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Standings
CLE
@BAL		5
14
SEA
@CHW		3
5
BOS
@DET		5
3
CAL
@KCR		3
5
TOR
@MIN		0
1
TEX
@OAK		0
3
HOU
@ATL		2
3
SDP
@CIN		6
1
SFG
@LAD		0
4
MON
@PHI		5
10
NYM
@PIT		3
1
CHC
@STL		4
3		 
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Tuesday, September 8, 1981, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 2,839, Time of Game: 2:15

Blue Jays
0
29-56
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 21½ 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  4  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  5  0
W: Brad Havens (2-4), L: Dave Stieb (8-10)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs
 Twins
1
29-57
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 21½ GB

Toronto Blue Jays

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .209 .532 -.125 1.27 .000 -.125 -0.8 1 5
Danny Ainge 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .186 .487 -.067 0.89 .000 -.067 -0.5 1 0
   Otto Velez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 .804 .013 2.75 .013 .000 0.1 0 0 IW
   Ernie Whitt PR-C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .555 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 2 0
Lloyd Moseby CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .244 .686 -.051 1.27 .055 -.106 -0.1 3 0 SB
George Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .666 -.153 1.52 .000 -.153 -1.0 0 0
Garth Iorg 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .614 -.135 1.32 .000 -.135 -0.9 0 2
Greg Wells 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .217 .560 .020 0.98 .069 -.049 0.2 6 1
Al Woods LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 .551 -.150 1.28 .000 -.150 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Jesse Barfield RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .318 .848 -.055 1.13 .016 -.071 -0.3 4 0
Buck Martinez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .213 .663 .000 1.07 .049 -.048 -0.1 4 0
   Willie Upshaw PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 .588 .027 1.79 .027 .000 0.1 0 0
   Ken Macha 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .501 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Dave Stieb P 1 1
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 3 6 .133 .345 -.676 1.27 .229 -.904 -4.4 24 9
IBB: O Velez (3, by B Havens).
TB: B Martinez; L Moseby; J Barfield; G Wells.
GIDP: A Woods (6).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Iorg-A Griffin-G Wells.
E: A Griffin (27).
Baserunning
SB: L Moseby (11, 2nd base off B Havens/S Butera).

Minnesota Twins

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Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Hosken Powell RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .236 .600 .021 1.59 .104 -.083 -0.1 0 0
Rob Wilfong 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .627 .128 1.42 .187 -.059 -0.5 1 2 2B
Mickey Hatcher CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .672 -.030 0.59 .000 -.030 -0.3 4 0
   Gary Ward CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .637 -.038 1.51 .000 -.038 -0.2 3 0
Tim Corcoran 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .724 -.023 0.86 .028 -.051 -0.2 5 0 2B
Kent Hrbek DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .176 .575 -.078 0.98 .000 -.078 -0.6 0 0
John Castino 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 .263 .676 -.010 1.13 .046 -.056 0.0 1 0
Rick Sofield LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .165 .392 -.156 1.42 .000 -.156 -1.2 2 0 GDP
Sal Butera C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .663 .006 0.77 .047 -.040 0.2 7 0
Ron Washington SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .353 -.072 1.35 .000 -.072 -0.6 3 2
   Glenn Adams PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .563 .074 2.25 .074 .000 0.4 0 0
   Chuck Baker PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .150 .333 .000 0.00 .000 .000 0.0 0 0
Brad Havens P 1 1
Team Totals 28 1 5 1 1 6 .179 .457 -.178 1.21 .486 -.663 -2.9 27 5
2B: T Corcoran (2, off D Stieb); R Wilfong (9, off D Stieb).
TB: R Wilfong 2; T Corcoran 2; J Castino; S Butera; G Adams.
GIDP: R Sofield (5).
RBI: R Wilfong (14).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Wilfong-R Washington-T Corcoran.

Toronto Blue Jays

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stieb, L (8-10) 8 5 1 1 1 6 0 3.38 29 73 .177 1.21 2.9
Team Totals 8 5 1 1 1 6 0 1.12 29 73 .177 1.27 2.9

Minnesota Twins

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Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brad Havens, W (2-4) 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 2.91 33 82 .677 1.27 4.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 3 6 0 0.00 33 82 .677 1.21 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: B Havens (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Havens (3; O Velez).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 2,839.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Minnesota Twins
1 Alfredo Griffin SS 1 Hosken Powell RF
2 Danny Ainge 3B 2 Rob Wilfong 2B
3 Lloyd Moseby CF 3 Mickey Hatcher CF
4 George Bell DH 4 Tim Corcoran 1B
5 Garth Iorg 2B 5 Kent Hrbek DH
6 Greg Wells 1B 6 John Castino 3B
7 Al Woods LF 7 Rick Sofield LF
8 Jesse Barfield RF 8 Sal Butera C
9 Buck Martinez C 9 Ron Washington SS
Dave Stieb P Brad Havens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 0-0 0 12- R MIN R. Wilfong D. Stieb 19% 100% Double to RF; Baker Scores; Powell to 3B
b9 0-0 0 1-- MIN H. Powell D. Stieb 10% 81% Walk; Baker to 2B
t5 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR A. Woods B. Havens 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN R. Sofield D. Stieb -10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 0-0 2 12- O TOR L. Moseby B. Havens 9% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin B. Havens 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge B. Havens 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- TOR L. Moseby B. Havens -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O TOR G. Bell B. Havens 2% 55% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Powell D. Stieb -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Wilfong D. Stieb -2% 51% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O MIN M. Hatcher D. Stieb -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg B. Havens 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O TOR G. Wells B. Havens 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O TOR A. Woods B. Havens 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Corcoran D. Stieb -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb -2% 51% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O MIN J. Castino D. Stieb -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield B. Havens 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Martinez B. Havens 2% 54% Flyball: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O TOR A. Griffin B. Havens 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Sofield D. Stieb -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- MIN S. Butera D. Stieb 5% 58% Single to SS; Butera to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
b3 0-0 1 -2- O MIN R. Washington D. Stieb -4% 54% Fielder's Choice P; Butera out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Washington to 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- O MIN H. Powell D. Stieb -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O TOR D. Ainge B. Havens 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- TOR L. Moseby B. Havens -3% 50% Single to SS
t4 0-0 1 1-- O TOR G. Bell B. Havens 3% 53% Lineout: CF
t4 0-0 2 1-- TOR G. Iorg B. Havens -1% 52% Moseby Steals 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- O TOR G. Iorg B. Havens 4% 56% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Wilfong D. Stieb -3% 53% Flyball: LF
b4 0-0 1 --- O MIN M. Hatcher D. Stieb -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 0-0 2 --- MIN T. Corcoran D. Stieb 3% 54% Double to LF
b4 0-0 2 -2- O MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb -4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 6-7-8
Gary Ward replaces Mickey Hatcher playing CF batting 3rd
t5 0-0 0 --- TOR G. Wells B. Havens -5% 45% Single to 3B
t5 0-0 0 1-- OO TOR A. Woods B. Havens 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- TOR J. Barfield B. Havens -2% 53% Single to LF
t5 0-0 2 1-- O TOR B. Martinez B. Havens 3% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
b5 0-0 0 --- MIN J. Castino D. Stieb 5% 61% Single to RF
b5 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN R. Sofield D. Stieb -10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O MIN S. Butera D. Stieb -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin B. Havens 3% 53% Strikeout
t6 0-0 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge B. Havens 2% 56% Foul Flyball: C
t6 0-0 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby B. Havens 2% 57% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
b6 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Washington D. Stieb -3% 54% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 1 --- O MIN H. Powell D. Stieb -2% 52% Strikeout
b6 0-0 2 --- O MIN R. Wilfong D. Stieb -2% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 4-5-6
t7 0-0 0 --- O TOR G. Bell B. Havens 4% 54% Flyball: LF
t7 0-0 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg B. Havens 3% 57% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 2 --- TOR G. Wells B. Havens -2% 55% Walk
t7 0-0 2 1-- O TOR A. Woods B. Havens 4% 59% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
b7 0-0 0 --- O MIN G. Ward D. Stieb -4% 55% Flyball: RF
b7 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Corcoran D. Stieb -3% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 0-0 2 --- O MIN K. Hrbek D. Stieb -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 8-9-1
t8 0-0 0 --- O TOR J. Barfield B. Havens 5% 55% Flyball: SS
t8 0-0 1 --- TOR B. Martinez B. Havens -5% 50% Single to LF
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Buck Martinez (C) batting 9th
t8 0-0 1 1-- O TOR A. Griffin B. Havens 6% 56% Flyball: P
t8 0-0 2 1-- TOR D. Ainge B. Havens -3% 53% Wild Pitch; Upshaw to 2B
Otto Velez pinch hits for Danny Ainge (3B) batting 2nd
t8 0-0 2 -2- TOR O. Velez B. Havens -1% 52% Intentional Walk
Ernie Whitt pinch runs for Otto Velez (PH) batting 2nd
t8 0-0 2 12- O TOR L. Moseby B. Havens 9% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
Ernie Whitt moves from PR to C
Ken Macha replaces Willie Upshaw (PR) playing 3B batting 9th
b8 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Castino D. Stieb -5% 56% Strikeout
b8 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Sofield D. Stieb -3% 53% Strikeout
b8 0-0 2 --- O MIN S. Butera D. Stieb -3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Havens facing 4-5-6
t9 0-0 0 --- O TOR G. Bell B. Havens 6% 56% Lineout: CF
t9 0-0 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg B. Havens 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
t9 0-0 2 --- O TOR G. Wells B. Havens 3% 63% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Ron Washington (SS) batting 9th
b9 0-0 0 --- MIN G. Adams D. Stieb 7% 71% Single to CF
Chuck Baker pinch runs for Glenn Adams (PH) batting 9th
b9 0-0 0 1-- MIN H. Powell D. Stieb 10% 81% Walk; Baker to 2B
b9 0-0 0 12- R MIN R. Wilfong D. Stieb 19% 100% Double to RF; Baker Scores; Powell to 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

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