September 4, 1990 Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 7
@BAL 2 OAK 6
@BOS 2 CHW 6
KCR 3 DET 3
TOR 1 MIN 7
@MIL 1 CLE 7
@TEX 5 ATL 7
CIN 4 HOU 10
@LAD 8 CHC 3
@MON 1 PIT 11
PHI 7 SFG 6
@SDP 4 STL 1
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 14,760

Tuesday, September 4, 1990, 7:38
Time of Game: 3:07

Blue Jays

70-66

Lost 2

2nd, 6½ GB

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

W: P Gibson (4-4), L: D Ward (2-8), S: M Henneman (20)

Tigers

66-70

Won 2

3rd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .660   12    0   0   HR
T Fernandez SS                3   0   2   0    1   0  .259  .718   17    3   0   IW
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .972   15    3   0   
G Bell DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .748   15    0   0   
P Borders C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .828    9    9   1   
  G Myers PH-C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .657    2    3   0   
G Hill LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .724   11    2   0   
  M Whiten PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .613    2    0   0   GDP
M Lee 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .613   20    2   1   
K Williams RF-LF              2   0   1   0    1   0  .157  .418   13    2   0   2B,CS
  J Felix PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .796    4    0   0   
T Quinlan 3B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .500 1.167   14    0   1   HBP
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .784    4    0   0   

F Wills P                                                                0   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   1
  J Candelaria P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   1   9   1    2   9              138   24   5

BATTING

2B: K Williams (7, off F Tanana).

HR: M Wilson (3, off F Tanana; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

IBB: T Fernandez (4, by P Gibson).

HBP: T Quinlan (1, by F Tanana).

TB: M Wilson 5; K Williams 2; T Fernandez 2; F McGriff; R Mulliniks; T Quinlan; G Myers.

GIDP: M Whiten (2).

RBI: M Wilson (42).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: K Williams (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by F Tanana).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF-2B              3   1   0   0    2   2  .249  .714   24    2   1   SB
L Whitaker 2B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .764   16    2   1   
  J Shelby LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .691         1   0   
A Trammell SS                 2   0   1   2    2   1  .315  .866   16    2   2   2B,SB
C Fielder 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .288 1.005   17    6   1   IW
L Moseby CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .249  .748   20    4   0   CS,IW
T Fryman 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .307  .832   18    0   2   
L Sheets DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .743    9    0   0   
  D Coles PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .564    5    0   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .758   18    1   0   
M Salas C                     3   0   2   1    0   1  .232  .753   11    9   0   2B,SH

F Tanana P                                                               0   2
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
  M Henneman P                                                           0   1
Totals                       26   3   4   3   10  10              154   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (36, off J Candelaria); M Salas (3, off F Wills).

SH: M Salas (1, off D Ward).

IBB: C Fielder (10, by J Candelaria); L Moseby (3, by F Wills).

TB: M Salas 3; A Trammell 2; C Lemon.

RBI: A Trammell 2 (82); M Salas (21).

2-out RBI: M Salas.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Henneman-A Trammell-C Fielder.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (11, 2nd base off F Wills/P Borders); T Phillips (18, 3rd base off F Wills/P Borders).

CS: L Moseby (5, 2nd base by D Ward/P Borders).

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
F Wills                        4     1   1   1    6   5   0   4.35   19   79-37   18·10· 9    2· 2· 4· 0     55    -     1.29   0.08
D Ward, L (2-8)                2.1   1   2   2    2   3   0   3.27    9   37-24   11· 7· 6    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.48   0.08
J Candelaria                   1.2   2   0   0    2   2   0   3.72    9   33-19   11· 2· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          2-2    1.21  -0.21
Totals                         8     4   3   3   10  10   0          37  149-80   40·19·21    7· 5· 5· 0          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana                       6     6   1   1    1   7   1   6.06   25  100-68   39· 9·20    7· 6· 3· 0     62    -     1.28   0.22
P Gibson, W (4-4)              1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.13    5   14-7     5· 2· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.96   0.09
M Henneman, S (20)             2     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.21    7   21-16    6· 4· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.28   0.14
Totals                         9     9   1   1    2   9   1          37  135-91   50·15·26   11· 8· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Wills (6; L Moseby); J Candelaria (4; C Fielder); P Gibson (12; T Fernandez).

PO: F Tanana (8; K Williams, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: F Tanana (8; T Quinlan).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 14,760.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Detroit Tigers                       
1. M Wilson             CF    1. T Phillips           LF 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. F McGriff            1B    3. A Trammell           SS 
4. G Bell               DH    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. P Borders            C     5. L Moseby             CF 
6. G Hill               LF    6. T Fryman             3B 
7. M Lee                2B    7. L Sheets             DH 
8. K Williams           RF    8. C Lemon              RF 
9. T Quinlan            3B    9. M Salas              C  

   F Wills              P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  1-1  123  2   19%  93% A Trammell      J Candelaria    Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lemon Scores; Phillips Scores; Whitaker to 3B
   b 4   2  1-0  12-  2   16%  57% M Salas         F Wills         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fryman Scores; Lemon to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  ---  1  -12%  41% M Wilson        F Tanana        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 5   1  1-1  123  4   10%  47% F McGriff       F Tanana        Strikeout Swinging
   t 5   2  1-1  123  3   10%  57% G Bell          F Tanana        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   46%  M Wilson        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  3   41%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   50%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  P Borders       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Wills facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   58%  A Trammell      Walk; Phillips to 2B
          12-      63%  C Fielder       Phillips Steals 3B; Trammell Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   57%  L Moseby        Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   50%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   52%  G Hill          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Lee           Flyball: CF
          ---  7   53%  K Williams      Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  T Quinlan       Williams Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Wills facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  L Sheets        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   51%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  M Salas         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   52%  T Quinlan       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   41%  M Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   42%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   41%  F McGriff       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  5   43%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Wills facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   40%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   38%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   40%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  3   37%  C Fielder       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   40%  P Borders       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   41%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   42%  M Lee           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Wills facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   39%  L Moseby        Lineout: LF
          ---  6   43%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  3   39%  L Sheets        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          1--  5   41%  C Lemon         Walk; Fryman to 2B
   R      12-  2   57%  M Salas         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Fryman Scores; Lemon to 3B
   O      -23  3   50%  T Phillips      Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   42%  K Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  4   38%  T Quinlan       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  6   45%  M Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          12-  6   37%  T Fernandez     Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home); Williams to 3B; Quinlan to 2B
   O      123  4   47%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   57%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Duane Ward facing 2-3-4
                  Duane Ward replaces Frank Wills pitching
   O      ---  2   54%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   51%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  C Fielder       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  P Borders       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  G Hill          Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   57%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Duane Ward facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   63%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      1--  4   58%  T Fryman        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   54%  L Sheets        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   50%  C Lemon         Moseby Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Gibson facing 8-9-1
                  Paul Gibson replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---  2   54%  K Williams      Flyball: LF
          ---  2   50%  T Quinlan       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   53%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Quinlan to 2B
          -2-  4   51%  T Fernandez     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   59%  F McGriff       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Duane Ward facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   64%  C Lemon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   62%  M Salas         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Lemon to 2B
          -2-  6   64%  T Phillips      Walk
                  John Candelaria replaces Duane Ward pitching
          12-  4   74%  L Whitaker      Walk; Lemon to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   RR     123  2   93%  A Trammell      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lemon Scores; Phillips Scores; Whitaker to 3B
          -23  4   93%  C Fielder       Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   90%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Trammell to 3B; Fielder to 2B
   O      123  3   87%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Henneman facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Henneman replaces Paul Gibson pitching; Tony Phillips moves to 2B; John Shelby replaces Lou Whitaker playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   91%  G Bell          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 5th
          ---  2   86%  G Myers         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Mark Whiten pinch hits for Glenallen Hill batting 6th
   OO     1--  2   94%  M Whiten        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
                  Greg Myers moves to C; Kenny Williams moves to LF; Mark Whiten moves to RF; Darnell Coles pinch hits for Larry Sheets batting 7th
   O      ---  5   94%  D Coles         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      ---  6   93%  C Lemon         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  M Salas         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   93%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Henneman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   97%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  Junior Felix pinch hits for Kenny Williams batting 8th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Tom Quinlan batting 9th
          ---  4   97%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199009040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation