June 24, 1989 Toronto Blue Jays at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
MIN 2 BOS 11
MIN 2 CAL 8
BAL 3 NYY 12
@KCR 5 CHW 5
@MIL 3 OAK 7
TOR 1 SEA 3
DET 1 CLE 7
@TEX 3 HOU 5
@ATL 4 MON 5
@CHC 0 LAD 10
@CIN 3 NYM 4
PHI 2 PIT 5
STL 2 SFG 3
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 39,659

Saturday, June 24, 1989, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:34

Blue Jays

36-37

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

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

W: D Stewart (12-3), L: D Stieb (7-4)

Athletics

45-29

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Felix CF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .287  .781   16    3   0   
T Fernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .678   11    2   5   
K Gruber RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .827    9    0   0   
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .721   10    0   0   
  T Lawless LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .472         0   0   
  P Borders PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .617    2    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .910   12   11   0   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .880   10    4   0   CS
R Mulliniks DH                3   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .579   18    0   0   
M Lee 3B                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .656    8    1   3   
N Liriano 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .715    6    3   4   

D Stieb P                                                                0   2
  S Cummings P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    0   6              102   24  14

BATTING

TB: J Felix 2; M Lee; E Whitt.

RBI: J Felix (33).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. N Liriano-T Fernandez-F McGriff; M Lee-N Liriano-F McGriff.

E: M Lee (7); J Felix (3); G Bell (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: E Whitt (2, 2nd base by D Stewart/T Steinbach).

PO: J Felix (1st base by D Stewart).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   1   2    2   0  .250  .754   21    5   0   HR
D Henderson CF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .701   19    0   0   
D Parker DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .764    7    0   0   
M McGwire 1B                  1   2   0   0    2   1  .248  .839   18    6   2   HBP
C Lansford 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .832   12    0   1   HBP,GDP
  G Hubbard PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .681         2   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .317  .781    7    6   1   
T Phillips 2B-3B              4   1   3   1    0   0  .276  .743   15    1   4   GDP
S Javier RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .259  .664    7    3   0   2B
M Gallego SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .263  .674   19    2   1   

D Stewart P                                                              2   0
Totals                       32   7   9   6    4   3              125   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Javier (9, off D Stieb).

HR: R Henderson (4, off D Stieb; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: C Lansford (4, by S Cummings); M McGwire (1, by D Stieb).

TB: R Henderson 4; T Phillips 3; T Steinbach 2; S Javier 2; D Parker; M Gallego.

GIDP: C Lansford (13); T Phillips (7).

RBI: R Henderson 2 (24); D Parker (42); T Steinbach (24); T Phillips (19); M Gallego (18).

2-out RBI: R Henderson 2; D Parker; T Phillips.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Steinbach-M Gallego.

E: D Stewart 2 ().

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, L (7-4)               6     7   5   5    2   1   1   4.58   27   85-51   38· 3·10   14· 5· 4· 0     37    -     0.81  -0.21
S Cummings                     2     2   2   2    2   2   0   9.00   11   39-23   14· 5· 4    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   3   1          38  124-74   52· 8·14   17· 8· 4· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Stewart, W (12-3)            9     4   1   0    0   6   0   3.60   31  102-74   54·10·10    9·12· 4· 0     83    -     0.80   0.29
Totals                         9     4   1   0    0   6   0          31  102-74   54·10·10    9·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Stieb (2).

IBB: None.

PO: D Stewart (1; J Felix, 1st base).

HBP: S Cummings (1; C Lansford); D Stieb (6; M McGwire).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 39,659.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Oakland Athletics                    
1. J Felix              CF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. T Fernandez          SS    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. K Gruber             RF    3. D Parker             DH 
4. G Bell               LF    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. F McGriff            1B    5. C Lansford           3B 
6. E Whitt              C     6. T Steinbach          C  
7. R Mulliniks          DH    7. T Phillips           2B 
8. M Lee                3B    8. S Javier             RF 
9. N Liriano            2B    9. M Gallego            SS 

   D Stieb              P        D Stewart            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  2   11%  78% D Parker        D Stieb         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gallego Scores; Henderson to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on E8
   b 3   1  0-0  --3  8    8%  69% M Gallego       D Stieb         Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Phillips Scores; Gallego to 2B
   b 5   2  0-2  ---  5    8%  88% R Henderson     D Stieb         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  3   -8%  51% C Lansford      D Stieb         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   2  1-3  1--  2    8%  92% T Steinbach     D Stieb         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); McGwire Scores/Adv on E7 (throw); Steinbach to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  J Felix         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   48%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Felix to 2B
   O      -2-  3   51%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   55%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   52%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Parker        Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   52%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  E Whitt         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  7   55%  R Mulliniks     Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Whitt Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   59%  M McGwire       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   51%  C Lansford      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   52%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  N Liriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   59%  T Phillips      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   58%  S Javier        Groundout: SS-1B; Phillips to 2B
          -2-      61%  M Gallego       Wild Pitch; Phillips to 3B
   R      --3  8   69%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Phillips Scores; Gallego to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  R Henderson     Walk
   O      12-  1   67%  D Henderson     Flyball: 2B
   R      12-  2   78%  D Parker        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gallego Scores; Henderson to 3B; Parker to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  5   74%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  T Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   79%  K Gruber        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   80%  G Bell          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   78%  C Lansford      Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   80%  T Steinbach     Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   76%  T Phillips      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   79%  F McGriff       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   81%  E Whitt         Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  8   82%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   81%  S Javier        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  M Gallego       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  5   88%  R Henderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   88%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   82%  M Lee           Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Lee to 2B
   O      -2-  1   84%  N Liriano       Bunt Groundout: 2B-P (P's Left); Lee to 3B
   R      --3  5   79%  J Felix         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lee Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   83%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
          1--      81%  K Gruber        Felix Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Felix to 3B
   O      --3  2   86%  " "             Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   84%  D Parker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   86%  M McGwire       Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  C Lansford      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   R      1--  2   92%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); McGwire Scores/Adv on E7 (throw); Steinbach to 3B
   R      --3  8   95%  T Phillips      Single to P (Ground Ball); Steinbach Scores
          1--  2   96%  S Javier        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Phillips to 3B
   O      -23  3   95%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Stewart facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   96%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   97%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  E Whitt         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Cummings facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Cummings replaces Dave Stieb pitching; Tom Lawless replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  4   97%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   97%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  D Parker        Flyball: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   98%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  3   97%  M Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  N Liriano       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  1   99%  J Felix         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Cummings facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   99%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  1   99%  C Lansford      Hit By Pitch; McGwire to 2B
                  Glenn Hubbard pinch runs for Carney Lansford batting 5th
   R      12-  3  100%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); McGwire Scores; Hubbard to 2B
          12-  4  100%  T Phillips      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Hubbard to 3B; Steinbach to 2B
   O      123  1  100%  S Javier        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Steinbach to 3B; Phillips to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5  100%  R Henderson     Walk; Steinbach Scores; Phillips to 3B; Javier to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 7.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
                  Glenn Hubbard moves to 2B; Tony Phillips moves to 3B
   O      ---  4  100%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  K Gruber        Flyball: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Tom Lawless batting 4th
   O      ---  2  100%  P Borders       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Athletics 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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