September 15, 1985 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 12
TEX 4 MIN 5
@CLE 2 DET 4
BAL 1 BOS 4
@MIL 2 TOR 8
@NYY 5 OAK 4
KCR 2 KCR 7
@OAK 2 CHW 6
@SEA 3 ATL 4
SFG 1 STL 5
@CHC 1 CIN 10
LAD 6 HOU 2
SDP 1 NYM 6
@MON 2 PIT 5
PHI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 54,699

Sunday, September 15, 1985
Time of Game: 3:13

Blue Jays

91-52

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  6   0  0  0   2  0  0    8 14  1
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  2    5  8  3

W: D Alexander (16-8), L: E Whitson (10-8)

Yankees

86-56

Lost 3

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   1   0    1   0  .287  .729    0    0   2   
L Moseby CF                   5   1   3   0    0   2  .265  .777    0    4   0   SB
R Mulliniks 3B                4   2   2   1    1   0  .305  .863    0    0   2   
G Bell LF                     5   2   1   1    0   1  .273  .815    0    4   1   2B
A Oliver DH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .661    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                4   0   2   3    0   1  .261  .766    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .804    0    6   0   GDP
R Leach 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .308  .616    0    5   1   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .284  .891    0    2   0   2B
G Iorg 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .309  .819    0    4   1   

D Alexander P                                                            2   1
  G Lavelle P                                                            0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41   8  14   7    2   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: J Barfield (30, off D Rasmussen); G Bell (25, off E Whitson).

TB: J Barfield 3; R Leach 3; L Moseby 3; C Johnson 2; G Bell 2; R Mulliniks 2; T Fernandez.

GIDP: E Whitt (5).

RBI: C Johnson 3 (62); R Mulliniks (52); R Leach (1); J Barfield (76); G Bell (91).

2-out RBI: J Barfield.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Alexander-R Leach.

E: G Bell (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (34, 2nd base off E Whitson/R Hassey).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                3   1   0   0    2   0  .325  .948    0    1   0   SB
K Griffey LF                  5   2   2   2    0   0  .269  .721    0    0   0   HR,2B
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .923    0    9   0   
D Winfield RF                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .815    0    2   0   
R Hassey C                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .884    0    9   0   
  A Robertson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .358  .855    0    0   0   
  J Espino C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .364  .728         1   0   
D Pasqua DH                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .209  .744    0    0   0   
  D Baylor PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .789    0    0   0   2B
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   0   1   0    0   1  .239  .778    0    0   1   
  D Berra PH-3B               1   0   1   1    0   0  .229  .597    0    0   0   
R Hudler 2B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .700    0    2   7   
  S Bradley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .163  .441    0    0   0   
  J Bonilla 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    0    0   1   
B Meacham SS                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .224  .584    0    3   2   

E Whitson P                                                              0   0
  D Rasmussen P                                                          0   0
  R Bordi P                                                              0   0
  R Scurry P                                                             0   0
  M Armstrong P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5    6   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: K Griffey (22, off D Alexander); D Baylor (22, off G Lavelle).

HR: K Griffey (8, off G Lavelle; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: K Griffey 6; D Baylor 2; D Winfield 2; D Berra; M Pagliarulo; R Hassey.

RBI: K Griffey 2 (63); D Baylor (83); D Berra (8); D Winfield (101).

2-out RBI: D Baylor; D Berra.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Meacham-R Hudler-D Mattingly.

E: M Pagliarulo (13); K Griffey (7); B Meacham (21).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (70, 2nd base off D Alexander/E Whitt).

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
D Alexander, W (16-8)          7.1   5   2   2    5   4   0   3.56   31     -       ·  ·      5·11· 1· 5     59    -     0.47   0.17
G Lavelle                      1     3   3   3    1   1   1   3.38    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.15  -0.01
T Henke                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9     8   5   5    6   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      6·14· 1· 8          1-1

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
E Whitson, L (10-8)            2     7   4   4    0   0   0   5.03   13     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 5     26    -     1.13  -0.22
D Rasmussen                    0.2   3   2   1    0   0   0   3.94    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          2-2    0.56  -0.11
R Bordi                        3.1   3   2   1    1   3   0   3.20   15     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.15   0.01
R Scurry                       2     1   0   0    1   4   0   3.08    8     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-1    0.03   0.00
M Armstrong                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.70    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   8   6    2   8   0          43     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0·12          4-3

E Whitson faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.
R Bordi faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 54,699.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. T Fernandez          SS    1. R Henderson          CF 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. K Griffey            LF 
3. R Mulliniks          3B    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. G Bell               LF    4. D Winfield           RF 
5. A Oliver             DH    5. R Hassey             C  
6. E Whitt              C     6. D Pasqua             DH 
7. R Leach              1B    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. J Barfield           RF    8. R Hudler             2B 
9. G Iorg               2B    9. B Meacham            SS 

   D Alexander          P        E Whitson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  12-      12%  82% G Bell          E Whitson       Double; Moseby Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      10%  64% L Moseby        E Whitson       Single; Fernandez to 3B
   t 3   2  0-4  1--       8%  93% J Barfield      D Rasmussen     Double; Leach Scores; Barfield Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   t 2   2  0-0  -23      -6%  45% G Iorg          E Whitson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  1-3       6%  70% R Mulliniks     E Whitson       Single; Fernandez Scores; Moseby to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  T Fernandez     Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  L Moseby        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  R Mulliniks     Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Moseby to 3B
   O      --3      45%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      45%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      48%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
          1--      47%  D Winfield      Henderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  E Whitt         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      47%  R Leach         Single
          1--      51%  J Barfield      Single; Leach to 3B; Barfield to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      45%  G Iorg          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  R Hassey        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Pasqua        Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  T Fernandez     Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      64%  L Moseby        Single; Fernandez to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  R Mulliniks     Single; Fernandez Scores; Moseby to 2B
   R      12-      82%  G Bell          Double; Moseby Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
                  Dennis Rasmussen replaces Ed Whitson pitching; Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Al Oliver batting 5th
   RR     -23      88%  C Johnson       Single; Mulliniks Scores; Bell Scores
   OO     1--      85%  E Whitt         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      85%  R Leach         Single
   RR     1--      93%  J Barfield      Double; Leach Scores; Barfield Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/No RBI/unER
                  Rich Bordi replaces Dennis Rasmussen pitching
   O      ---      93%  G Iorg          Strikeout
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  R Hudler        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  B Meacham       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Bordi facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  T Fernandez     Flyball: SS
          ---      95%  L Moseby        Single
          1--      96%  R Mulliniks     Single; Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  G Bell          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3      94%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  K Griffey       Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  D Mattingly     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Mattingly to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  D Winfield      Single; Mattingly out at Hm/LF-C
          1--      95%  R Hassey        Walk; Winfield to 2B
          12-      93%  D Pasqua        Walk; Winfield to 3B; Hassey to 2B
   O      123      96%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Bordi facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  E Whitt         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Barfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  R Hudler        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  B Meacham       Walk
   OO     1--      97%  R Henderson     Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Bordi facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  G Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  K Griffey       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      98%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D Winfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 6, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Bordi facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--      99%  G Bell          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mulliniks to 2B
   R      12-     100%  C Johnson       Single; Mulliniks Scores; Bell to 2B
                  Rod Scurry replaces Rich Bordi pitching
   O      12-      99%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   R      12-     100%  R Leach         Single; Bell Scores/unER; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  R Hassey        Single
   O      1--     100%  D Pasqua        Strikeout
          1--      99%  M Pagliarulo    Single; Hassey to 2B
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Rex Hudler batting 8th
   O      12-     100%  S Bradley       Strikeout
          12-      99%  B Meacham       Walk; Hassey to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B
   O      123     100%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-0, Rod Scurry facing 1-2-3
                  Juan Bonilla replaces Scott Bradley playing 2B batting 8th
          ---     100%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--     100%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  K Griffey       Double
   O      -2-     100%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   R      -2-     100%  D Winfield      Single; Griffey Scores
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Doyle Alexander pitching; Andre Robertson pinch hits for Ron Hassey batting 5th
   O      1--     100%  A Robertson     Strikeout
                  Don Baylor pinch hits for Dan Pasqua batting 6th
   R      1--     100%  D Baylor        Double; Winfield Scores
                  Dale Berra pinch hits for Mike Pagliarulo batting 7th
   R      -2-      99%  D Berra         Single; Baylor Scores
   O      1--      99%  J Bonilla       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Armstrong facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Armstrong replaces Rod Scurry pitching; Juan Espino replaces Andre Robertson playing C batting 5th; Dale Berra moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Leach         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  B Meacham       Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  R Henderson     Walk
   RR     1--      98%  K Griffey       Home Run; Henderson Scores
                  Tom Henke replaces Gary Lavelle pitching
   O      ---     100%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Yankees 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation