August 18, 1987 Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
@CAL 1 BOS 14
@CHW 8 CLE 9
MIL 8
(12) DET 11
MIN 2 TOR 2
@OAK 1 NYY 4
@SEA 3 TEX 3
KCR 1 ATL 9
CHC 5 PIT 7
@CIN 4 HOU 4
STL 0 MON 2
LAD 1 NYM 7
SFG 2 SDP 9
@PHI 4
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 34,823

Tuesday, August 18, 1987
Time of Game: 2:47

Blue Jays

71-48

Won 2

1st

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

W: D Stieb (13-5), L: D Eckersley (6-6), S: T Henke (28)

Athletics

60-59

Lost 2

2nd, 5 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .733    0    3   1   
  C Fielder PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .941    0    0   0   
  J Nunez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Moore PR-C                1   1   0   0    0   1  .188  .616    0    2   0   
L Moseby CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .809    0    2   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .753    0    6   2   
  J Beniquez PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .670         0   0   
  R Leach PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .786    0    3   0   
G Bell LF                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .315  .976    0    2   0   HR,2B
F McGriff DH                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .267  .916    0    0   0   2B
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .256  .797    0    2   0   2B
R Mulliniks 3B                2   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .814    0    1   1   
  T Fernandez SS              1   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .807    0    0   1   
G Iorg 2B                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .600    0    3   1   SH
K Gruber SS-3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .705    0    2   2   

D Stieb P                                                                1   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2    2  11                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (13, off D Eckersley); J Barfield (15, off G Nelson); G Bell (22, off G Nelson).

HR: G Bell (37, off D Eckersley; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: G Iorg (5, off D Eckersley).

TB: G Bell 6; J Barfield 2; F McGriff 2; C Fielder; L Moseby; T Fernandez; W Upshaw.

RBI: G Bell 2 (102).

2-out RBI: G Bell 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Iorg-K Gruber-W Upshaw.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bernazard 2B                3   0   1   1    1   1  .271  .779    0    3   2   2B,CS
M Davis RF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .264  .824    0    1   0   IW
  L Polonia PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .742         0   0   SB
J Canseco LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .812    0    2   0   
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .972    0    7   1   
D Murphy CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .759    0    2   0   
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .814    0    0   1   CS,GDP
R Jackson DH                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .210  .681    0    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .824    0   11   0   
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .662    0    0   3   

G Nelson P                                                               1   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  D Leiper P                                                             0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
Totals                       28   1   4   1    4   8                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Bernazard (24, off D Stieb).

IBB: M Davis (3, by D Stieb).

TB: T Bernazard 2; M Davis; A Griffin; C Lansford.

GIDP: C Lansford (7).

RBI: T Bernazard (42).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: T Steinbach (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Polonia (24, 2nd base off T Henke/C Moore).

CS: C Lansford (6, 2nd base by D Stieb/E Whitt); T Bernazard (6, 2nd base by D Stieb/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 Stieb, W (13-5)              8     3   1   1    4   7   0   3.76   28     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 3     75    -     1.23   0.35
T Henke, S (28)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.71    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    5.10   0.20
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   8   0          32     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Nelson                       6     4   0   0    2   6   0   2.93   24     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 4     68    -     1.10   0.36
D Lamp, H (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.27   0.10
D Leiper, H (13)               0.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   3.24    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    2.78  -0.01
D Eckersley, BS (3), L (6-6)   1.2   3   1   1    0   3   1   2.95    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          1-1    1.33  -0.39
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2  11   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: T Henke (5).

IBB: D Stieb (1; M Davis).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 34,823.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. W Upshaw             1B    1. T Bernazard          2B 
2. L Moseby             CF    2. M Davis              RF 
3. E Whitt              C     3. J Canseco            LF 
4. G Bell               LF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. F McGriff            DH    5. D Murphy             CF 
6. J Barfield           RF    6. C Lansford           3B 
7. R Mulliniks          3B    7. R Jackson            DH 
8. G Iorg               2B    8. T Steinbach          C  
9. K Gruber             SS    9. A Griffin            SS 

   D Stieb              P        G Nelson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  1-0  1--      51%  70% G Bell          D Eckersley     Home Run; Moore Scores
   b 9   1  2-1  --3      25%  84% M McGwire       T Henke         Strikeout
   b 6   1  0-0  12-     -19%  18% T Bernazard     D Stieb         Double to LF; Jackson Scores; Griffin to 3B
   b 9   2  2-1  --3      16% 100% D Murphy        T Henke         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 9   0  2-1  ---     -13%  66% M Davis         T Henke         Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Moseby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  E Whitt         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Bernazard     Walk
   O      1--      45%  M Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      48%  J Canseco       Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      50%  M McGwire       Bernazard Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  F McGriff       Strikeout
          ---      48%  J Barfield      Double
   O      -2-      45%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M McGwire       Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
          ---      48%  C Lansford      Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Jackson       Lansford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  G Iorg          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      46%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF
          ---      47%  W Upshaw        Single to CF
          1--      50%  L Moseby        Single to RF; Upshaw to 3B
   O      1-3      44%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  G Bell          Double
   O      -2-      52%  F McGriff       Strikeout
   O      -2-      48%  J Barfield      Strikeout
          -2-      49%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          12-      53%  G Iorg          Walk; Bell to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      123      44%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  T Bernazard     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      49%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  J Canseco       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      43%  E Whitt         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  M McGwire       Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  D Murphy        Walk
   OO     1--      50%  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gene Nelson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  F McGriff       Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  J Barfield      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---      37%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      42%  T Steinbach     Strikeout
          1--      37%  A Griffin       Single to LF; Jackson to 2B
   R      12-      18%  T Bernazard     Double to LF; Jackson Scores; Griffin to 3B
          -23      18%  M Davis         Intentional Walk
   O      123      24%  J Canseco       Strikeout
   O      123      31%  M McGwire       Flyball: 3B/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Gene Nelson pitching
   O      ---      26%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  G Iorg          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      21%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      23%  D Murphy        Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  C Lansford      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Leiper facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Leiper replaces Dennis Lamp pitching; Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Willie Upshaw batting 1st
          ---      34%  C Fielder       Single
                  Jose Nunez pinch runs for Cecil Fielder batting 1st
   O      1--      26%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Dave Leiper pitching; Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 3rd; Rick Leach pinch hits for Juan Beniquez batting 3rd; Charlie Moore pinch runs for Jose Nunez batting 1st
   O      1--      19%  R Leach         Strikeout
   RR     1--      70%  G Bell          Home Run; Moore Scores
          ---      73%  F McGriff       Double to LF
   O      -2-      69%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
                  Charlie Moore moves to C; Rick Leach moves to 1B; Kelly Gruber moves to 3B; Tony Fernandez replaces Rance Mulliniks playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      76%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
          ---      86%  T Fernandez     Single to 2B
          1--      88%  G Iorg          Passed Ball; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Fernandez to 3B
   O      --3      83%  K Gruber        Strikeout
   O      --3      80%  C Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Henke facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Henke replaces Dave Stieb pitching
          ---      66%  M Davis         Single to CF
                  Luis Polonia pinch runs for Mike Davis batting 2nd
   O      1--      79%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF
          1--      72%  M McGwire       Polonia Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Wild Pitch; Polonia to 3B
   O      --3      84%  " "             Strikeout
   O      --3     100%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK198708180

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