August 24, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
CHW 5 TEX 3
@BOS 0 TEX 6
@BOS 3 CLE 5
@CAL 3 CAL 5
CLE 2 KCR 4
@MIL 3
(15) NYY 11
MIN 1 OAK 3
DET 1 OAK 6
DET 5
(10) TOR 7
@SEA 0 TOR 9
@SEA 3 ATL 4
CHC 3 CIN 11
NYM 4 HOU 3
PHI 1 LAD 2
@PIT 1
(10) STL 3
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Kingdome, Attendance: Not Given

Wednesday, August 24, 1977, 6:38PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Blue Jays

44-79

Won 2

7th, 28½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  1  0   2  1  0   3  0  0    7 11  0
Mariners        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  0

W: J Garvin (9-13), L: D Pole (7-11)

Mariners

51-78

Lost 1

6th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Staggs 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .722    0    2   1   
A Woods LF                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .269  .697    0    4   0   CS
R Howell 3B                   3   0   2   0    2   0  .304  .777    0    1   2   
O Velez RF                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .254  .820    0    5   1   
R Fairly 1B                   5   2   2   1    0   1  .279  .826    0    7   1   HR
S Ewing DH                    2   1   2   0    0   0  .296  .726    0    0   0   
  D Rader PH                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .786    0    0   0   HR
H Torres SS                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .249  .661    0    1   2   HR,SH
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .201  .567    0    4   0   
S Bowling CF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .173  .504    0    3   0   

J Garvin P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   7  11   7    6   6                    27   7

BATTING

HR: H Torres (5, off D Segui; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); D Rader (16, off M Kekich; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); R Fairly (16, off D Pole; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: H Torres (5, off D Pole).

TB: R Fairly 5; H Torres 4; D Rader 4; R Howell 2; S Ewing 2; S Staggs; A Woods; S Bowling.

RBI: H Torres 3 (21); D Rader (61); S Staggs (20); A Woods (27); R Fairly (54).

2-out RBI: H Torres 3; S Staggs; A Woods.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Velez-R Fairly.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Woods (6, 2nd base by D Pole/L Cox).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .594    0    2   0   
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .595    0    2   7   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .793    0   11   1   
L Stanton DH                  2   0   0   0    2   1  .272  .822    0    0   0   
R Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .799    0    1   0   
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .691    0    1   0   
C Lopez RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .262  .715    0    0   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .538    0    3   2   
L Cox C                       3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .725    0    6   1   

D Pole P                                                                 1   0
  M Kekich P                                                             0   0
  D Segui P                                                              0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

TB: C Lopez 2; J Cruz; R Jones; L Cox; B Stein.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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
J Garvin, W (9-13)             9     6   0   0    2   4   0   3.80   34     -       ·  ·      8·12· 2· 6     77    -     0.56   0.30
Totals                         9     6   0   0    2   4   0          34     -       ·  ·      8·12· 2· 6           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Pole, L (7-11)               3.2   6   3   3    4   2   1   4.86   20     -       ·  ·      7· 0· 1· 6     35    -     1.05  -0.15
M Kekich                       2.2   2   3   3    2   1   1   5.45   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          2-0    0.46  -0.02
D Segui                        0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   5.51    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          2-2    0.33  -0.03
R Honeycutt                    2     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    6   6   3          43     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1·11          4-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 0.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Seattle Mariners                     
1. S Staggs             2B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. J Cruz               2B 
3. R Howell             3B    3. D Meyer              1B 
4. O Velez              RF    4. L Stanton            DH 
5. R Fairly             1B    5. R Jones              CF 
6. S Ewing              DH    6. B Stein              3B 
7. H Torres             SS    7. C Lopez              RF 
8. A Ashby              C     8. L Milbourne          SS 
9. S Bowling            CF    9. L Cox                C  

   J Garvin             P        D Pole               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  60% R Fairly        D Pole          Home Run
   t 4   2  0-1  1-3      10%  73% S Staggs        D Pole          Single; Ewing Scores; Bowling to 2B
   t 4   2  0-2  12-       9%  81% A Woods         D Pole          Single to CF; Bowling Scores; Staggs to 2B
   t 5   1  0-3  ---       6%  89% D Rader         M Kekich        Home Run
   t 7   2  0-4  1-3       5%  99% H Torres        D Segui         Home Run; Velez Scores; Fairly Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Pole facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Staggs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  A Woods         Walk
   O      1--      46%  R Howell        Woods Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      47%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      45%  O Velez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Collins       Lineout: RF
          ---      45%  J Cruz          Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cruz to 2B
          -2-      46%  L Stanton       Walk
   O      12-      50%  R Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Pole facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      60%  R Fairly        Home Run
          ---      64%  S Ewing         Single to LF
   O      1--      61%  H Torres        Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  A Ashby         Lineout: LF
          1--      60%  S Bowling       Walk; Ewing to 2B
   O      12-      56%  S Staggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Garvin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  C Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  L Milbourne     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Pole facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  A Woods         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      62%  R Howell        Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      1--      57%  R Fairly        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Garvin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  L Cox           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  D Collins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dick Pole facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  S Ewing         Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  H Torres        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Ewing to 2B
   O      -2-      61%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ewing to 3B
          --3      63%  S Bowling       Walk
   R      1-3      73%  S Staggs        Single; Ewing Scores; Bowling to 2B
   R      12-      81%  A Woods         Single to CF; Bowling Scores; Staggs to 2B
                  Mike Kekich replaces Dick Pole pitching
          12-      83%  R Howell        Walk; Staggs to 3B; Woods to 2B
   O      123      79%  O Velez         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Garvin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  D Meyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  L Stanton       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Kekich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  R Fairly        Flyball: 2B
                  Doug Rader pinch hits for Sam Ewing batting 6th
   R      ---      89%  D Rader         Home Run
   O      ---      89%  H Torres        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Garvin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  B Stein         Lineout: RF
          ---      88%  C Lopez         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
          1--      89%  L Cox           Single to LF; Lopez to 2B
   O      12-      92%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Kekich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  S Bowling       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  S Staggs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      91%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Garvin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  D Meyer         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  L Stanton       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Mariners 0.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Kekich facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      94%  O Velez         Walk
          1--      96%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Velez to 3B
                  Diego Segui replaces Mike Kekich pitching
   O      1-3      94%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
   RRR    1-3      99%  H Torres        Home Run; Velez Scores; Fairly Scores
   O      ---      99%  A Ashby         Flyball: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Garvin facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  R Jones         Single
   OO     1--     100%  B Stein         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-1B
          ---      99%  C Lopez         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  L Milbourne     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Diego Segui pitching
          ---     100%  S Bowling       Single
   O      1--     100%  S Staggs        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--     100%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  R Howell        Single to RF; Woods to 2B
   O      12-     100%  O Velez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Garvin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  L Cox           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Collins       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Fairly        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Rader         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  H Torres        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Garvin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  L Stanton       Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  B Stein         Single to RF; Jones to 2B
   O      12-     100%  C Lopez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 7, Mariners 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation