September 3, 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 26,835

Monday, September 3, 1984
Time of Game: 2:37

Blue Jays

79-58

Lost 1

2nd, 8½ 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
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  X    2  6  1

W: J Cowley (6-1), L: L Leal (13-5), S: D Righetti (24)

Yankees

73-63

Won 2

4th, 14 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .290  .699    0    0   3   
D Collins LF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .815    0    3   0   SB,HBP
L Moseby CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .279  .837    0    3   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .864    0    9   0   
G Bell RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .839    0    5   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .332  .851    0    0   0   
  J Barfield PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .843    0    0   0   
W Aikens DH                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .199  .642    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .901    0    0   0   
  A Griffin PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .530         0   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .780    0    4   0   
  B Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .655    0    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .699    0    0   2   

L Leal P                                                                 0   2
  J Key P                                                                0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    4   6                    24   7

BATTING

HBP: D Collins (7, by J Cowley).

TB: D Collins; R Mulliniks; C Johnson; D Garcia.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: W Upshaw (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (50, 2nd base off J Cowley/B Wynegar).

PO: D Collins (1st base by J Cowley).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .732    0    0   1   2B
B Meacham SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .264  .662    0    5   1   SF
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .349  .934    0    5   2   SH
D Winfield RF                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .354  .937    0    3   0   HR,IW
S Kemp DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .794    0    0   0   
  O Gamble PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .745         0   0   
  T Foli PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .578    0    0   0   
K Griffey LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .672    0    3   0   
B Wynegar C                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .273  .712    0    6   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .808    0    0   0   
O Moreno CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .666    0    4   0   

J Cowley P                                                               1   3
  D Righetti P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   2   6   2    4   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: W Randolph (22, off L Leal).

HR: D Winfield (17, off L Leal; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: B Meacham (7, off L Leal).

SH: D Mattingly (6, off L Leal).

IBB: D Winfield (7, by L Leal).

TB: D Winfield 5; W Randolph 2; B Meacham; B Wynegar; M Pagliarulo.

RBI: B Meacham (21); D Winfield (82).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: J Cowley ().

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
L Leal, L (13-5)               7     6   2   2    3   3   1   3.61   31     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0· 6     57    -     1.27   0.11
J Key                          1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.07    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         8     6   2   2    4   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 6           -

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
J Cowley, W (6-1)              8     3   0   0    4   4   0   2.88   32     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 3     76    -     1.33   0.48
D Righetti, S (24)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.36    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-0    3.00   0.14
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   6   0          36     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1· 4          1-0

L Leal faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J Cowley faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Cowley (1).

WP: L Leal (4).

IBB: L Leal (6; D Winfield).

PO: J Cowley (0; D Collins, 1st base).

HBP: J Cowley (2; D Collins).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 26,835.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. D Garcia             2B    1. W Randolph           2B 
2. D Collins            LF    2. B Meacham            SS 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. W Upshaw             1B    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. G Bell               RF    5. S Kemp               DH 
6. R Mulliniks          3B    6. K Griffey            LF 
7. W Aikens             DH    7. B Wynegar            C  
8. E Whitt              C     8. M Pagliarulo         3B 
9. T Fernandez          SS    9. O Moreno             CF 

   L Leal               P        J Cowley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  2-0  1-3      10%  92% B Martinez      D Righetti      Foul Flyball: SS
   t 9   1  2-0  1--      -9%  83% C Johnson       D Righetti      Single; Bell to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  -23      -8%  56% W Randolph      L Leal          Strikeout
   t 8   2  1-0  -2-       8%  87% W Upshaw        J Cowley        Strikeout
   b 7   1  0-0  ---       8%  62% W Randolph      L Leal          Double

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Garcia        Single
   O      1--      50%  D Collins       Flyball: SS
          1--      48%  L Moseby        Balk; Garcia to 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Garcia to 3B; Upshaw to 1B
   O      1-3      55%  G Bell          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  W Randolph      Walk
          1--      64%  B Meacham       Single; Randolph to 2B
   O      12-      63%  D Mattingly     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Randolph to 3B; Meacham to 2B
          -23      64%  D Winfield      Intentional Walk
   O      123      57%  S Kemp          Strikeout
   O      123      50%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Aikens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  B Wynegar       Single
          1--      64%  M Pagliarulo    Single; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      64%  O Moreno        Groundout: 2B-1B; Wynegar to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B
   O      -23      56%  W Randolph      Strikeout
   O      -23      50%  B Meacham       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  D Garcia        Lineout: LF
          ---      53%  D Collins       Hit By Pitch
          1--      52%  L Moseby        Collins Steals 2B
          -2-      51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      55%  W Upshaw        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
          ---      56%  D Winfield      Single
   O      1--      53%  S Kemp          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      50%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Mulliniks     Single
          1--      45%  W Aikens        Walk; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      12-      49%  E Whitt         Groundout: P-1B; Mulliniks to 3B; Aikens to 2B
   O      -23      56%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Wynegar       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  O Moreno        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Meacham       Flyball: RF
          ---      53%  D Mattingly     Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  D Winfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  G Bell          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      57%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  S Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      52%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
          ---      54%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      50%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Cowley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      57%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  T Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  O Moreno        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  W Randolph      Double
          -2-      69%  B Meacham       Wild Pitch; Randolph to 3B
   RO     --3      76%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Randolph Scores
   O      ---      76%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Cowley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  D Collins       Single
   O      1--      82%  L Moseby        Flyball: RF
          1--      79%  W Upshaw        Collins Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Collins to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      94%  D Winfield      Home Run
                  Jimmy Key replaces Luis Leal pitching; Tim Foli pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 5th; Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Steve Kemp batting 5th
   O      ---      94%  T Foli          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  K Griffey       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      93%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Cowley facing 5-6-7
          ---      86%  G Bell          Walk
                  Dave Righetti replaces Joe Cowley pitching; Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 6th
   O      1--      92%  J Barfield      Strikeout
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Willie Aikens batting 7th
          1--      83%  C Johnson       Single; Bell to 3B
                  Buck Martinez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 8th; Alfredo Griffin pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 7th
   O      1-3      92%  B Martinez      Foul Flyball: SS
   O      1-3     100%  T Fernandez     Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation