August 17, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 18,829

Thursday, August 17, 1978, 1:33PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Blue Jays

46-74

Lost 4

7th, 30 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  2
Brewers         1  2  0   0  1  1   1  0  X    6 13  0

W: B Travers (8-7), L: J Clancy (9-10)

Brewers

67-52

Won 5

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .671    0    0   0   
B Bailor RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .658    0    2   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .701    0    2   1   
W Horton DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .730    0    0   0   
O Velez LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .868    0    1   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .789    0    9   1   
D McKay 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .616    0    1   2   GDP
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .580    0    7   3   GDP
L Gomez SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .548    0    1   4   

J Clancy P                                                               0   0
  M Willis P                                                             1   1
  D Kirkwood P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   0   5   0    0   1                    24  12

BATTING

TB: D McKay 2; R Howell; R Bosetti; J Mayberry.

GIDP: D McKay (11); R Cerone (4).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

E: O Velez (2); L Gomez (13).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .705    0    2   6   
D Money 3B                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .281  .762    0    1   3   2B
B Oglivie RF                  5   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .852    0    5   0   
L Hisle LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .296  .933    0    3   0   CS
  J Wohlford LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .807         0   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .313  .849    0   12   0   
S Bando DH                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .816    0    0   0   SH
R Yount SS                    3   0   2   2    1   1  .303  .750    0    0   3   2B,IW
G Thomas CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .243  .892    0    3   0   2B
C Moore C                     3   1   2   1    0   1  .265  .683    0    1   0   2B,SH

B Travers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  13   6    3   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: D Money (20, off J Clancy); R Yount (14, off M Willis); C Moore (6, off D Kirkwood); G Thomas (18, off J Clancy).

SH: C Moore (5, off M Willis); S Bando (2, off M Willis).

IBB: R Yount (1, by M Willis).

TB: D Money 4; C Moore 3; R Yount 3; G Thomas 2; P Molitor 2; L Hisle; S Bando; C Cooper.

RBI: R Yount 2 (47); D Money 2 (34); C Moore (25); B Oglivie (48).

2-out RBI: R Yount 2; D Money 2; C Moore.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Molitor-C Cooper; D Money-P Molitor-C Cooper.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Hisle (5, 2nd base by M Willis/R Cerone).

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, L (9-10)             2     7   3   3    0   2   0   4.17   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     32    -     0.90  -0.25
M Willis                       5     5   3   3    3   3   0   5.56   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 5          2-0    0.40   0.03
D Kirkwood                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    13   6   6    3   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·12          2-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Travers, W (8-7)             9     5   0   0    0   1   0   4.59   30     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 5     78    -     0.54   0.28
Totals                         9     5   0   0    0   1   0          30     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 5           -

J Clancy faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Kirkwood (2).

IBB: M Willis (2; R Yount).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 18,829.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. R Bosetti            CF    1. P Molitor            2B 
2. B Bailor             RF    2. D Money              3B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. B Oglivie            RF 
4. W Horton             DH    4. L Hisle              LF 
5. O Velez              LF    5. C Cooper             1B 
6. J Mayberry           1B    6. S Bando              DH 
7. D McKay              2B    7. R Yount              SS 
8. R Cerone             C     8. G Thomas             CF 
9. L Gomez              SS    9. C Moore              C  

   J Clancy             P        B Travers            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      10%  69% D Money         J Clancy        Double to LF; Molitor to 3B
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-       9%  74% C Moore         J Clancy        Single to CF; Thomas Scores
   t 5   0  3-0  1--       7%  88% D McKay         B Travers       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   2  0-2  1-3       7%  83% D Money         J Clancy        Single to LF; Moore Scores; Molitor to 2B
   b 5   2  0-3  1--       5%  94% R Yount         M Willis        Double to LF; Bando Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Bosetti       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  R Howell        Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  W Horton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--      69%  D Money         Double to LF; Molitor to 3B
   RO     -23      69%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor Scores; Money to 3B
   O      --3      64%  L Hisle         Foul Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      61%  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Travers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  O Velez         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      65%  J Mayberry      Strikeout
          ---      64%  D McKay         Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  R Yount         Strikeout
          ---      65%  G Thomas        Double to LF
   R      -2-      74%  C Moore         Single to CF; Thomas Scores
          1--      76%  P Molitor       Single to CF; Moore to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  D Money         Single to LF; Moore Scores; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-      81%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Travers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  L Hisle         Single to LF
          1--      89%  C Cooper        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hisle to 2B
                  Mike Willis replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      12-      89%  S Bando         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Hisle to 3B; Cooper to 2B
          -23      89%  R Yount         Intentional Walk
   O      123      86%  G Thomas        Foul Popfly: C
   O      123      83%  C Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Travers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      87%  O Velez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      86%  P Molitor       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   O      ---      85%  D Money         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bill Travers facing 6-7-8
          ---      81%  J Mayberry      Single (CF-RF)
   OO     1--      88%  D McKay         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Willis facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  L Hisle         Walk
   O      1--      88%  C Cooper        Hisle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      88%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      88%  S Bando         Single to LF
   R      1--      94%  R Yount         Double to LF; Bando Scores
   O      -2-      93%  G Thomas        Baserunner Out Advancing; Yount out at 3B/C-3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Travers facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  R Bosetti       Single to CF
   O      1--      94%  B Bailor        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      96%  R Howell        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Willis facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  G Thomas        Walk
   O      1--      96%  C Moore         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      98%  D Money         Single to LF; Thomas Scores; Money to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      97%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Travers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  W Horton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---      99%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Willis facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  C Cooper        Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B; Cooper to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  R Yount         Single to RF; Cooper Scores; Yount to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      99%  G Thomas        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Travers facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Wohlford replaces Larry Hisle playing LF batting 4th
          ---      99%  D McKay         Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  R Cerone        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Gomez         Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Don Kirkwood facing 9-1-2
                  Don Kirkwood replaces Mike Willis pitching
          ---     100%  C Moore         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-     100%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-     100%  D Money         Wild Pitch; Moore to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Foul Popfly: C
   O      --3     100%  B Oglivie       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Bill Travers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  R Bosetti       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Bailor        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Brewers 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation