
   O      123      96%  B Garbey        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  D Garcia        Single
   O      1--      96%  D Collins       Strikeout
          1--      95%  L Moseby        Walk; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-      97%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF; Garcia to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  G Bell          Passed Ball; Garcia Scores/unER; Moseby to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Ron Musselman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  T Brookens      Single
   O      1--      96%  M Castillo      Flyball: LF
          1--      96%  L Whitaker      Walk; Brookens to 2B
   O      12-      96%  A Trammell      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 7.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Bill Scherrer facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      ---      97%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Willie Aikens batting 7th
   O      ---      97%  C Johnson       Flyball: SS
                  Buck Martinez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 8th
          ---      97%  B Martinez      E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      98%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
                  Jim Acker replaces Ron Musselman pitching; Buck Martinez moves to C
   O      ---      97%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      99%  L Herndon       Home Run
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Barbaro Garbey batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  D Bergman       Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Bill Scherrer pitching; Dave Bergman moves to 1B
          ---      98%  T Fernandez     Single
   O      1--      98%  D Garcia        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  D Collins       Walk; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      12-      99%  W Upshaw        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  C Lemon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Brookens      Strikeout
          ---      99%  M Castillo      Triple
   O      --3      99%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Aurelio Lopez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  K Gruber        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Johnson       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Gott replaces Jim Acker pitching; Rick Leach replaces Willie Upshaw playing 1B batting 4th
          ---     100%  A Trammell      Double
   O      -2-     100%  K Gibson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-     100%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-8, Willie Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Hernandez replaces Aurelio Lopez pitching; Scott Earl replaces Lou Whitaker playing 2B batting 1st; Doug Baker replaces Alan Trammell playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---     100%  T Fernandez     Single
          1--     100%  D Garcia        Single; Fernandez to 2B
          12-      99%  D Collins       Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 3B; Garcia to 2B
   RO     -23     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Fernandez Scores; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3     100%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Tigers 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation