September 10, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(11) BOS 7
DET 1 CAL 6
CHW 1 KCR 10
@MIN 1 TOR 19
@NYY 3 OAK 4
MIL 1 TEX 5
@SEA 2 TEX 7
@SEA 1 ATL 9
SDP 6 NYM 7
@CHC 2 CIN 7
LAD 4 HOU 2
SFG 0 PHI 3
STL 1 MON 4
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 20,296

Saturday, September 10, 1977, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:49

Blue Jays

47-92

Won 1

7th, 38½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       2  0  2   2  0  5   5  0  3   19 20  0
Yankees         0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3  8  4

W: J Clancy (3-6), L: C Hunter (9-9)

Yankees

87-55

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Staggs 2B                   5   3   3   1    1   0  .256  .688    0    1   1   2B
A Woods LF                    6   4   4   2    0   0  .280  .711    0    1   0   2B
R Howell 3B                   6   4   5   9    0   0  .301  .786    0    1   2   2·HR,2·2B,GDP
R Fairly DH                   6   1   4   2    0   0  .289  .848    0    0   0   HR
D Ault 1B                     6   0   0   2    0   1  .249  .718    0    6   1   
G Woods CF                    6   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .525    0    6   0   GDP
S Bowling RF                  4   3   2   0    1   0  .203  .604    0    3   0   
R Cerone C                    5   1   0   0    0   0  .161  .426    0    6   0   
T Nordbrook SS                5   3   2   1    0   0  .220  .573    0    2   1   SB

J Clancy P                                                               1   1
Totals                       49  19  20  17    2   1                    27   6

BATTING

2B: S Staggs (10, off K Clay); A Woods (17, off C Hunter); R Howell 2 (14, off C Hunter, off K Holtzman).

HR: R Howell 2 (6, off L McCall, off C Hunter; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF); R Fairly (18, off C Hunter; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Howell 13; R Fairly 7; A Woods 5; S Staggs 4; S Bowling 2; T Nordbrook 2.

GIDP: G Woods (6); R Howell (13).

RBI: R Howell 9 (36); R Fairly 2 (61); A Woods 2 (33); D Ault 2 (59); S Staggs (25); T Nordbrook (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 9 for 18.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Nordbrook (2, 2nd base off C Hunter/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .783    0    4   0   
  P Blair CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .775         0   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .811    0    1   2   
  M Klutts 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .690         0   3   
T Munson C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .773    0    1   0   
  E Hendricks C               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .892    0    0   0   
C Chambliss 1B                2   1   1   0    1   1  .297  .809    0    5   0   
  G Zeber 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .920    0    2   0   
L Piniella RF                 3   1   2   0    0   1  .327  .865    0    0   0   
  C May RF                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .601    0    2   0   
R White LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .796    0    1   0   2B
W Randolph 2B                 2   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .774    0    1   2   
  D Bergman PH-1B             1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   0   SF
B Dent SS                     2   1   0   0    0   0  .248  .664    0    5   4   
  D Alston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .916    0    0   0   
  F Stanley SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .608    0    0   1   

C Hunter P                                                               0   0
  K Clay P                                                               1   0
  S Thomas P                                                             0   0
  L McCall P                                                             0   0
  K Holtzman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2    1   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R White (20, off J Clancy).

SF: D Bergman (1, off J Clancy).

TB: R White 2; W Randolph 2; L Piniella 2; G Nettles; M Rivers; C Chambliss.

RBI: W Randolph (40); D Bergman (1).

2-out RBI: W Randolph.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Randolph-B Dent-C Chambliss 2.

PB: E Hendricks (1).

E: C Chambliss (15); G Nettles (12); W Randolph (14); L McCall ().

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 (3-6)              9     8   3   3    1   3   0   5.43   36     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 8     61    -     0.61   0.11
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   3   0          36     -       ·  ·      8·16· 0· 8           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, L (9-9)              3.1   7   6   6    1   1   2   4.71   18     -       ·  ·      1· 8· 0· 7     22    -     0.67  -0.30
K Clay                         1.2   5   5   2    1   0   0   5.22   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5          1-1    0.42  -0.08
S Thomas                       1.1   3   3   1    0   0   0   6.03    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          3-3    0.05  -0.01
L McCall                       0.2   2   2   1    0   0   1  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.01  -0.00
K Holtzman                     2     3   3   2    0   0   0   5.78    9     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  19  12    2   1   3          51     -       ·  ·     14·14· 0·20          6-6

K Clay faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Clancy (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 20,296.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. S Staggs             2B    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. G Nettles            3B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. T Munson             C  
4. R Fairly             DH    4. R Jackson            DH 
5. D Ault               1B    5. C Chambliss          1B 
6. G Woods              CF    6. L Piniella           RF 
7. S Bowling            RF    7. R White              LF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. W Randolph           2B 
9. T Nordbrook          SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   J Clancy             P        C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  61% R Howell        C Hunter        Double to RF; Woods Scores
   t 3   1  0-2  ---       9%  78% R Howell        C Hunter        Home Run
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-       8%  69% R Fairly        C Hunter        Single to CF; Howell Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  ---       7%  85% R Fairly        C Hunter        Home Run
   b 3   2  4-0  1-3      -5%  79% T Munson        J Clancy        Wild Pitch; Dent Scores; Nettles to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Staggs        Flyball: SS
          ---      52%  A Woods         Double to RF
   R      -2-      61%  R Howell        Double to RF; Woods Scores
   R      -2-      69%  R Fairly        Single to CF; Howell Scores
   O      1--      67%  D Ault          Strikeout
   O      1--      65%  G Woods         Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      70%  T Munson        Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  S Bowling       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      67%  R Cerone        Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  T Nordbrook     Single to RF
          1--      69%  S Staggs        Nordbrook Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      66%  C Chambliss     Walk
   O      1--      69%  L Piniella      Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  R White         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      70%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      78%  R Howell        Home Run
   R      ---      85%  R Fairly        Home Run
   O      ---      85%  D Ault          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      84%  G Woods         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  W Randolph      Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      86%  M Rivers        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Dent to 2B
          -2-      84%  G Nettles       Single to SS; Dent to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  T Munson        Wild Pitch; Dent Scores; Nettles to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
          ---      84%  S Bowling       Walk
   O      1--      83%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B; Bowling to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  T Nordbrook     Single to CF; Bowling Scores
                  Ken Clay replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
          1--      91%  S Staggs        Double to RF; Nordbrook to 3B
   R      -23      94%  A Woods         Single to LF; Nordbrook Scores; Staggs to 3B
   OO     1-3      91%  R Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      91%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
          1--      88%  L Piniella      Single to RF; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      91%  R White         Flyball: C
   R      12-      86%  W Randolph      Single to RF; Chambliss Scores; Piniella to 2B
   O      12-      90%  B Dent          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ken Clay facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  R Fairly        Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  D Ault          Flyball: P
   OO     1--      88%  G Woods         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  M Rivers        Single to RF
   O      1--      88%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Ken Clay facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  S Bowling       Single to RF
          1--      96%  R Cerone        Fielder's Choice 1B; Bowling to 3B; Cerone to 1B/Adv on E3
   R      1-3      98%  T Nordbrook     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bowling Scores/No RBI; Cerone to 3B
          1-3      98%  S Staggs        Walk; Nordbrook to 2B
   R      123      99%  A Woods         Single to LF; Cerone Scores; Nordbrook to 3B; Staggs to 2B
                  Stan Thomas replaces Ken Clay pitching
   RR     123     100%  R Howell        Single to RF; Nordbrook Scores/unER; Staggs Scores/unER; Woods to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  R Fairly        Flyball: 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  D Ault          Groundout: 3B-1B; Woods Scores/unER; Howell to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  G Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 11, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-11, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  C Chambliss     Strikeout
          ---     100%  L Piniella      Single to RF
          1--      99%  R White         Double to RF; Piniella to 3B
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Willie Randolph batting 8th
   RO     -23      99%  D Bergman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Piniella Scores
                  Dell Alston pinch hits for Bucky Dent batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Alston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 11, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 11-3, Stan Thomas facing 7-8-9
                  Ellie Hendricks replaces Thurman Munson playing C batting 3rd; Dave Bergman moves to 1B; George Zeber replaces Chris Chambliss playing 2B batting 5th; Fred Stanley replaces Dell Alston playing SS batting 9th; Carlos May replaces Lou Piniella playing RF batting 6th
          ---     100%  S Bowling       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  T Nordbrook     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bowling to 2B
   R      12-     100%  S Staggs        Single to RF; Bowling Scores; Nordbrook to 2B
                  Larry McCall replaces Stan Thomas pitching
   R      12-     100%  A Woods         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Nordbrook Scores/No RBI/unER; Staggs to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  R Howell        Home Run; Staggs Scores/unER; Woods Scores/unER; Howell Scores/Team unER
          ---     100%  R Fairly        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  D Ault          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Woods         Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 16, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-16, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  M Rivers        Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  E Hendricks     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 16, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 16-3, Ken Holtzman facing 7-8-9
                  Ken Holtzman replaces Larry McCall pitching; Mickey Klutts replaces Graig Nettles playing 3B batting 2nd; Paul Blair replaces Mickey Rivers playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  S Bowling       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Nordbrook     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 16, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-16, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Zeber         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 16, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 16-3, Ken Holtzman facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  S Staggs        Single to CF
          1--     100%  A Woods         Single to LF; Staggs to 2B
   RR     12-     100%  R Howell        Double to RF; Staggs Scores; Woods Scores
          -2-     100%  R Fairly        Passed Ball; Howell to 3B
   O      --3     100%  " "             Flyball: RF
   RO     --3     100%  D Ault          Groundout: 3B-1B; Howell Scores/unER
   O      ---     100%  G Woods         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 19, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-19, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R White         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Bergman       Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  F Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 19, Yankees 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation