June 16, 1978 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
OAK 0 BOS 6
SEA 3 KCR 2
@CHW 1 MIL 8
@CLE 6
(10) MIN 5
DET 2 CAL 10
@NYY 7 TOR 8
@TEX 3 TOR 5
@TEX 2 PIT 9
@ATL 4 CIN 4
STL 0 CHC 7
@HOU 6
(13) LAD 2
MON 1 PHI 5
@SDP 0 SFG 7
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, June 16, 1978
Time of Game: 2:29

Blue Jays

20-40

Won 1

7th, 22 GB

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

W: T Underwood (3-7), L: D Ellis (5-3)

Rangers

30-30

Lost 4

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Upshaw LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .747    0    0   0   
B Bailor CF                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .246  .613    0    2   1   IW
R Howell 3B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .282  .683    0    1   1   GDP
R Carty DH                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .830    0    0   0   HR,2B
  O Velez PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .677         0   0   
  S Ewing PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .332    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .243  .748    0    9   0   2B,HBP
  L Gomez PR-SS               1   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .549    0    0   0   
T Hutton RF                   3   1   0   0    0   1  .240  .648    0    2   0   SH
D McKay 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   2  .240  .626    0    3   3   SB
T Johnson SS                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .467    0    0   3   
  D Ault PH-1B                0   1   0   0    1   0  .257  .724    0    1   0   IW
A Ashby C                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .205  .561    0    7   0   

T Underwood P                                                            1   0
  M Willis P                                                             1   0
Totals                       36   8   9   7    3   9                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Carty (8, off D Ellis); J Mayberry (7, off D Ellis).

HR: R Carty (8, off D Ellis; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: T Hutton (3, off D Ellis).

IBB: D Ault (1, by P Lindblad); B Bailor (1, by P Lindblad).

HBP: J Mayberry (4, by D Ellis).

TB: R Carty 6; R Howell 3; D McKay 2; J Mayberry 2; A Ashby.

GIDP: R Howell (9).

RBI: R Carty 2 (28); A Ashby 2 (4); J Mayberry (32); D McKay (15); R Howell (28).

2-out RBI: R Carty 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bailor-D McKay.

E: T Underwood ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D McKay (2, 2nd base off D Ellis/J Ellis).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harrah 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .202  .596    0    0   1   
B Campaneris SS               4   1   2   0    0   0  .183  .475    0    2   4   
J Sundberg DH-C               2   1   0   0    1   0  .306  .754    0    2   0   SH
R Zisk LF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .280  .821    0    1   0   IW
B Bonds RF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .236  .680    0    3   0   IW
J Ellis C                     3   0   0   1    0   2  .111  .483    0    7   1   SF
  D Ellis P-P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Cleveland P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Bevacqua 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .410    0   11   0   
  M Hargrove 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .772    0    1   0   
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .222  .555    0    0   3   2B
B Thompson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .648    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   2    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: S Alomar (1, off T Underwood).

SF: J Ellis (1, off T Underwood).

SH: J Sundberg (1, off T Underwood).

IBB: B Bonds (2, by T Underwood); R Zisk (4, by T Underwood).

TB: B Campaneris 2; S Alomar 2; R Zisk; B Bonds; T Harrah.

RBI: J Ellis (2); R Zisk (40).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Alomar-B Campaneris-K Bevacqua.

E: B Campaneris (11); T Harrah (6).

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
T Underwood, W (3-7)           8     6   3   2    3   7   0   3.56   33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 5     64    -     1.73  -0.19
M Willis                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.11    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   2    3   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 3· 5           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Ellis, L (5-3)               8     7   6   6    1   8   1   3.78   34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 0· 7     51    -     1.12  -0.62
P Lindblad                     0.1   2   2   2    2   0   0   3.46    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.52  -0.06
R Cleveland                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.93    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.10  -0.00
Totals                         9     9   8   8    3   9   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 0· 9          5-3

D Ellis faced 4 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: R Cleveland (1).

WP: T Underwood 2 (3).

IBB: P Lindblad 2 (4; D Ault, B Bailor); T Underwood 2 (2; R Zisk, B Bonds).

HBP: D Ellis (1; J Mayberry).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. W Upshaw             LF    1. T Harrah             3B 
2. B Bailor             CF    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. R Howell             3B    3. J Sundberg           DH 
4. R Carty              DH    4. R Zisk               LF 
5. J Mayberry           1B    5. B Bonds              RF 
6. T Hutton             RF    6. J Ellis              C  
7. D McKay              2B    7. K Bevacqua           1B 
8. T Johnson            SS    8. S Alomar             2B 
9. A Ashby              C     9. B Thompson           CF 

   T Underwood          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  2-1  12-     -38%  22% R Zisk          T Underwood     Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Sundberg to 3B; Zisk to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   0  3-2  -2-      32%  67% J Mayberry      D Ellis         Double to RF; Velez Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  1--      23%  58% R Carty         D Ellis         Home Run; Howell Scores
   t 9   0  3-2  ---      20%  35% R Carty         D Ellis         Double to RF
   t 9   0  3-3  -2-      14%  82% T Hutton        D Ellis         Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Gomez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Bailor        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  R Howell        Single to CF; Bailor to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  R Carty         Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      45%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  T Harrah        Single to 2B
          1--      36%  B Campaneris    Single to P/Bunt; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      37%  J Sundberg      Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Harrah to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
          -23      36%  R Zisk          Intentional Walk
   R      123      27%  B Bonds         Fielder's Choice P; Harrah Scores/Adv on E1 (throw to Hm)/unER; Campaneris to 3B; Zisk to 2B
   O      123      33%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   O      123      39%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  T Hutton        Strikeout Looking
          ---      39%  D McKay         Single to SS
          1--      41%  T Johnson       McKay Steals 2B
   O      -2-      37%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      34%  A Ashby         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  S Alomar        Strikeout
   O      ---      37%  B Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      38%  T Harrah        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      34%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
          ---      35%  R Howell        Single to SS
   RR     1--      58%  R Carty         Home Run; Howell Scores
   O      ---      57%  J Mayberry      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  B Campaneris    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  J Sundberg      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      63%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  T Hutton        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      59%  D McKay         Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  T Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      63%  J Ellis         Lineout: P
   O      ---      65%  K Bevacqua      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  B Bailor        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
          ---      50%  S Alomar        Double
   O      -2-      57%  B Thompson      Strikeout
          -2-      52%  T Harrah        Wild Pitch; Alomar to 3B
   O      --3      61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      67%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      65%  R Howell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  J Mayberry      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      62%  T Hutton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      66%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      68%  R Zisk          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  B Bonds         Single to SS
   O      1--      70%  J Ellis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  D McKay         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  T Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  K Bevacqua      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      73%  S Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  B Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dock Ellis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  W Upshaw        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  B Bailor        Walk
   OO     1--      71%  R Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
          ---      70%  B Campaneris    Single to SS
          1--      65%  J Sundberg      Wild Pitch; Campaneris to 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      22%  R Zisk          Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Sundberg to 3B; Zisk to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23      23%  B Bonds         Intentional Walk
   ROO    123      16%  J Ellis         Double Play: Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sundberg Scores; Zisk to 3B; Bonds out at 2B/CF-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-3, Dock Ellis facing 4-5-6
                  Dock Ellis replaces John Ellis pitching and batting 6th; Jim Sundberg moves to C (team loses DH); Mike Hargrove replaces Kurt Bevacqua playing 1B batting 7th
          ---      35%  R Carty         Double to RF
                  Otto Velez pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 4th
   R      -2-      67%  J Mayberry      Double to RF; Velez Scores
                  Luis Gomez pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 5th
          -2-      82%  T Hutton        Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Gomez to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  D McKay         Single to 3B; Gomez Scores; Hutton to 3B/Adv on E5; McKay to 2B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Dock Ellis pitching and batting 6th; Doug Ault pinch hits for Tim Johnson batting 8th
          -23      94%  D Ault          Intentional Walk
   RR     123      99%  A Ashby         Single to LF; Hutton Scores; McKay Scores; Ault to 3B; Ashby to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23      98%  W Upshaw        Foul Flyball: C
          -23      98%  B Bailor        Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  R Howell        Single to 1B; Ault Scores; Ashby to 3B; Bailor to 2B
                  Reggie Cleveland replaces Paul Lindblad pitching and batting 6th; Sam Ewing pinch hits for Otto Velez batting 4th
   R      123     100%  S Ewing         Balk; Ashby Scores; Bailor to 3B; Howell to 2B
   O      -23      99%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      99%  L Gomez         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-8, Mike Willis facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Willis replaces Tom Underwood pitching; Doug Ault moves to 1B; Luis Gomez moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  S Alomar        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  B Thompson      Lineout: P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation