September 8, 1996 Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 28,575

Sunday, September 8, 1996, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:49

Blue Jays

66-77

Won 2

4th, 13½ GB

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

W: E Hanson (12-16), L: A Pettitte (20-8), S: M Timlin (25)

Yankees

79-63

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .689    6    2   0   
J Brumfield RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .823   12    3   1   
J Samuel DH                   2   1   0   0    1   2  .259  .791   13    0   0   
  C Delgado PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .858    5    0   0   
J Carter 1B-LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .801   10    7   0   
E Sprague 3B                  4   2   2   4    0   1  .250  .846   18    0   2   2·HR
R Perez LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .347  .813   14    1   0   
  J Olerud PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .886    6    2   0   
C O'Brien C                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .755   21    7   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .690   17    1   4   
M Cairo 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .583   11    4   1   

E Hanson P                                                               0   0
  P Spoljaric P                                                          0   0
  T Crabtree P                                                           0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   4   6   4    2   8              133   27   8

BATTING

HR: E Sprague 2 (33, 2 off A Pettitte; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: E Sprague 8; J Carter 2; O Nixon; C O'Brien.

RBI: E Sprague 4 (91).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Gonzalez-M Cairo-J Carter; J Olerud.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Raines LF                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .285  .767   27    3   0   
W Boggs 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .772   13    2   4   
  C Hayes PH-3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .676    2    0   1   
P O'Neill RF                  3   0   0   0    1   3  .300  .879   23    0   0   
C Fielder DH                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .838   12    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 2   0   1   0    2   1  .299  .854   21   10   0   
B Williams CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .296  .884   18    3   0   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .309  .784    8    0   0   2B,GDP
J Leyritz C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .742   18    8   2   
  J Girardi PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .733         0   0   
L Sojo 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .505    7    1   3   
  M Aldrete PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .227  .772    5    0   0   
  A Fox 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .515         0   0   
  D Strawberry PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .856    4    0   0   

A Pettitte P                                                             0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   2   9   1    4   7              158   27  10

BATTING

2B: D Jeter (22, off E Hanson).

TB: T Raines 3; D Jeter 3; B Williams 2; T Martinez; C Hayes.

GIDP: D Jeter (12).

RBI: M Aldrete (17).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

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
E Hanson, W (12-16)            6.2   8   2   2    2   4   0   5.76   28  116-71   44· 8·19    9· 5· 8· 0     52    -     0.95   0.21
P Spoljaric                    0     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    2    9-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.22  -0.09
T Crabtree, H (17)             1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.54    4   17-11    8· 3· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-0    2.23   0.25
M Timlin, S (25)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.65    3   12-6     2· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.77   0.12
Totals                         9     9   2   2    4   7   0          37  154-92   56·12·24   10· 5·11· 0          4-0

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
A Pettitte, L (20-8)           7     6   4   4    2   6   2   4.25   29  105-69   39·14·16   11· 4· 6· 0     53    -     0.55  -0.09
J Nelson                       2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.57    6   28-18    7· 5· 6    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.06
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   8   2          35  133-87   46·19·22   12· 7· 6· 0           -

P Spoljaric faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Hanson (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 28,575.

Field Condition: Damp.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 14mph in from Leftfield, Overcast, Showers.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             New York Yankees                     
1. O Nixon              CF    1. T Raines             LF 
2. J Brumfield          RF    2. W Boggs              3B 
3. J Samuel             DH    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. J Carter             1B    4. C Fielder            DH 
5. E Sprague            3B    5. T Martinez           1B 
6. R Perez              LF    6. B Williams           CF 
7. C O'Brien            C     7. D Jeter              SS 
8. A Gonzalez           SS    8. J Leyritz            C  
9. M Cairo              2B    9. L Sojo               2B 

   E Hanson             P        A Pettitte           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  0-1  12-  1   16%  85% E Sprague       A Pettitte      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Samuel Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague Scores
   b 7   2  4-2  123  5   14%  84% C Fielder       T Crabtree      Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   b 9   1  4-2  1--  3   13% 100% T Raines        M Timlin        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Girardi out at 1B/1B
   b 9   0  4-2  ---  5  -10%  79% J Leyritz       M Timlin        Walk
   b 2   1  1-0  12-  4   10%  60% D Jeter         E Hanson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  O Nixon         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  4   46%  J Brumfield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Erik Hanson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   47%  T Raines        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   49%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   50%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   R      ---  5   57%  E Sprague       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Sprague Scores
   O      ---  6   55%  R Perez         Popfly: 3B (P's Right)
          ---  9   57%  C O'Brien       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   54%  A Gonzalez      Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   57%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF
          ---  7   54%  T Martinez      Walk
          1--  6   50%  B Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
   OO     12-  4   60%  D Jeter         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   58%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   56%  O Nixon         Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Erik Hanson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   58%  J Leyritz       Popfly: 1B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   60%  L Sojo          Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  5   58%  T Raines        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   61%  W Boggs         Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   65%  J Samuel        Walk
          1--  3   70%  J Carter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Samuel to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   85%  E Sprague       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Samuel Scores; Carter Scores; Sprague Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  R Perez         Lineout: CF
          ---  5   85%  C O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--  8   84%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   83%  M Cairo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   85%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  C Fielder       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  8   86%  T Martinez      Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   87%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   86%  J Brumfield     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  J Samuel        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Erik Hanson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   82%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  J Leyritz       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Leyritz to 1B
   O      1--  4   88%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sojo to 1B
          1--  2   86%  T Raines        Single to RF (Line Drive); Sojo to 2B
   O      12-  5   90%  W Boggs         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   91%  J Carter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   90%  E Sprague       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sprague to 1B
   O      1--  5   89%  R Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   88%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Erik Hanson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   90%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   92%  C Fielder       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   93%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive); Martinez out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   92%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   91%  M Cairo         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   92%  O Nixon         Single to 2B (Bunt to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   91%  J Brumfield     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Erik Hanson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   87%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   78%  D Jeter         Double to RF (Line Drive); Williams to 3B
   O      -23  7   84%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Aldrete pinch hits for Luis Sojo batting 9th
   RO     -23  5   87%  M Aldrete       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Williams Scores; Jeter to 3B
   R      --3      82%  T Raines        Wild Pitch; Jeter Scores
          ---  6   80%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Paul Spoljaric replaces Erik Hanson pitching; Charlie Hayes pinch hits for Wade Boggs batting 2nd
          1--  2   75%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Line Drive); Raines to 3B
          1-3  7   70%  P O'Neill       Walk; Hayes to 2B
                  Tim Crabtree replaces Paul Spoljaric pitching
   O      123  5   84%  C Fielder       Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Nelson facing 3-4-5
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching; Andy Fox replaces Mike Aldrete playing 2B batting 9th; Charlie Hayes moves to 3B; Carlos Delgado pinch hits for Juan Samuel batting 3rd
   O      ---  5   83%  C Delgado       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   81%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   80%  E Sprague       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Tim Crabtree facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   85%  T Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   91%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jeff Nelson facing 6-7-8
                  John Olerud pinch hits for Robert Perez batting 6th
   O      ---  6   90%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   89%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   88%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Timlin facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tim Crabtree pitching; John Olerud moves to 1B; Joe Carter moves to LF
          ---  5   79%  J Leyritz       Walk
                  Darryl Strawberry pinch hits for Andy Fox batting 9th; Joe Girardi pinch runs for Jim Leyritz batting 8th
   O      1--  4   87%  D Strawberry    Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3  100%  T Raines        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Girardi out at 1B/1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Yankees 2.

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